KURASZEWO – St Anthony of Kiev Orthodox Church
KURASZEWO - St Anthony of Kiev Orthodox Church At the end of the 19th century, the church became the seat of an autonomous parish and during the interwar period it belonged to the Catholic Byzantine-Slavonic rite Church also called the neo-Uniate Church. 3D...
NOWOBEREZOWO – St John the Evangelist Orthodox Church
NOWOBEREZOWO - St John the Evangelist Orthodox Church At first, the St John the Evangelist Orthodox church was a parish church, but in the 19th century it became a filial church. The Ascension Orthodox church made of brick took over the role of the parish seat. 3D...
SZCZAWNE – Dormition of the Most Holy Mother of God Orthodox Church
SZCZAWNE - Dormition of the Most Holy Mother of God Orthodox Church The church in Szczawne was originally built in 1889 by the followers of the Greek Catholic rite. After World War 2, the Ukrainians were deported from this region and the church was to be demolished....
STARY KORNIN – St Anne Orthodox Church
STARY KORNIN - St Anne Orthodox Church The St Anne Orthodox church was built in 1773. In the beginning, the role of the smaller church was to be temporary and auxiliary. However, it turned out that the building would be needed much longer. In 1903, the church was...
SAKI – St Demetrius Orthodox Church
SAKI - St Demetrius Orthodox Church It is not by accident that this church was built in Saki and has St Demetrius as patron saint. According to the local tradition, already in the 15th century, the icon of St Demetrius was to have materialized itself miraculously...
OWCZARY – Orthodox Church of the Protection of Our Lady (UNESCO)
OWCZARY - Orthodox Church of the Protection of Our Lady (UNESCO) With a population of 900 before the war, Rychwałd was one of the biggest centres of the Lemkos in the region. After the Vistula Operation, the church was taken over by the Catholics and became a branch...
BODAKI – Orthodox Church of St. Demetrius
BODAKI - Orthodox Church of St. Demetrius The history of Bodaki started in the 18th century. The village is mentioned in the documents concerning villages that were forming part of the Biecz District. The name comes from one of the families who lived on this land –...
CZYRNA – Orthodox Church of St. Paraskeva
CZYRNA - Orthodox Church of St. Paraskeva The patron of the parish came from Bulgaria and lived in the 11th century. Her name, which can be translated into Polish as “Friday”, was to invoke the Passion of Christ. Her brother chose to be a clergyman and later became a...
OLCHOWIEC – Orthodox Church of the Translation of the Relics of St Nicholas
OLCHOWIEC - Orthodox Church of the Translation of the Relics of St Nicholas The church that we are inviting our readers to, was built in Olchowiec in 1934. It replaced the previous church, which served the faithful since 1792. The sources do not agree whether the old...
NOWA WOLA – Orthodox Church of the Nativity of St John the Baptist
NOWA WOLA - Orthodox Church of the Nativity of St John the Baptist Nowa Wola is located near Białystok. When leaving the town going east, you have to turn in the direction of Michałowo and take the road no. 686 in the direction of Suszcza and Hieronimowo. This way you...
KOMAŃCZA – Orthodox Church of the Protection of Our Lady
KOMAŃCZA - Orthodox Church of the Protection of Our Lady The wooden Orthodox Church of the Protection of Our Lady in Komańcza was built in the years 1800-1803. What is interesting, it was built in the place of the previous church which was also destroyed by fire. In...
RZEPEDŹ – St Nicholas the Wonderworker Orthodox Church
RZEPEDŹ - St Nicholas the Wonderworker Orthodox Church The church is an example of the Lemkos style in Orthodox church building. The wooden structure is placed on a foundation made of stone and is composed of three main parts: a sanctuary, a nave and a women’s...
HŁOMCZA – Orthodox Church of the Synaxis of the Most Holy Mother of God
HŁOMCZA - Orthodox Church of the Synaxis of the Most Holy Mother of God The Orthodox church was built in the place of the previous one in 1859. The trees surrounding the area remember the old building. Its construction was initiated by Iwan Snihurski, a Greek Catholic...
PARCEWO – St Demetrius Orthodox Church
PARCEWO – St Demetrius Orthodox Church The blue church is located near the road and stands out against the background of other buildings in this small town. Just like in the case of other Orthodox churches, blue is used on purpose in order to bring churches...
AUGUSTOWO – St John the Evangelist Orthodox Church
AUGUSTOWO - St John the Evangelist Orthodox Church The lovely parish Orthodox church in Augustów near Bielsk Podlaski is dedicated to him. The church was built for 6 years in the seventh decade of the 19th century. It was consecrated in 1878 and the materials for its...
SZCZYTY-DZIĘCIOŁOWO – Orthodox Church of the Beheading of St John the Baptist
SZCZYTY-DZIĘCIOŁOWO - Orthodox Church of the Beheading of St John the Baptist The structure of the church is very interesting as it shows a style which was very popular among Uniate Churches. Jan Walenty Węgierski, a Chamberlain of King Stanisław August Poniatowski,...
TRZEŚCIANKA – St Michael the Archangel Orthodox Church
TRZEŚCIANKA - St Michael the Archangel Orthodox Church This Orthodox church was built of wood and has a log structure i.e. horizontally placed wooden beams. The church is divided into three parts, it has one nave, a vestibule and a closed sanctuary. Two towers are...
