Former Greek Catholic church of St. Paraskieva in Kwiatoń – currently functioning as a Roman Catholic auxiliary church of the parish in Uście Gorlickie – is a classic example of the Lemko church architecture. From a distance you can see its characteristic block consisting of three quadrilateral parts: the presbytery, the nave and the women’s gallery. Each of them is built on a square plan, starting from the lowest, where the presbytery is, through the clearly separated central part with the nave, to the tower dominating the entire structure, in which the above mentioned women’s gallery was located. Traditionally the nave was a place of prayer for men, while women gathered in the women’s gallery. Due to the proportions maintained, the church in Kwiatoń is considered one of the most beautiful in Poland.
The temple dates from the second half of the 17th century. It was built in a log construction – except for the tower, which has a pillar structure. The whole (both walls and roof) is covered with shingles. Inside, complete equipment from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries has been preserved – characteristic of the late Baroque style. These are primarily: the iconostasis from 1904 by Michał Bogdański, the nineteenth-century main altar in the presbytery and two side altars in the nave – one with the icon of the Mother of God with the Child, the other presenting The Descent from the Cross. Noteworthy is also the polychrome from 1811 and interesting paintings on the walls imitating marble columns and cornices.
In 1947, as part of the “Wisła” military campaign, all residents were displaced from Kwiatoń. After this event, the church was transformed into a Roman Catholic church. Four years later in 1951, a parish with a branch in Kwiatoń was established in the neighboring Uście Grolicki. Since then, the church of St. Paraskieva acts as an auxiliary church in that parish.
In 2013, the former Lemko temple in Kwiaton was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List.