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The church of Rasca

On the valley of the same name. Pretrus Rares made in 1542 one low-size church with which the frescos were richly decorated between 1611 and 1617.

The "vornic" (large governor) Costea Bacioc added to construction imposing an exonarthex and to grow considerably capacity of the building.

Architecture initially a construction of plan tri conch, with the tower bell-tower original, going up the naos now, the second bell-tower find above the closed porch. The enclosure has walls and turns of DEFENSE (XVII - XVIII 2ND CENTURIES).

Interior paintings on the iconographic plan and the composition preserve the initial data in particular at the sanctuary (Holy Nicolas) and with the naos (Miracle of the loaves and fishes).

The votive table representing the family of the prince is remarkable.

The external painting carried out by Stamatello Cotronas (1552) is enough preserved well on the southern frontage (the scale of Jean Climax, the Judgement the last, life of Saint Antoine).

In the church there are old icons and tomb stones dating from the XV and the XVI 2nd centuries.

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