The tserkva was built in 1586. After the Ukrainian population was forcefully relocated in the 1940s, the tserkva was used as a filial church of the parish in Cieszanów

Tserkva in Gorajec

 

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Inside visitors' attention is drawn particularly to the iconostasis wall with a polychrome. Some elements of the tserkov furnishings (icons and liturgical utensils) are kept in the Department of Eastern Christian Art in the Castle Museum in Łańcut. Today the tserkov functions as a Roman Catholic church.

 

Read more about the attraction on the Wooden Architecture Route website

 

 

Photo: Krzysztof Zajączkowski

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