St. Leonard's Church, Lipnica Murowana

St. Leonard's Church in Lipnica Murowana - a Gothic, wooden church located in the village of Lipnica Murowana from the fifteenth-century, which together with different churches is designated as part of the UNESCO Wooden Churches of Southern Lesser Poland.[1]

Kościół św. Leonarda w Lipnicy Murowanej
St. Leonard's Church in Lipnica Murowana
Religion
AffiliationRoman Catholicism
Statusactive church
Location
LocationPoland Lipnica Murowana, Poland
Architecture
TypeGothic
Completedend of the 15 century
Official name: Wooden Churches of Southern Lesser Poland
TypeCultural
Criteriaiii, iv
Designated2003 (27th session)
Reference no.1053
State Party Poland
RegionEurope

History

The church is located by the Uszwica river, beyond the former levee in Lipnica Murowana.[2] The church was most likely built at the end of the fifteenth-century, on the location of a former church. According to the town's tradition, the church was built in 1143 or 1203 - this date can be seen on the north-east wall of the chancel - in the location of a former pagan chram.

The church is found today in a near untouched structure, and belongs to the most notable wooden Gothic churches in Poland. The church is orientated, built from wooden framework, bipartite. The chancel is surrounded by three walls. The nave is wider, in the shape of a square. In the seventeenth-century, the church was surrounded with picturesque soboty (wooden undercut supported by pillars), during which a bell tower was constructed. There is no sacristy by the chancel. The roof is covered with wood shingle, with tradition, there are only windows in the southern side of the church, with the entrance doors to the south and west of the church.[3]

  • Polychrome illustrating the Ten Commandments.
    Polychrome illustrating the Ten Commandments.
  • Altar with St. Leonard.
    Altar with St. Leonard.
  • Interior of the church.
    Interior of the church.

References
  1. "Kościół p.w. św. Leonarda w gminie Lipnica Murowana". Lipniczanin. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
  2. "Kościół Św. Leonarda". Digital Poland. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
  3. "Gmina Lipnica Murowana". Liga UNESCO. Retrieved 12 March 2016.

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