St. Paraskevi Church, Radruż

St. Paraskevi Church in Radruż - a Gothic, wooden church located in the village of Radruż 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.[1]

Cerkiew św. Paraskewy w Radrużu
St. Paraskevi Church in Radruż
Religion
AffiliationGreek Byzantine Catholic Church
Statusactive church
Location
Location Radruż, Poland
Architecture
StyleGothic
Completed16 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

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.[2]

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.[3]

References
  1. Wiśniewski, Paweł Wład, Marek (2004). Roztocze Wschodnie : Bełżec, Horyniec Zdrój, Lubycza Królewska, Narol, Susiec, Jaworów, Żółkiew i okolice : przewodnik nie tylko dla turystów (Wyd. 3. ed.). Mielec: Wydaw. Naukowe, Turystyczne i Edukacyjne. ISBN 8391213994.
  2. "St. Paraskewa Church". World Monuments Fund. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
  3. "Panorama cerkwi radruskiej podczas renowacji z 2011 roku". Cerkiew Radruż. Retrieved 13 March 2016.

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