St. Michael Archangel's Church, Brunary

St. Michael Archangel's Church in Brunary is a Gothic, wooden church located in the village of Brunary from the eighteenth-century, which together with different tserkvas is designated as part of the UNESCO Wooden tserkvas of the Carpathian region in Poland and Ukraine.[1]

St. Michael Archangel's Church in Brunary
Cerkiew św. Michała Archanioła w Brunarach
Religion
AffiliationRoman Catholicism
Statusactive church
Location
LocationPoland Brunary, Poland
Architecture
Completed18th century
Official name: Wooden Tserkvas of the Carpathian region in Poland and Ukraine
TypeCultural
Criteriaiii, iv
Designated2013 (37th session)
Reference no.1424
State Party Poland
RegionEurope

History

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The first tserkva in Brunary was raised in 1616, when a Uniate parish was founded in the village. A new tserkva was built in 1653, while the present in the eighteenth-century.[2] In 1831, the tserkva was reconstructed and expanded. The old chancel was connected with the nave, adding a new nave, surrounded by three walls, with the whole tserkva covered with a new roof. After Operation Vistula, the tserkva was transformed into a Roman Catholic church.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "woj. małopolskie – pow. bocheński" (PDF). NID. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
  2. ^ "Cerkiew parafialna greckokatolicka św. Michała Archanioła w Brunarach Wyżnych". Drewniana Małopolska. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
  3. ^ Marciniszyn, Grażyna i Zygmunt Malinowscy, Elżbieta i Piotr (2009). Ikony i cerkwie : tajemnic łemkowskich świątyń (Wyd. 1. ed.). Warszawa: Carta Blanca. ISBN 9788361444152.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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