Inside the Church of Saint Michael in Brunary
Brunary is my next time in my grand tour of the wooden churches or tserkvas here in southern Poland. It is nice to know that there are two separate UNESCO sites here in this area. One is the Wooden Churches of Southern Lesser Poland, and the other is the Wooden Tserkvas of the Capathian Region in Poland and Ukraine. While these may sound similar but they are actually quite distinct. The former is made up of mainly Roman Catholic churches, while the latter one is made of Eastern rite or Greek Catholic churches. What is quite obvious is the difference in the design of the buildings.
Pulpit at the Church of Saint Michael in Brunary
In the case of the Church of Saint Michael, it is another tserkva which appears to be common to this region. The church has the signature bulbs which are typical of tserkvas. One might be reminded of the onion domes of found in more well known eastern rite churches. Perhaps the most well known one would be the Saint Basil’s Cathedral found in Moscow. The bulbs here in Poland, don’t appear to be as large but they are still very prominent as to be easily identifiable. The tserkva in Brunary, is the latest of a series of tserkvas here in the site. The first one was erected in 1616 followed by one in 1653 and then one in the 18th century. It is relatively as far as these tserkvas are concerned.
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