Map of Sarasău: Old church

The oldest church building in the village, is the apple of the discord between Greek Catholics and Orthodox. Historians have failed to accurately determine the age of the building. Some argue certainly that is XIV and others that date from 1600.
The Orthodox claim that it was built in 1600, instead of a wooden church in 1453, by the wife of a Moldovan boyar, Mrs. Bălașa, who was originally from this village. But the legend cannot prove it with documents.
Greek Catholics claim that the church was destroyed during the Tatar invasion of 1715-1717 and was rebuilt on the foundation of the old church. The 1870 land charter specifies the Greek Catholic church and the parish house.
Until the two churches argue for ownership, an orange mushroom spreads on the church floor.
People say that "after the church was restored, after the coffins were found in the basement, there were Hungarian names ... Rákoczy? ... who knows who they were." The beautiful church was painted by Traian Bilțiu Dăncuș in 1935. The iconostasis was created in 1925.
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Old church, Sarasău , Photo: WR

Old church, Sarasău , Photo: WR

Old church, Sarasău , Photo: WR

Old church, Sarasău , Photo: WR

Old church, Sarasău , Photo: WR

Old church, Sarasău , Photo: WR

Old church, Sarasău , Photo: WR

Old church, Sarasău , Photo: WR

Old church, Sarasău , Photo: WR

Old church, Sarasău , Photo: WR

Old church, Sarasău , Photo: WR

Old church, Sarasău , Photo: WR

Old church, Sarasău , Photo: WR

Old church, Sarasău , Photo: WR

Old church, Sarasău , Photo: WR

Old church, Sarasău , Photo: WR

Old church, Sarasău , Photo: WR

Old church, Sarasău , Photo: WR

Old church, Sarasău , Photo: WR

Old church, Sarasău , Photo: WR

Old church, Sarasău , Photo: WR

Old church, Sarasău , Photo: WR

Old church, Sarasău , Photo: WR

Old church, Sarasău , Photo: WR

Old church, Sarasău , Photo: WR

Old church, Sarasău , Photo: WR

Old church, Sarasău , Photo: WR

Old church, Sarasău , Photo: WR

Old church, Sarasău , Photo: WR

Old church, Sarasău , Photo: WR

Old church, Sarasău , Photo: WR

Old church, Sarasău , Photo: WR

Old church, Sarasău , Photo: WR

Old church, Sarasău , Photo: WR

Old church, Sarasău , Photo: WR

Old church, Sarasău , Photo: WR

Old church, Sarasău , Photo: WR

Old church, Sarasău , Photo: WR

Old church, Sarasău , Photo: WR

Old church, Sarasău , Photo: WR

Old church, Sarasău , Photo: WR

GPS: 47.95565N, 23.82984E