Church of St. Athanasius – Ničpur
Village of Ničpur, Municipality of Mavrovo and Rostuša
41° 44′ 34″ N, 20° 40′ 27.8″ E
4-807-058/72 E-ND

Architecture and Structure

The Church of St. Athanasius is a modest, single-nave structure featuring a semicircular eastern apse. Built primarily from crushed stone, it is covered by a gabled metal roof. Entry to the building is provided through two arched portals crafted from dressed stone, located on the western and southern walls. The windows along the southern facade share this semicircular design.

Inscribed marble elements mark both entrances:

• Western Entrance: The lunette above the door contains a marble cross bearing a donor inscription.

• Southern Entrance: A marble plaque displays a donor text alongside a relief of St. Athanasius.

Historical Inscriptions and Foundation (1843).

Above the northern entrance, a marble plaque features a relief of St. Athanasius of Alexandria seated on a throne, labeled in Slavonic as (S"TXiI AtANASIE ALEKSANDRISKiI).

An accompanying donor text records that the church was established in 1843 through the efforts and funding of local patrons from Ničpur (Zmejko, Zuko, Danailo, and others). The plaque dates the construction historically to the reign of Ottoman Sultan Abdulmejid I and the term of Ecumenical Patriarch Germanus IV of Constantinople : (SOGRADI SE SV HRAM S"TAGO AtANA/ SIE TRYDO@E I NASTOaNE KTITOROV\/ ZMEIKO I ZUKO I .ADIV. I DANAILO/ NI^PORCI CARSTVYu{O TOGDA VCARIGRAD] SETA ABDUL\/ MEЏID Y L"TO ҂ Z"TNA PRI PATRIARHA VSL"ENSKI GERMANY) .