Abstract
The Church of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Suprasl is the example of a medieval, monumental defensive temple. In the first half of 16th century the decoration of the wall started, with wall paintings, in the style of the Orthodox Church. The Iconographic programme of the church was based on the symbolism and allegories from the Holy Bible. It also helped in the process of Christianisation of the society. It showed the content of the gospel, the hagiographies of saints and the activity of individual Church Fathers and bishops. The ornaments of the paintings separated the zones of imagination, decorated the panels formed by the vault and groin ribs and curled rows of medallions. Despite the destruction of World War II, several dozen fragments of polychromes have survived and have been reconstructed from the destroyed church.
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