Orthodox Church Of Nativity Of The Mother Of God In Chotyniec
Sacral Monuments
The wooden Greek Catholic Orthodox church was built in 1615 and is located behind the new church on a picturesque small hill, surrounded by an old forest. It was rebuilt several times, last time in 1925.
After World War II, it was given to the Roman Catholic Church; however, in 1990, it was returned to the Greek Catholics. The church is built of logs, has one nave, a narthex, a presbytery and a vestibule, and on the outside, under eaves there are so-called ‘soboty’. The church is covered with a dome, covered with shingles. A wooden bell tower from the 17th century was moved in 1993 from the village of Torki. Polychromes presenting the scenes from the Final Judgment were preserved in the interior. A restored iconostasis from 1671 contains icons known for miracles. On the back of the church there is a parish cemetery with many historical gravestones. The churches in Chotyniec and Radruż were included on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2013. The church currently serves religious purposes and is one of the most precious monuments of religious wooden architecture in Poland.
