{"id":2553,"date":"2026-01-07T12:45:06","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T11:45:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.regionsaris.sk\/?post_type=nabozensky-turizmus&#038;p=2553"},"modified":"2026-02-05T13:40:32","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T12:40:32","slug":"dreveny-greckokatolicky-chram-svateho-lukasa-evanjelistu-brezany","status":"publish","type":"nabozensky-turizmus","link":"https:\/\/www.regionsaris.sk\/en\/nabozensky-turizmus\/dreveny-greckokatolicky-chram-svateho-lukasa-evanjelistu-brezany\/","title":{"rendered":"Wooden Greek-Catholic Church of St. Luke the Evangelist, Bre\u017eany"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"138\" data-end=\"428\"><strong data-start=\"138\" data-end=\"198\">Greek Catholic wooden church of St. Luke in Bre\u017eany<\/strong> dates from the year <strong data-start=\"215\" data-end=\"223\">1727<\/strong>. V <strong data-start=\"227\" data-end=\"254\">1950s<\/strong>, when the local believers leaned towards <strong data-start=\"292\" data-end=\"320\">to the Roman Catholic rite<\/strong>, the temple began to be used for their worship, although <strong data-start=\"370\" data-end=\"427\">continued to remain the property of the Greek Catholic Church<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"430\" data-end=\"917\">From the architectural point of view it is <strong data-start=\"465\" data-end=\"516\">three-part, three-space, single-tower building<\/strong> s <strong data-start=\"519\" data-end=\"535\">by two crosses<\/strong>. <strong data-start=\"537\" data-end=\"554\">Ship and sanctuary<\/strong> are built <strong data-start=\"568\" data-end=\"590\">log cabin technique<\/strong>, while <strong data-start=\"596\" data-end=\"627\">the tower has a columnar structure<\/strong>. The gaps between the beams are <strong data-start=\"654\" data-end=\"678\">filled in and whitened<\/strong>, which gives the building a typical rustic look. <strong data-start=\"724\" data-end=\"746\">Pyramid roof<\/strong> is covered <strong data-start=\"758\" data-end=\"770\">shingles<\/strong> and in <strong data-start=\"776\" data-end=\"784\">towers<\/strong> are suspended <strong data-start=\"797\" data-end=\"810\">two bells<\/strong>. At its top stands out <strong data-start=\"837\" data-end=\"865\">decorative three-armed cross<\/strong>, which belongs among <strong data-start=\"885\" data-end=\"916\">the most beautiful in the whole eparchy<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"430\" data-end=\"917\"><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"430\" data-end=\"917\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.regionsaris.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/REGIONSARIS_IMG_0014_zmensene.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-34365 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.regionsaris.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/REGIONSARIS_IMG_0014_zmensene-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"914\" height=\"609\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"430\" data-end=\"917\"><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"919\" data-end=\"1257\">The temple passed <strong data-start=\"933\" data-end=\"976\">partial renovation in 1999 and 2001<\/strong>. Its <strong data-start=\"983\" data-end=\"1006\">internal equipment<\/strong> comes from <strong data-start=\"1018\" data-end=\"1049\">the first half of the 18th century<\/strong>. The dominant feature is <strong data-start=\"1065\" data-end=\"1100\">iconostasis of four rows of icons<\/strong> of the year <strong data-start=\"1108\" data-end=\"1116\">1733<\/strong>, which is exceptional in that <strong data-start=\"1145\" data-end=\"1201\">lacks the traditional depiction of the Crucifixion or the Cross<\/strong> at the top, which is unusual in the iconography of temples.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"919\" data-end=\"1257\"><strong data-start=\"1719\" data-end=\"1735\">Main altar<\/strong> dates from the year <strong data-start=\"1752\" data-end=\"1760\">1782<\/strong> and it is <strong data-start=\"1766\" data-end=\"1778\">Baroque<\/strong>. Located on the <strong data-start=\"1795\" data-end=\"1814\">brick canteen<\/strong> and adorned with <strong data-start=\"1826\" data-end=\"1859\">image of the Coronation of the Virgin Mary<\/strong> From <strong data-start=\"1863\" data-end=\"1896\">Francis Ferdinand (1782)<\/strong>, set in <strong data-start=\"1910\" data-end=\"1944\">columnar altar architecture<\/strong>. <strong data-start=\"1946\" data-end=\"1977\">Royal and Deacon Doors<\/strong> have been in the past <strong data-start=\"1995\" data-end=\"2027\">moved behind the main altar<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"919\" data-end=\"1257\"><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"919\" data-end=\"1257\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.regionsaris.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/REGIONSARIS_IMG_0013_zmensene.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-34361 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.regionsaris.