Mother of God Church

Chotyniec, Poland

Mother of God Church is wooden church located in the village of Chotyniec from the seventeenth-century, which together with different tserkvas is designated as part of the UNESCO Wooden tserkvas of the Carpathian region in Poland and Ukraine.

The first document recording the existence of the tserkva originates from 1671. The tserkva is one of numerous active Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church tserkvas in Poland, which survived World War II and the subsequent Polish population transfers. The tserkva had undergone numerous renovations and was reconstructed in 1733, 1858, and 1925. After the 1947 Operation Vistula (displacement of Ukrainian minorities out of the Polish People's Republic), the tserkva was closed, and transformed into a Roman Catholic church. In the 1980s, the tserkva was closed due to its poor structural state. In 1990, the tserkva was taken back by its previous owner and re-transformed into a Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church tserkva. Between 1991 and 1994, the tserkva underwent a complex renovation, mainly by the help of the local parishioners.

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Chotyniec, Poland
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Founded: 1671
Category: Religious sites in Poland

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leszek szalapak (3 months ago)
First of all, the description in GM is misleading. It is not an Orthodox church but a Greek Catholic one. And that's the difference. Secondly, first of all, she is beautiful. Both from the outside and from the inside. I especially recommend seeing the polychrome with the Last Judgment. Gem. We were there before the Sunday liturgy and we talked a little with an elderly man who told us a little story. We heard one story about how a Catholic priest from the neighboring Catholic church cursed everyone who would go up the hill, i.e. to the church. But that was a long time ago...
Mariusz Grześ (15 months ago)
A very beautiful historic church. I recommend going there and seeing it, even if you have to add a lot of kilometers.
Sergio Fernández Bueno (18 months ago)
Magnificent wooden temple of Orthodox worship. It consists of four sections, where the first is the vestibule, which has a gabled roof. The other three bodies are topped by large domes, especially in the central one. It has exposed wooden roofs of various heights. Inside there are icons and walls painted with images of saints
Plan Na Wypad (2 years ago)
The church in Chotyniec is one of the oldest and at the same time the most beautiful churches in Poland. It is dated that it was built in 1600, so the temple is over 400 years old! From the outside, we can immediately recognize the 3 parts typical of the church, which form one whole, i.e. the women's gallery, the nave and the chancel. The temple is decorated with domed roofs supported on 8 side drums. However, the external gallery above the women's gallery, which is a remnant of the second chapel in the church, which was located on the first floor, is unique and unusual here.
Jola Wit (2 years ago)
One of the prettiest we've seen. It's definitely worth seeing.
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