Kisha “Sh\u00ebn Nikolla” ndodhet n\u00eb an\u00ebn e djatht\u00eb t\u00eb lumit Otinja, n\u00ebn pjes\u00ebn jugore t\u00eb fortes\u00ebs mesjetare Isar. N\u00eb vendin e kish\u00ebs s\u00eb tanishme ka pasur nj\u00eb tjet\u00ebr, e p\u00ebrmendur n\u00eb literatur\u00eb si kisha e Sifiev\u00ebs, e nd\u00ebrtuar n\u00eb vitin 1341 dhe ishte nj\u00eb metoh i manastirit t\u00eb Lesnov\u00ebs. Perandori Dushan ia dhuroi at\u00eb peshkopat\u00ebs s\u00eb Zletov\u00ebs, dhe n\u00eb vitin 1381 Konstantin Dejanoviq ia dhuroi Hilandarit. Nuk ka dyshim se kisha ndodhej n\u00eb vendin e kish\u00ebs s\u00eb tanishme, kushtuar t\u00eb nj\u00ebjtit shenjtor. Kisha n\u00eb nd\u00ebrtes\u00ebn ekzistuese u rinovua dhe u nd\u00ebrtua n\u00eb vitin 1867 n\u00eb vendin e kish\u00ebs s\u00eb vjet\u00ebr, kushtuar t\u00eb nj\u00ebjtit shenjtor – Sh\u00ebn Nikolla. <\/p>\n
Restaurimi\/ngritja e kish\u00ebs d\u00ebshmohet edhe nga pllaka e instaluar mbi hyrjen kryesore per\u00ebndimore, teksti i s\u00eb cil\u00ebs thot\u00eb se kisha \u00ebsht\u00eb nd\u00ebrtuar gjat\u00eb koh\u00ebs s\u00eb Mitropolitit Ignat t\u00eb Kyustendilit dhe Shtipit, m\u00eb 10 maj 1867.<\/p>\n
Kisha \u00ebsht\u00eb nd\u00ebrtuar nga protomaster Gjorgi Novakov Xhongar, djali i mjeshtrit t\u00eb famsh\u00ebm dibran Novak Xhongar. Aktiviteti i tij nd\u00ebrtues u zhvillua n\u00eb gjysm\u00ebn e dyt\u00eb t\u00eb shekullit t\u00eb 19-t\u00eb dhe ai nd\u00ebrtoi disa kisha n\u00eb Maqedoni, Serbi dhe Bullgari. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
![](\"https:\/\/zavodimuzejstip.mk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/\u0421\u0432.-\u041d\u0438\u043a\u043e\u043b\u0430-3-scaled.jpg\" "\\"OLYMPUS")
<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Kisha \u00ebsht\u00eb n\u00eb thelb nj\u00eb bazilik\u00eb me tre nefe, e mbuluar nga hajate n\u00eb an\u00ebt per\u00ebndimore, veriore dhe jugore, t\u00eb cilat n\u00eb katin e par\u00eb kalojn\u00eb n\u00eb nj\u00eb galeri n\u00eb hap\u00ebsir\u00ebn e s\u00eb cil\u00ebs ndodhet kisha e grave. N\u00eb an\u00ebn per\u00ebndimore, galeria \u00ebsht\u00eb n\u00eb dy kate. Nefi qendror \u00ebsht\u00eb i theksuar dhe i mbuluar me tre kupola, dhe ato an\u00ebsore me qemer\u00eb gjysm\u00eb cilindrik\u00eb. N\u00eb an\u00ebn lindore, kisha p\u00ebrfundon me tre absida poligonale. N\u00eb nd\u00ebrtimin e nd\u00ebrtes\u00ebs, muret an\u00ebsore jan\u00eb masive, kolonat n\u00eb brend\u00ebsi jan\u00eb prej druri, t\u00eb mbuluara me rabitz dhe t\u00eb suvatuara. Struktura e harkuar, kupolat dhe qemer\u00ebt gjysm\u00eb cilindrik\u00eb an\u00ebsor\u00eb jan\u00eb b\u00ebr\u00eb prej rabitz, t\u00eb suvatuar dhe t\u00eb lyer. <\/p>\n
Kisha \u00ebsht\u00eb monumentale dhe e bollshme, dhe n\u00eb pamjen e saj t\u00eb brendshme dhe t\u00eb jashtme \u00ebsht\u00eb shum\u00eb e ngjashme me kish\u00ebn “Sh\u00ebn Bogorodica” n\u00eb Novo Selo, Shtip, t\u00eb nd\u00ebrtuar nga Andreja Damjanov. Portali per\u00ebndimor \u00ebsht\u00eb i dekoruar: dera \u00ebsht\u00eb e gdhendur, dhe sip\u00ebr saj, n\u00eb gur ranor, \u00ebsht\u00eb ekzekutuar nj\u00eb dekorim figurativ dhe bimor. <\/p>\n
