A
church in Średnia
Wieś
–
was
erected in the
second half of XVI
century as a
manor’s chapel.
Katarzyna from
Oraczewscy Balowa
equipped this
again in 1727. It
was redecorated
throughly since
1959 to 1968. A
very big roof was
made of shingles.
In 1980s church
was expanded. The
oaks which
surounded the
church were cut
down. The church
is situated on a
small hill by the
road to Hoczew.
It
is made of
wood.The roof and
outside walls are
made of shingles.
There are the
chancel and one
wider the
rectangular nave
inside the
building. On a
flat ceiling in
chancel and the
naves are
paintings with
clouds and rays
surrounded by
angels. Inside the
walls are covered
with polichromia.
The chruch has got
also a choir, on
which there are
music instruments.
In the chruch
there are three
late-baroque
altars from the
XVIII century,
which were
established by
Katarzyna Balowa
constructed by
people from
Krosno.
The
altars are
decorated by
angelic carvings
with garlands and
the figures of the
saints. There is a
paintig with the
Virgin Mary and
the Child giving
Her an aplle in
the main altar. In
the left altar
there is a
painting of the
saint Stanislaw
the bishop and in
the right – a
paintig of saint
Catherina. Among
numerous historic
works of art there
are painting of
the Virgin Mary
and the Child on a
throne from the
XVIII century and
the folk crucifix
from the XIX
century. They are
worth of seen.
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