Saint Parascheva Church, Desești

Saint Parascheva Church is a Romanian Orthodox church in Desești Commune, Maramureș County, Romania. Built in 1770, it is one of eight buildings that make up the wooden churches of Maramureș UNESCO World Heritage Site,[1] and is also listed as a historic monument by the country's Ministry of Culture and Religious Affairs.[2]

Desești wooden church

References

Wooden Churches of Maramureș at the UNESCO site
(in Romanian) Lista Monumentelor Istorice 2010: Judeţul Maramureş, p.1170

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