Without a doubt, the oldest church in the Ponišavlje is Church of St. Nikola, later known as church of Parascheva in Staničenje. The fresco epitaph which is written on the west wall above the entrance was noted that Arsenije, Jefimija, Konstantin and some other members, whose names were erased by the time, painted and built the church between 1331. and 1332. in the time of Bulgarian Emperor Joan Asen (bug. "Ivan Asen") and Vidin master, Bulgarian noble Belaur. People mentioned on the fresco epitaph was already dead in that time, when the church was built, so the construction was finished by their son, lord of higher rank, along with his wife, whose name remains unknown to us due the damage on the wall which destroyed part of frescoes. Jovan Aleksandar Asen (1331–1371) was a ruler who was mentioned in the fresco epitaph, which was named Asen as his second family name. Belaur was one of the most powerful Bulgarian boyars and the uncle of Emperor Jovan Aleksandar at the same time, and he raise revolt against him in 1331. and tear apart Bulgarian state around Vidin and the Danube. Emperor Dušan, referred to Jovan in an autobiographical note in his code as one of the seven rulers who threatened the Serbian state, meaning on a significant victory in the battle near Ćustendil (bug. "Велбъжд") in 1330, where Dušan won against Bulgarians and their allies. Later build narthex and porch on the south side of the church was not preserved. A narthex with an open wooden porch was built in the 19th century.