Vezendiu - The Orthodox Church “Transfiguration of Christ”

The village of Vezendiu is one of the oldest estates of Károlyi family. It was donated to Demeter Rácz (1710–17820) in 1740. The old wooden church was on the site of the present parish-house. The conscription of 1747 mentions the church, covered with straw, and it is mentioned also the new owner’s plan to make a new stone edifice. Rácz asked for the help of Count Antal Károlyi in 1773 to replace the shingles of the church. Therefore, the edifice was built several decades earlier. The baroque church has a single nave, the sanctuary ends with three of the sixteen sides, and the ceiling has cassettes. The windows are semicircular at the upper side and pillars on the outside mark their limits. The two niches for the cantors, kliros, break the homogeneity of the nave. The tower was made later in classic style, represented especially by the look of the quadrilateral clocks, the Doric pillars and the shape of the steeple. The simple furniture was made at the end of the 19th century and at the beginning of the 20th century. The iconostasis was made by the same artist who painted the iconostasis of the church of Dindeşti (except the main door). (DB, TSz).

References:
Parohia Ortodoxă Română Vezendiu, Scurt istoric al parohiei (manuscris).
Terdik Szilveszter, „Rácz Demeter egy görög katolikus mecénás a 18. században”. Jósa András Múzeum Évkönyve, XLIX (2007).