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Churches with coff ered

ceilings in Ormánság

The special values of Ormánság are the churches with cof- pews, and the ceilings of the churches with the coff ers in
fered ceilings. their own naive way, “speaking thousands of voices”, with-
Th e fi rst church with a coffered ceiling was built in 1833, out repeating any motif taken from nature. Many of these

its original interior wooden ceiling coffers, the pulpit and period motifs were mistakenly painted over in several
the pews feature elements of the folk ornamental art of places, with the result that they were hidden from view for

Ormánság: floral decorations, bird representations, and more than a hundred years. In many cases, they have only
motifs similar to upper-class embroidery. been revealed by pure chance.

In recent years, the painted wooden coffers were restored The works are connected to the name of Ferenc Czakó,

in the churches of eight villages of Ormánság - Kórós, Za- restorer, who restored the found details exactly to the ori-
láta, Drávaiványi, Vejti, Nagycsány, Kémes, Szaporca, and ginals. Thus, the secrets that have remained dormant for

Vajszló - preserving the incredible craftsmanship of the more than a century are now revealed, and show once

people who decorated the churches in a highly diverse way. again the works of the painter-joiners of the age, which are
These folk artist-craftsmen decorated the choir stalls, the the among the best of the universal folk art.

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