Hańczowa
The Orthodox Parish Church of the Protection of the Mother of God in Hańczowa
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Hańczowa gmina: Uście Gorlickie |
The Orthodox Parish Church of the Protection of the Mother of God in Hańczowa (previously the Greek Catholic parish church of the same name) was set up in the second half of the C19th. It is a typical West Lemko Orthodox church built using log construction with shingled walls. The figurative-ornamental polychrome and the iconostasis by Antoni, Michał and Zygmunt Bogdański date from the C19th. The chancel contains a baroque main altar while the nave has two side altars with icons of Christ Handing the Keys to St. Peter and the Protection of the Mother of God (Pokrov). |
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