Holy Archangels Wooden Church in Boiereni

Boiereni, Târgu Lăpuș, Maramureș

The wooden church of the Holy Archangels in Boiereni, a village that belongs to the town of Târgu Lăpuș, is located on a hill in the eastern part of the village. The locals call it the Church of the Paveleni.

The sources give different dates for its construction, between 1735 and 1782; some say that it was brought in 1810 from Suciu de Jos. The tower rises directly from the narthex. It is a historical monument.

Photo: Țetcu Mircea Rareș / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 ro. Cropped to 650 × 400 px.