Saint Archangel Michael Church, Gurasada
A stone church with a four-lobed plan, built in several stages, with 1765 murals and a Last Judgment scene showing about 30 categories of sins.
The church on the edge of Gurasada village is a stone building in the Romanesque tradition, with an east–west four-lobed plan, semicircular side apses and a prismatic tower over the centre. Archaeological research in 1977 and 1984 shows it was built in at least four stages: the original core, dated to the 10th–11th centuries, gained a narthex and prothesis around 1300, and in the 14th century the narthex was divided by vaults on pillars. The bell tower with an open gallery and slender spire dates from 1765, and the northern annex from 1820.
The murals date from 1765: an inscription on the west wall names Ioan of Deva (narthex) and Nicolae of Pitești (nave). The narthex has a Last Judgment depicting around 30 categories of sins, including social injustices. The identity of the founders is disputed. The village is first recorded in 1292, and the church was repaired in 1668, 1905, 1915, 1928, 1960 and 1988–1994.
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