Church of St. Nicholas, Kumanovo

Church of St. Nicholas, Kumanovo
Црква „Свети Никола” Куманово
Location	Kumanovo
Country	North Macedonia
Denomination	Macedonian Orthodox Church
Previous denomination	Patriarchate of Constantinople
Website	koe.mk
History
Status	Church
Founded	1851[1]
Dedication	St. Nicholas
Architecture
Architect(s)	Andreja Damjanov
Architectural type	Three-nave basilic church
Construction cost	confidential
Specifications
Materials	Brick
Administration
Province	Kumanovo
Diocese	Diocese of Kumanovo and Osogovo
Clergy
Archbishop	Stefan
Bishop(s)	Josif

The church of St. Nikolas in Kumanovo (Macedonian: Црква Свети Никола, Куманово), North Macedonia, is a Macedonian Eastern Orthodox church designed by Andrey Damyanov.^[2] It is surrounded by arcades and has a rich interior with galleries, frescoes and furniture. The construction of the church was finished in 1860^[2] on the same site as a prior church (with the same patron) in the "Varosh maalo".

The church is a tree-aisle monumental basilica-type building, characteristic of the sacred buildings in the Balkans in the 19th century. It is built from stone and bricks. On the northern side there is a porch with colonnades. The central aisle is over-topped with four blind domes. Above the northern, western and southern part of the church extends a gallery where a collection of icons is placed. Above the western part of the gallery extends another one but with smaller dimensions.

There are icons in the church, painted by the Bulgarian painter Kosta Krastev in 1856.^[3]

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  St. Nicholas' altar
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  The church in 1905
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  In the church
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  Icon from the church 19th century
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  Icon from the church 19th century
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  The Eye of Providence on the antechamber's ceiling
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  Exterior of the church
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  Church library
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  The seat of the Metropolitan of Diocese of Kumanovo and Osogovo in the church yard

42°08′14″N 21°43′14″E / 42.1372°N 21.7206°E / 42.1372; 21.7206

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