Church of St. James the Apostle in Rozdziel
Church of St. James the Apostle in Rozdziel
Church of St. James the Apostle in Rozdziel

Church of St. James the Apostle in Rozdziel

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    Unique Stay: January 2016

    Gothic, wooden, log structure; probably dates from the end of the 15th century or 1563. According to tradition, it was founded by King Sigismund Augustus. In 1569 it was rebuilt.built. In 1791, Kazimierz Brodzinski - the prerkurskor of Polish Romanticism - was baptized there. In 1986 it was moved beam by beam from Królówki to Rozdziela. The furnishings are mostly contemporary, as the old ones have not survived. The neo-Gothic altar in the side chapel dates from the 17th century; the Baroque main altar is a copy of the one in this church. Other furnishings include Baroque-folk Stations of the Passion from the 17th century, an 18th century confessional where Karol Wojtyla, later pope, confessed twice, a reconstructed baptismal font from 1540 and a stoup. The church is located on the Małopolska Trail of Wooden Architecture and by the Beskid Way of St. James, and is also listed as a historical monument.

    14.11.2016

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