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Orthodox church of St. James the Less

Local name: Cerkiew św. Jakuba Młodszego

Former Greek Catholic church St. Jakub the Younger Apostle is inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List and is part of the Wooden Architecture Trail in Lesser Poland. This is the oldest Lemko church in the Polish Carpathians. The oldest preserved element of the temple is the sacristy, which once served as a presbytery. It is decorated with a polychrome from 1607. The church has a partially dismantled 18th-century iconostasis, valuable 17th-century icons, including "The Last Judgment" and "Mourning for Christ", as well as the Baroque side altar. Fragments of the previous iconostasis have also survived. Currently, the church serves as a Roman Catholic parish church.

A wooden temple with a log construction was built in 1600. It consists of a presbytery, nave and women's gallery over which a pillar-frame tower rises. In the years 1813-1814, located in the flood-threatened area, the church was moved to its present location and rebuilt, giving it its current appearance. After the displacement of the population as part of the "Vistula" Action, the church was transferred to the Roman Catholic church.

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