Võmmorski tsässon
Coordinates: 57°49′49.59″N 27°32′4.71″E / 57.8304417°N 27.5346417°E
| Võmmorski tsässon | |
|---|---|
 Võmmorski tsässon | |
| Basic information | |
| Location | Võmmorski, Meremäe Parish, Estonia |
| Geographic coordinates | 57°49′49.59″N 27°32′4.71″E / 57.8304417°N 27.5346417°E |
| Affiliation | Estonian Apostolic Orthodox Church |
| Year consecrated | 1998-1999 |
| Materials | wood |
Võmmorski tsässon is a small Seto chapel for Whitsunday, also known as Pentecost. Tsässon was built during 1998-1999 near the old tsässon of Võmmorski in Estonia. It is situated in the middle of Võmmorski, on a crossroad south from the Piusa River. Tsässon was inaugurated on 18 August 1999.[1]
General information
The building is not state-protected. It is in good condition. The building of a new tsässon began, because the old tsässon of Võmmorski was neglected years ago and it was not practical to reconstruct it. The initiator for the building was Father Rafael - Raul Hindrikus. The building was ordered from a company called Kapa Puit.[1]
Building data
Võmmorski new tsässon is a one-storied milled log (diameter of the log 17.5 cm) building, which has a square floor plan and a gable roof; the outer dimensions are 507 x 386 cm. The building has one interior room (9.1 m2) and an outer shelter of 3.1 m2. The height of the wall from the foundation up to where the wall and rafter are joined is 200 cm and up to the ridge 385 cm. The logs are tied in the corners by backwards halving. The building has a double shingle roof made of pine and fixed in fishtail pattern. An onion dome is situated on the wooden towers in the middle of the roof; the top of it has a turned round stock cross. The building has a combined roof and there is no separate ceiling. The front door is an insulated one-sided door covered by vertical boards, the measurements of which are 178 x 93 cm and it opens on the outside. It has a window with four glass-coated window panes. The building has thick square wooden single pane windows that at some parts have colourful panes, with four panes in each window (46 x 46 cm). The exterior of the building has not changed in the last ten years.[1]
Furnishing
An icon table is situated at the back of the tsässon, with many smaller and newer icons on it. In the middle of the rear wall is an icon called “Abraham’s Hospitality” that is traditionally used as a holy icon for the Holy Trinity (troits). The holy icon is covered by a linen icon scarf. The ends of the icon scarf are decorated by a woollen filling and crocheted lace. A glass oil lamp is hanging on the wall in front of the main icon. A cotton rug is on the floor.[1]