Cerkiew Narodzenia Świętego Jana Chrzciciela
Facts and practical information
Church of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist - an Orthodox parish church in Gladyshów. It belongs to Gorlice deanery of Przemyśl diocese of Polish Autocephalous Orthodox Church. Situated on the Trail of Wooden Architecture in Malopolska.
Former Greek-Catholic temple, erected in 1857, expanded in 1914. Wooden, log construction, oriented, closed on three sides, one nave, hall, with a porch. It has a single-pitched tin roof with a centrally located quadrilateral tower topped with a domed cupola. Inside there is an iconostasis from the beginning of the 20th century. The walls and ceiling decorated with polychrome. Next to the church there is a wooden bell tower built on a square plan, with a tent roof.
The church served Greek Catholics until the displacement of Lemkos in 1947. Then the building was converted into a stable. In 1967 the temple was given to the Orthodox Church. In 1978-1982 the church underwent a major renovation.
The church was entered in the register of monuments on May 4, 2015 under the number A-1433/M.
The patronal feast is July 7.
Lesser Poland
Cerkiew Narodzenia Świętego Jana Chrzciciela – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)
Nearby attractions include: St. Paraskevi Church, Protection of Our Most Holy Lady Church, Cerkiew św. Łukasza, Cerkiew Opieki Matki Bożej.