POLAND - THE WOODEN TSERKVAS IN THE POLISH CARPATHIANS:

THE WOODEN TSERKVAS IN THE POLISH CARPATHIANS:

1.       BRUNARY WYZE – the parish church of St Michael the Archangel from 1797. Its interior surprises the visitors with opulence in decoration -excess characteristics of BARAQUE, here executed in a provincial manner.

2.       CHOTYNIEC – the parish church of the Nativity of the Mother of God from 1600.This is one of the few wooden Greek – catholic churches in Poland which are active sites of worship at present.

3.       KWIATORI –the parish church of St. Paraskevi from the 17^th century. This Lemko Greek –catholic Church has its walls covered with unusual frescos imitating marble columns and cornices.

4.       OWCZARY  the parish church of Protection of the Mother of the God from 1653. Among the church fittings from the 17^th and 18^th centuries, the most precious element is the intricately carved and gilded iconostasis.

5.       POWROZNIK -the parish church of St Jacob the Younger from the early 17^th century. This church represents the West Lemko style and it contains unique and well preserved polychrome paintings and decorations from the 18^th and 19^th centuries.

6.       RADRUZ - the parish church of St Paraskevi erected around the year 1583. This is the oldest wooden Greek –Catholic Church in Poland surviving to this day. Not a single nail was used in the construction of this church.

7.       SMOLNIK – the parish church of St Michael the Archangel built in the years 1801-1803 .Its interior polychrome frescos from 1898 and it is a unique example of merging elements of folk tradition and religious painting.  

8.       TURZANSK – the parish church of St Michael the Archangel built in the year 18011803.Its interior displays polychrome frescos from 1898 and it is unique example of merging elements of folk tradition and religious painting.