Wooden Greek Catholic Church of Saints Cosmos and Damian, Lukov
The wooden Greek Catholic Church of St. Cosmas and Damian was built in 1708. In 1740 it was rebuilt and renovated.Exterior: On a massive stone foundation, balancing the unevenness of the terrain, stands a wooden log church representing the transition from the older central to the newer longitudinal type of East Slovak wooden churches. It has […]
Wooden Greek Catholic Church of St. Luke, Krivé
The wooden Greek Catholic church in the municipality of Krivé, dedicated to the Holy Apostle and evangelist Luke, is massive yet simple.The log building stands on stone foundations which gradually disappear towards the west side. The building has a rectangular floor plan with a polygonal sanctuary, an extended nave and a square tower. The tower […]
Wooden Greek Catholic Church of the Encounter of the Lord with Simeon, Kožany
The Greek Catholic wooden church in the municipality of Kožany was built in 1760. It is dedicated to the event of the Meeting of Our Lord, God and Savior Jesus Christ. However, this church was originally dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary. The Meeting of Our Lord depicts the meeting of the child of God […]
The Wooden Greek Catholic Church of the Protection of the Blessed Virgin, Jedlinka
The Greek Catholic wooden church in the municipality of Jedlinka was built in 1736. It is dedicated to the Byzantine holiday “Protection of Our Most Holy Lady Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary” and was built from logs. The temple consists of a shrine, a nave and a vestibule. Each part of the building has its own […]
Wooden Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin, Hutka
The original Greek Catholic wooden church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin, Hutka. The original Greek Catholic church was built in the village of Hutka in the last third of the 18th century. Its patrons are St. Cosmas and Damian. However, the church was destroyed by fire in 1915. A new (also originally Greek […]
Wooden Greek Catholic Church of St. Michael the Archangel, Frička
The wooden church in Frička was built on a small hill in the center of the municipality in 1829. Even though the church underwent extensive renovations in 1933 and 1971, it has retained its original features. It is dedicated to St. Archangel Michael. The church is made of log and is divided into three parts, […]
Wooden church of St. Demetrius of Thessaloniki, Medvedie
In the middle of the municipality of Medvedie on a hill is a wooden Orthodox church of St. Demetrius of Thessaloniki, which is included among the cultural monuments of Slovakia. The temple was built in 1903 and went through several renovations during its lifetime. It was damaged during World War II and later repaired in […]
Wooden church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Korejovce
The wooden church from 1764 was built on stone foundations and is covered on the outside with vertical boards and moldings. In front of the tower vestibule there is a smaller vestibule. In the past, the entrance to the temple was in the south, now it is in the east. All three parts of the […]
Wooden Church of St. Paraskeva, Potoky
The Greek Catholic wooden church was built in 1773. It was dedicated to St. Paraskeva. Luckily, the church was spared the horrors of the two world wars. The major repairs took place between 1956 and 1957. The church is made of logs and is divided into three parts, has three rooms and three towers topped […]
Wooden Church of St. Paraskeva, (Nová Polianka) Svidník
The Church of St. Paraskeva is a wooden sacral building that originally stood in Nová Polianka, and is currently located in the open-air museum in Svidník. It is dedicated to St. Paraskeva and was built in 1766. In November 1944, during the Battle of the Dukla Pass, the church was heavily damaged. Immediately after the […]
Wooden church of the Church of St. Michael the Archangel in Príkra
According to the inscription of the portal, the Church of St. Michael the Archangel, also called the Wooden Church, was built in 1777 as a three-part log building, protected from the outside by vertical slabs. It stands on a raised stone base facing the west. The entrance to the vestibule is in the west. Be […]
Wooden Church of St. Nicholas, Bodružal
The church is part of a unique urban complex located in the center of the municipality. In addition to the temple, it also consists of a separate bell tower, an adjacent cemetery and a wooden fence with a shingled roof and an entrance gate covered by a conical roof with an onion dome. The temple […]