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/REGIONSARIS_IMG_0013_zmensene-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"918\" height=\"612\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2032\" data-end=\"2309\">The most valuable parts of the decoration include <strong data-start=\"2071\" data-end=\"2103\">Icon of St. Luke the Evangelist<\/strong>, depicting the author of the Gospel <strong data-start=\"2134\" data-end=\"2163\">in full creative activity<\/strong> in writing down the sacred texts. At the bottom of the frame are depicted <strong data-start=\"2232\" data-end=\"2261\">kneeling funders of the temple<\/strong>, who are <strong data-start=\"2272\" data-end=\"2306\">praying to the crucified Christ<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2311\" data-end=\"2766\">The temple is part of the <strong data-start=\"2329\" data-end=\"2355\">historical cemetery<\/strong>, where one can find <strong data-start=\"2373\" data-end=\"2412\">graves and crosses older than one hundred years<\/strong>. Especially <strong data-start=\"2421\" data-end=\"2437\">metal crosses<\/strong> are extremely interesting. One part of the cemetery is <strong data-start=\"2492\" data-end=\"2530\">reserved for the graves of newborn babies<\/strong> - six small graves, <strong data-start=\"2553\" data-end=\"2581\">shorter than one metre<\/strong>, is marked <strong data-start=\"2597\" data-end=\"2629\">tiny wooden crosses<\/strong>, high only <strong data-start=\"2644\" data-end=\"2668\">around 20 centimetres<\/strong>. This view is <strong data-start=\"2686\" data-end=\"2717\">touching and chilling at the same time<\/strong> and reminds <strong data-start=\"2730\" data-end=\"2763\">the transience of human life<\/strong>.<\/p>\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can also find other wooden churches in the region. Worth a visit, for example:<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.regionsaris.sk\/en\/nabozensky_turizmus\/dreveny-chram-sv-michala-archanjela-unesco-ladomirova\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wooden Church of St. Michael the Archangel UNESCO in Ladom\u00edrovo<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">,<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.regionsaris.sk\/en\/nabozensky_turizmus\/dreveny-chram-ochrany-presvatej-bohorodicky-hunkovce\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wooden Church of the Protection of the Most Holy Mother of God in Hunkovce<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">,<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.regionsaris.sk\/en\/nabozensky_turizmus\/dreveny-chram-svateho-mikulasa-bodruzal\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wooden Church of St. Nicholas in Bodru\u017eal<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">,<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.regionsaris.sk\/en\/nabozensky_turizmus\/dreveny-chram-svatej-paraskevy-nova-polianka-svidnik\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wooden Church of St. Paraskeva in Svidn\u00edk<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">,<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.regionsaris.sk\/en\/nabozensky_turizmus\/dreveny-chram-sv-velkomucenika-dimitrija-solunskeho-medvedie\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The wooden church of St. Dimitrios the Grand Martyr of Thessaloniki in Medvedi<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> or<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.regionsaris.sk\/en\/nabozensky_turizmus\/dreveny-greckokatolicky-chram-stretnutia-pana-so-simeonom-kozany\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wooden Greek-Catholic Church of the Meeting of the Lord with Simeon in Ko\u017eany<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, etc.\u00a0<\/span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The list of wooden churches can be found on the subpage <a href=\"https:\/\/regionpoloniny.sk\/drevene-chramy\/\">of the Poloniny region<\/a>.<\/span>\n\n&nbsp;","protected":false},"featured_media":2556,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"kategoria-poi":[186,169,168],"lokalita":[28],"sezona-poi":[12],"trvanie-vyletu":[180],"class_list":["post-2553","nabozensky-turizmus","type-nabozensky-turizmus","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","kategoria-poi-drevene-chramy","kategoria-poi-kostoly","kategoria-poi-nabozensky-turizmus","lokalita-presov-a-okolie","sezona-poi-celorocne","trvanie-vyletu-poldenne-vylety"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.3 (Yoast SEO v26.8) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Dreven\u00fd gr\u00e9ckokatol\u00edcky chr\u00e1m sv\u00e4t\u00e9ho Luk\u00e1\u0161a Evanjelistu, Bre\u017eany - OOCR \u0160ari\u0161<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.regionsaris.sk\/en\/nabozensky-turizmus\/dreveny-greckokatolicky-chram-svateho-lukasa-evanjelistu-brezany\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Dreven\u00fd gr\u00e9ckokatol\u00edcky chr\u00e1m sv\u00e4t\u00e9ho Luk\u00e1\u0161a Evanjelistu, Bre\u017eany\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Gr\u00e9ckokatol\u00edcky dreven\u00fd chr\u00e1m sv\u00e4t\u00e9ho Luk\u00e1\u0161a v Bre\u017eanoch poch\u00e1dza z roku 1727. 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