St. Paraskevi Church, Radruż, Poland

St. Paraskevi Church in Radruż dates from the sixteenth-century, which together with different tserkvas is designated as part of the UNESCO Wooden tserkvas of the Carpathian region in Poland and Ukraine.

The tserkva belongs to the oldest and best kept wooden sacramental architecture tserkvas in Poland. Part of the prestigious World Monuments Fund (WMF) list of buildings worthy of preservation and financial sponsorship.

The tserkva is located on an oval hill, by the Radrużka stream, and together with the bell tower is surrounded by a wall (existent from 1825), with a fortification structure. The tserkva's structure is constructed out of a fir and oak framework. The tserkva was most likely funded by poseł to Sejm, and starosta Jan Płaza (died 1599). While being used for sacramental services, the tserkva was also used as a fortress against the invasions by the Tatars.

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Radruż, Poland

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Details

Founded: 16th century
Category: Religious sites in Poland

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User Reviews

Anna Szulc (3 years ago)
Fantasy

seba gronet (3 years ago)
Must see

Łukasz Strut (3 years ago)
The oldest orthodox church in Poland. Must see.

Wanda Sosnowska (4 years ago)
Orthodox church of St. Paraskevy - a historic Orthodox church (then a Greek Catholic church, now a museum) in Radruż in the Lubaczów district from the 16th Poland

Thomas Eaton (4 years ago)
Beautiful historic church and well preserved!

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