Church of the Annunciation, Trestia
A massive stone church from 1674, founded by the mine-owning noble Francis Gyulay, with a Brâncoveanu-style iconostasis.
On a mountain spur at the edge of Trestia (Băița commune), recorded in 1439, a large stone church dedicated to the Annunciation was built in 1674. Its founder was the noble Francis Gyulay, a commander in the Habsburg army and a major mine owner, who in 1690 gave it two bells and a banner received from Emperor Leopold I.
The early 18th-century iconostasis has carved motifs in the Brâncoveanu style; its row of main icons is attributed to Simion Silaghi of Abrud, and the patronal icon and twelve feast icons to Master Iacob of Rășinari. Anonymous murals from the second half of the 18th century cover only the narthex and the outer porch.
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