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Church of the Elevation of the Holy Cross - a historic Orthodox church in Horostyta. It belongs to the parish of the Elevation of the Lord's Cross in Horostyta, which in turn is a part of Chelm Decanate of Lublin-Chelm Diocese of the Polish Autocephalous Orthodox Church.

The first Orthodox church in Horostyta was built in 1521. In 1596, as a result of the Union of Brest, it was transferred together with the entire Chełmsk eparchy to the newly established Uniate Church. In 1702, the Kopci family, owners of the Opole estate, founded a new wooden church in Horostyta. In 1875, the church became the property of the Russian Orthodox Church after the dissolution of the Uniate Diocese of Chełm. In 1915-1923 the church was closed. In the Second Polish Republic it was a seat of the Orthodox parish. It was closed again in 1947, when the Orthodox inhabitants of the village were deported from it during the Operation "Wisła". The restitution of the parish took place six years later.

The church is a wooden, one-nave, one-dome building. Inside there is iconostasis from 1880 and older icons from the turn of XVIII and XIX century. The object is located outside a compact village, by the road, surrounded by historic trees. The church area is surrounded by decorated fence.