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Orthodox church of St. Paraskeva

Local name: Cerkiew św. Paraskewy

The former Greek Catholic church dedicated to St. Paraskewa is inscribed on the UNESCO list and is a part of a Trail of Wooden Architecture. Wonderfully preserved tripartite temple represents northwestern type and, due to the perfect proportions, is considered one of the most beautiful Lemko Orthodox churches in Poland.

Inside the temple one can see, among others, iconostasis, a rich polychrome from the beginning of nineteenth century, main altar and two side altars with icons : The Descent from the Cross and Mother of God with a Child. It's worth paying attention to the Care of Bogurodzica on the vault of the vestibule, a stoup from eighteenth century and matroneum with a carved balustrade.

Church was established probably around 1700. In 1743, to this log temple a pillar tower was added, which is recognized as the oldest remained tower of Lemko Orthodox Church. A temple's presbytery is facing East, which means, that it is oriented. In a sacristy there is an epitaphios, that is a cloth bearing an image of the dead body of Christ. After the displacement of Greek Catholics during the Operation Vistula, it begun to serve as a church.

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