The Evangelical church in the commune of SΓntπmπria Orlea near the town of Ha■eg was initially an Orthodox church erected by the Romanian princely CΓndea family in the Roman style in 1270. The interior decorations painted at the end of the 14th century in the common artistic fashion of the time, as seen in Serbia or Italy for instance, have been preserved. These are among the oldest religious paintings in Romania. The Byzantine tradition of the local workshops is apparent in the design and colours of the attire of the figures, as well as in the composition of certain scenes treated according to folk artistic traditions.
