The Dormition of the Theotokos Church ( ro, Biserica "Adormirea Maicii Domnului" din Strei) is a

Romanian Orthodox The Romanian Orthodox Church (ROC; ro, Biserica Ortodoxă Română, ), or Patriarchate of Romania, is an autocephalous Eastern Orthodox church in full communion with other Eastern Orthodox Christian churches, and one of the nine patriarchates ...

church in Strei village,

Călan Călan (; ; ) is a town in Hunedoara County, Romania. Twelve villages are administered by the town: Batiz (''Batiz''), Călanu Mic (''Kiskalán''), Grid, Nădăștia de Jos (''Alsónádasd''), Nădăștia de Sus (''Felsőnádasd''), Ohaba Streiu ...

town,

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. The first document mentioning the church dates to 1392. Traces of a Roman

villa rustica Villa rustica () was the term used by the ancient Romans to denote a farmhouse or villa set in the countryside and with an agricultural section, which applies to the vast majority of Roman villas. In some cases they were at the centre of a large ...

have been discovered on the site. Built of stone at the end of the 13th century to serve a princely court, the church has a bell-tower on the western side, a small nave with a beam ceiling and a rectangular altar. Its exterior was formerly painted; today, interior frescoes survive. These were executed by Grozie, an artist mentioned in an inscription of the third quarter of the 14th century, and combine Byzantine iconography, north Italian elements and a strong Romanesque influence to form a unique style.Biserica "Adormirea Maicii Domnului" din satul Strei
at the Hunedoara County Cultural Office site; accessed February 12, 2014 File:Strei HD.intrare V.jpg, Western entrance File:Strei HD.nava. E.jpg, Nave File:Strei.JPG, General view

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