St. James Church, Powroźnik
| St. James Church in Powroźnik | |
|---|---|
Cerkiew św. Jakuba w Powroźniku | |
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| Address | Powroźnik |
| Country | Poland |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic Church |
| History | |
| Status | active church |
| Architecture | |
| Style | Gothic |
| Years built | 17-18 century |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Roman Catholic Diocese of Tarnów |
| Part of | Wooden Tserkvas of the Carpathian Region in Poland and Ukraine |
| Criteria | Cultural: (iii), (iv) |
| Reference | 1424-009 |
| Inscription | 2013 (37th Session) |
St. James Church is a Gothic, wooden church located in the village of Powroźnik, southern Poland. It dates from the seventeenth or eighteenth-century. Together with different tserkvas it is designated as part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site "Wooden tserkvas of the Carpathian region in Poland and Ukraine".[1]
History
The tserkva in Powroźnik has existed since around 1600, but only a part of the former structure remains, arranged into the sacristy of the present tserkva. The architecture of the present tserkva was constructed between the seventeenth and eighteenth-century, with a major reconstruction in 1813.[2] The tserkva was moved from its former location due to the danger posed by flooding, after which it was expanded. After Operation Vistula the tserkva was transformed to a Roman Catholic church.[3]
References
- ^ "woj. małopolskie – pow. bocheński" (PDF). NID. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
- ^ "Cerkiew pw. św. Jakuba Młodszego Apostoła w Powroźniku". Drewniana Małopolska. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
- ^ Marciniszyn, Grażyna i Zygmunt Malinowscy, Elżbieta i Piotr (2009). Ikony i cerkwie : tajemnic łemkowskich świątyń (Wyd. 1. ed.). Warszawa: Carta Blanca. ISBN 9788361444152.
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External links
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