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Owczary, 38-307 Sekowa (gm. Sekowa), woj. malopolskie
A wooden church in Owczary (former Gorlice district) of the Lemko type (according to some classifications - Boyko), inscribed in 2013 on the UNESCO World Heritage List. In 1995 it was awarded the Prix Europa Nostra.
Owczary lies in the Sękowa municipality, in the Gorlice district, on the Wooden Architecture Route.
The church was built in 1653 on the site of an older structure. Subsequent alterations: rebuilding of the presbytery (1701), addition of a tower (1783), expansion of the nave (1870). The interior polychromes were made in 1938. Comprehensive conservation took place in 1983-1985.
A tripartite body with a wooden tower over the vestibule; an 18th-century iconostasis painted in blues, reds and gold (including icons by Jan Medycki), side altars and an icon from 1664 from the original iconostasis.
For lovers of Lemko architecture and Orthodox church art.
No confirmed fixed visiting hours - by arrangement.
Owczary, Sękowa municipality, Gorlice district; the site is on the Lesser Poland Wooden Architecture Route.