Brend\u00ebsia e kish\u00ebs \u00ebsht\u00eb e zbukuruar me afreske n\u00eb qemer\u00eb, ikona afreske dhe nj\u00eb ikonostas t\u00eb madh me ikona t\u00eb punuara nga piktori i ikonave maqedonas Dimitar Andonov Papradishki (1869), si dhe afreske n\u00eb seksionin e altarit, t\u00eb punuara nga piktori i ikonave Kostadin Ivanov Vangelov nga Shtipi. Ikonostasi dhe baldakini jan\u00eb punuar nga babai i Papradishkit, Andon Kitanov, nd\u00ebrsa froni i peshkopit \u00ebsht\u00eb vep\u00ebr e gdhend\u00ebsit t\u00eb famsh\u00ebm mijak Dimitar Stanishev. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/zavodimuzejstip.mk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/\u0421\u0432.-\u041d\u0438\u043a\u043e\u043b\u0430-1-scaled.jpg\" "\\"OLYMPUS")
<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>Hap\u00ebsira e galeris\u00eb n\u00eb katin e par\u00eb p\u00ebrb\u00ebhet nga tre krah\u00eb: verior, jugor dhe per\u00ebndimor, t\u00eb cil\u00ebt formohen mbi verand\u00ebn e hapur q\u00eb rrethon kish\u00ebn n\u00eb katin p\u00ebrdhes. Sip\u00ebrfaqja totale e galeris\u00eb \u00ebsht\u00eb 270 m\u00b2. Lart\u00ebsia nga dyshemeja n\u00eb tavan \u00ebsht\u00eb 2.90 m. Dyshemeja \u00ebsht\u00eb prej druri, “stili anijeje”, e vendosur mbi trar\u00eb q\u00eb mb\u00ebshteten n\u00eb muret masive t\u00eb verandave. Tavanet jan\u00eb formuar me nj\u00eb struktur\u00eb trar\u00ebsh druri, kallamishte dhe suva. Hap\u00ebsirat veriore dhe jugore n\u00eb an\u00ebn lindore p\u00ebrfundojn\u00eb me kapela, t\u00eb ndara nga ikonostas\u00eb druri me nd\u00ebrtim identik. T\u00eb tre hap\u00ebsirat drejt neosit p\u00ebrfundojn\u00eb me nj\u00eb kolonad\u00eb kolonash t\u00eb rrumbullak\u00ebta, t\u00eb nd\u00ebrlidhura nga harqe me nd\u00ebrtim t\u00eb leht\u00eb. Kolonada \u00ebsht\u00eb e mbuluar me nj\u00eb parapet druri me nj\u00eb element druri me rrjet\u00eb. N\u00eb an\u00ebn per\u00ebndimore, hap\u00ebsira e galeris\u00eb \u00ebsht\u00eb zgjeruar me pes\u00eb kamare ovale q\u00eb dalin drejt navatit. Galeria \u00ebsht\u00eb e ndri\u00e7uar nga dritare dhe \u00ebsht\u00eb e arritshme n\u00ebp\u00ebrmjet shkall\u00ebve prej druri t\u00eb vendosura n\u00eb nj\u00eb pllaj\u00eb guri n\u00eb cepin jugper\u00ebndimor t\u00eb kish\u00ebs. N\u00eb vitin 1990, hap\u00ebsira e galeris\u00eb u shnd\u00ebrrua n\u00eb nj\u00eb ekspozit\u00eb ikonash dhe objektesh, dhe n\u00eb vitin 2007, pas nd\u00ebrhyrjeve konservuese, u formua “Galeria e Ikonave”. <\/p>\n
