Saint Stanislaus church in Frydman, Gothic parish church in Frydman, Poland.
Saint Stanislaus church is a single-nave stone building with a polygonal Gothic chancel, stepped buttresses and a barrel vault added in 1708. Its west tower carries a late 18th-century Polish attic, and an octagonal Chapel of Our Lady was added to the north side in 1764. The walls were built of broken stone from nearby Szubieniczna Góra.
The church dates from the turn of the 13th and 14th centuries, making it the oldest sacred building in the Podtatrze region. In 1587 it was taken over by Lutherans, who held it until 1640, when it was thoroughly renovated (1640–1642) and again in 1683. A fire damaged it in 1708; roofs were rebuilt in 1750 and the interior renewed in 1751–1757. The roof and tower burned in 1783, and further repairs followed in 1826, 1909 and 1936.
The main altar hides a mirrored niche behind a curtain, holding a Nativity scene of the murder of Saint Stanislaus. The chapel of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, added in 1764, has a Rococo altar with two faces, open on all sides. The wooden ceiling carries a Coronation of the Virgin.
The church stands on a slope in Frydman, with the entrance reached via a short rise. A perimeter wall with two gates and a bell tower with a passage surrounds it. The tower's clock and wooden corbels are best seen from outside.
Local legend holds that King John III Sobieski, returning through the Zamagurze region from Vienna, served at Mass in this church. The sources record it as a legend, not a documented event, so the story survives without a fixed date.
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