Greek-Catholic Wooden Church of St. Michael the Archangel (UNESCO)
The Greek-Catholic Church of Michael the Archangel ranks among the most representative churches of the Eastern rite on the Slovak side of the Carpathians.
It was built in 1742 without the use of a single metal nail on the model of the Carpathian-Russian Lemkos and is the only Lemko type church that has an octagonal dome over the nave. This influence is also shown in the design of the layout and placement of the belfry over the part called the “babinec” (“the place for women”), which is a kind of anteroom where women, who had no right to enter the church, used to linger.
In the church’s interior you can admire the beautiful Byzantine iconostasis with its depictions of many saints.
The church grounds in Ladomirová are open to the public. The church also has a cemetery alongside, fenced in by a wooden log fence, and a wooden belfry of column construction with a pyramidal roof covered with shingles. There were originally four bells, one of which dated from 1742. Currently, there are only three bells in the outdoor bell tower.
The wooden church in Ladomirová, along with 8 other wooden landmarks, has been registered on the UNESCO World Heritage List for their exceptional worldwide value since 7 June 2008.
Source of text: Planetslovakia, drevenechramy.sk, Wikipédia, PSK
Source of title photo: Andrea Cuperová, Choď a foť 2017
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