Saint Stanislaus church in Humniska, wooden parish church in Humniska, Poland
Saint Stanislaus church in Humniska is a wooden log church on a stone foundation, with a single nave and chancel under one roof ridge and shallow transept arms ending in two chapels. A rooster weathervane dated 1648 sits on the ridge, and a walled bell tower with three bells stands to the east.
The wooden church was built in the 15th century and consecrated in 1556. It was damaged during a Tatar raid in 1624 and repaired by 1646; a masonry sacristy was added in 1699. Major rebuilding took place in 1887–1889 and 1898–1900, when two chapels were added, the nave extended west and the roofs lowered.
The wall polychrome inside was painted in 1932 by Władysław Lisowski from Sanok. Older layers came to light in 2002, when painted decoration from the second half of the 15th century and Renaissance paintings on the upper beams of the transept annexes were found. The main altar, a Mannerist piece from the first half of the 17th century, was moved here from the demolished Capuchin church in Blizne.
The building is located about 200 meters from the main Rzeszów-Sanok road and is easy to reach. Visitors should call ahead to arrange access to the interior.
In 2002, conservators found 15th-century painted decoration on the ceiling beams and Renaissance paintings on the upper wall-plates of the transept annexes. The earlier layer predates the 1556 consecration, so the oldest paint in the church survived above eye level for over five centuries.
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