P\u00ebrb\u00ebr\u00ebsit e pron\u00ebs:<\/strong><\/p>\n Ikonostasi \u2013 me element\u00ebt e m\u00ebposht\u00ebm: dyer mbret\u00ebrore t\u00eb gdhendura, dyer veriore dhe jugore; kryqi i madh me nj\u00eb kryq\u00ebzim t\u00eb pikturuar t\u00eb Krishtit dhe dy kryq\u00ebzime t\u00eb tjera (nj\u00eb veriore dhe nj\u00eb jugore) n\u00eb ikonostas; n\u00eb t\u00eb majt\u00eb dhe t\u00eb djatht\u00eb t\u00eb kryqit ka nj\u00eb dragua \u2013 nj\u00eb simbol i m\u00ebkatit t\u00eb mposhtur, mbi t\u00eb cilin jan\u00eb vendosur ikonat n\u00eb gjat\u00ebsi t\u00eb plot\u00eb t\u00eb N\u00ebn\u00ebs s\u00eb Shenjt\u00eb t\u00eb Zotit dhe Sh\u00ebn Gjonit. <\/p>\n Ikona \u2013 fronet: \u201cSh\u00ebn Profeti Elia\u201d, \u201cSh\u00ebn Panteleimoni\u201d, \u201cSh\u00ebn Kryeengj\u00eblli Gabriel\u201d, \u201cSh\u00ebn Athanasi\u201d, \u201cLindja e Krishtit\u201d, \u201cSh\u00ebn Nikolla\u201d, \u201cSh\u00ebn N\u00ebna e Zotit me Krishtin\u201d, \u201cJezu Krishti\u201d, \u201cSh\u00ebn Gjoni Pararend\u00ebsi\u201d, \u201cShp\u00ebrfytyrimi i Krishtit\u201d, \u201cTre Shenjtor\u00ebt\u201d, \u201cSh\u00ebn Kryeengj\u00eblli Mikael\u201d, \u201cSh\u00ebn Spiridoni\u201d, \u201cSh\u00ebn Simeoni Kryeengj\u00eblli\u201d. <\/p>\n Ikona p\u00ebr puthje: “Sh\u00ebn E Diela”, “Sh\u00ebn Pantelejmoni”, “Sh\u00ebn Athanasi i Aleksandris\u00eb”, “Lindja e Krishtit”, “Sh\u00ebn Nikolla Mrekullib\u00ebr\u00ebsi”, “Hyjlind\u00ebsja me Krishtin”, “Jezu Krishti”, “Sh\u00ebn Gjon Pararend\u00ebsi”, “Shp\u00ebrfytyrimi i Krishtit”, “Tre Shenjtor\u00ebt”, “Sh\u00ebn Spiridoni Mrekullib\u00ebr\u00ebsi”, “Sh\u00ebn Martiri i Madh Gjergji”. <\/p>\n Ikona t\u00eb vogla ikonostasi: “Ngjallja e Krishtit”, “Sh\u00ebn Ignati”, “Sh\u00ebn Karalampi”, “Sh\u00ebn Efraimi”, “Sh\u00ebn Antoni”, “Sh\u00ebn Vasili i Madh”, “Cari Konstandini dhe Perandoresha Helena”, “Lindja e Krishtit”, “Sh\u00ebn Gjergji”, “Ngjitja e N\u00ebn\u00ebs s\u00eb Shenjt\u00eb t\u00eb Zotit”, “Ngjallja e Llazarit”, “Takimi”, “Lindja e N\u00ebn\u00ebs s\u00eb Shenjt\u00eb t\u00eb Zotit”, “Sh\u00ebn Apostulli Pjet\u00ebr”, “Sh\u00ebn Gjon Ungjilltari”, “Pag\u00ebzimi i Krishtit”, “Shp\u00ebrfytyrimi i Krishtit”, “Shpallja”, “Sh\u00ebn Jozefi i Bukur”, “Sh\u00ebn Joakimi i Osogov\u00ebs”, “Sh\u00ebn Gabrieli i Lesnovskit”, “Trinia e Shenjt\u00eb”, “Prerja e Kok\u00ebs s\u00eb Sh\u00ebn Gjon Pag\u00ebzorit”, “Sh\u00ebn Paraskeva”, “Sh\u00ebn Arkidhjakoni Stefan”, “Sh\u00ebn Barbara”, “Sh\u00ebn Sava”, “Sh\u00ebn Katerina”, “Paraqitja e Virgj\u00ebresh\u00ebs Mari n\u00eb Tempull”,”K\u00ebshilli i 12 Apostujve”, “Sh\u00ebn Teodori Tirian”, “Sh\u00ebn Arseni”, “Et\u00ebrit e Shenjt\u00eb”, “Sh\u00ebn Gjoni i Ril\u00ebs”, “Sh\u00ebn Apostulli Simeon”, “Sh\u00ebn Apostulli Thoma”, “Sh\u00ebn Profeti Elia”, “Sh\u00ebn Apostulli Jakov”, “Sh\u00ebn Ungjillori Luka”, “Pabesia e Thomait”, “Sh\u00ebn Ungjillori Mateu”, “Sh\u00ebn Athanasi”, “Sh\u00ebn Apostulli Pal”, “Sh\u00ebn Gjon Pararend\u00ebsi”, “Sh\u00ebn Spiridoni”, “Sh\u00ebn Ungjillori Mark”, “Sh\u00ebn Apostulli Filip”, “Sh\u00ebn Apostulli Andrea”, “Sh\u00ebn Dhimitri”, “Sh\u00ebn Apostulli Bartolomeu”, “Sh\u00ebn Kozmai dhe Damiani”, “Sh\u00ebn Pantelejmoni”, “Sh\u00ebn Gjoni”, “Jezu Krishti”, “Dyert jan\u00eb t\u00eb Mbyllura”, “Sh\u00ebn Simeoni Kryeprifti”. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>