All Saints Church, Blizne Explained

Native Name:Kościół Wszystkich Świętych w Bliznem
All Saints Church in Blizne
Location: Blizne, Poland
Religious Affiliation:Roman Catholic
Functional Status:active church
Architecture Type:Gothic
Year Completed:before 1470
Designation1:WHS
Designation1 Offname:Wooden Churches of Southern Lesser Poland
Designation1 Date:2003 (27th session)
Designation1 Number:1053
Designation1 Criteria:iii, iv
Designation1 Type:Cultural
Designation1 Free1name:State Party
Designation1 Free2name:Region
Designation1 Free2value:Europe

All Saints Church in Blizne - a Gothic, wooden church located in the village of Blizne from the fifteenth-century, which together with different churches is designated as part of the UNESCO Wooden Churches of Southern Lesser Poland.

The church in Blizne is one of the most notable heritage sites of wooden sacramental architecture in Poland, as one of the most notable wooden churches in Poland, the church is part of the Trail of Wooden Architecture in the Subcarpathian Voivodeship (Szlak Architektury Drewnianej).[1]

History

A unique church-parish complex situated on a hilltop, surrounded by ancient woodland. The wooden church has fortification structures, raised in the fifteenth or sixteenth-century (most likely prior to 1470), in the Gothic architectural style. The church's tower was built in the first half of the seventeenth-century, with the soboty (wooden undercut supported by pillars) deconstructed.[2]

Architecture

The church is built with the technology used to build a log house, built from fir planks. Initially, the church had a hook-block connection, characteristic of Lesser Poland architecture. A large bell tower is located to the west of the church, with hanging a starling. The dome of the church is covered with wood shingle. The church is surrounded by a garden with walled chapels.[3]

References

49.7511°N 21.9747°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Wooden Churches of Southern Małopolska. UNESCO. 12 March 2016.
  2. Web site: UNESCO w Polsce. Ciekawe Miesca. 12 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20120820233558/http://www.ciekawe-miejsca.net/przewodnik/polska/unesco_w_polsce_kosciol_w_bliznem. 20 August 2012. dead.
  3. Web site: INFORMACJA DLA TURYSTÓW O MOŻLIWOŚCI ZWIEDZANIA KOŚCIOŁA P. W. WSZYSTKICH ŚWIĘTYCH W BLIZNEM. Blizne. 12 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160313072016/http://www.blizne.wiara.org.pl/. 13 March 2016. dead. dmy-all.