PUCHŁY – Orthodox Church of the Protection of Our Lady
PUCHŁY - Orthodox Church of the Protection of Our Lady This Orthodox church has a special place on the map of sacred places in the region due to the important role it plays in Marian devotions. This is where we can find the icon of Our Lady Protectress. Her feast,...
NAREW – Orthodox Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross
NAREW - Orthodox Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross The presence of an important Orthodox church in this place only confirms this status. The village maintained town privileges during four centuries. They were granted by the King in 1514 and lost only in 1934,...
RAJSK – St Peter and St Paul the Apostles Orthodox Church
RAJSK - St Peter and St Paul the Apostles Orthodox Church The number of the fallen and the injured was estimated at 1300. Another dramatic date was the 1st of April 1944. The Ukrainian Insurgent Army and Ukrainian SS soldiers murdered 162 people, refugees from nearby...
STARY KORNIN – St Michael the Archangel Orthodox Church
STARY KORNIN - St Michael the Archangel Orthodox Church The church was built in the years 1630-31. Its completion is documented by a stone with an inscription in Church Slavonic. In the next century, when the Mother of God appeared here, its importance grew among the...
PASYNKI – Orthodox Church of the Nativity of St John the Baptist
PASYNKI - Orthodox Church of the Nativity of St John the Baptist The charming Orthodox church in Pasynki is an example of this style. It was built in 1891, when the village belonged to private landowners. During the census, which was carried out 30 years later, most...
PODBIELE – Prophet Elijah Orthodox Church
PODBIELE - Prophet Elijah Orthodox Church The first mention of the Eastern Orthodox rite in this place dates back to the 16th century, when, according to the historical records, a tragic fire occurred and destroyed the previous church. The next church built in this...
BEREST – Orthodox Church of SS. Cosmas and Damian
BEREST - Orthodox Church of SS. Cosmas and Damian Its history begins in 1842, when it was built for the Greek Catholic community of the Lemkos. After 1941, the Catholic community took care of it. The church’s treasures tell the history going many centuries back. 3D...
ROPICA GÓRNA – Orthodox Church of St. Michael the Archangel
ROPICA GÓRNA - Orthodox Church of St. Michael the Archangel Even though the church is located by the roadside, it is easy to miss it as a ring of thick trees surround it. Therefore, it is worth to be vigilant when visiting Ropica Górna as the church is an important...
BANICA – Orthodox Church of SS. Cosmas and Damian
BANICA - Orthodox Church of SS. Cosmas and Damian Until 1947 and the Operation Vistula, Banica was a village of the Lemkos. After World War II, some of them moved to Ukraine and others were displaced. Right now, the local population is mainly composed of descendants...
MĘCINA WIELKA – Orthodox Church of SS. Cosmas and Damian
MĘCINA WIELKA - Orthodox Church of SS. Cosmas and Damian The current wooden church witnessed bloody clashes between Austrian and Russian troops in 1915. Unfortunately, the building was also severely damaged as a result of the battle. Thanks to the involvement of the...
PĘTNA – Orthodox Church of Saint Paraskeva of the Balkans
PĘTNA - Orthodox Church of Saint Paraskeva of the Balkans This church was erected to replace an old, wooden Orthodox church which was, unfortunately, pulled down in 1935. The predecessor of the brick church was built in 1700 and the only thing left of it is the bell...
BONARÓWKA – Orthodox Church of the Protection of Our Lady
BONARÓWKA - Orthodox Church of the Protection of Our Lady The presbytery of the Orthodox church in Bonarówka was decorated by a Ukrainian artist – Paweł Zaporowski. Today, the Orthodox church is a branch church of the Roman Catholic parish in Żyznów. A charming,...
FLORYNKA – Greek Catholic church of St. Archangel Michael
FLORYNKA – Greek Catholic church of St. Archangel Michael Florynka was established very early, it is already mentioned in 1391 in the act of Muszyna’s donation with the adjacent areas made by Polish king Władysław Jagiełło to the Cracow bishopric. In the first...
KWIATOŃ – Orthodox church of St. Paraskieva
KWIATOŃ - Orthodox church of St. Paraskieva 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. 3D...
Brunary – Orthodox church of St. Of Archangel Michael
BRUNARY - Orthodox church of st. Archangel Michael The former Greek Catholic church of st. Archangel Michael in Brunary. The first Orthodox church in this place was built after 1616, when a Uniate parish was established in the village. The new temple was founded in...
Wierchomla Wielka – Orthodox church. St. Of Archangel Michael
WIERCHOMLA WIELKA - Orthodox church. St. Of Archangel Michael The church in Wierchomla Wielka is a former Greek Catholic church of St. Archangel Michael. It was built by the Lemkos in 1821 and rebuilt in 1906. 3D WALKHISTORY " ORTHODOX CHURCH IN WIERCHOMLA WIELKA...
DUBNE Greek Catholic church of St. Archangel Michael
DUBNE - Greek Catholic church of St. Archangel Michael The Greek Catholic church of St. Archangel Michael in Dubno was founded in 1863 on the site of the temple from 1673 destroyed by fire. The name of the village of Dubne, as well as the Dubne peak (904 m a.s.l.)...
Powroźnik – Orthodox church St. James the Younger Apostle (UNESCO)
POWROŹNIK - Orthodox church St. James the Younger Apostle (UNESCO) Former Greek Catholic church, currently the temple of the Roman Catholic church of St. James the Younger Apostle in Powroźnik is the oldest church in the Polish Carpathians. Various sources give the...Please follow & like us :)
