Klesztów
Klesztów | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Klesztów | |
| Coordinates: 51°2′N 23°42′E / 51.033°N 23.700°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Lublin |
| County | Chełm County |
| Gmina | Żmudź |
| Population | |
| • Total | 87 |
Klesztów [ˈklɛʂtuf] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Żmudź, within Chełm County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) north-east of Żmudź, 20 km (12 mi) south-east of Chełm, and 83 km (52 mi) east of the regional capital Lublin.
The village has a population of 87. In Klesztów, there is a former Uniate, now Roman Catholic, church of the Assumption of Mary with illusionistic monumental paintings (1772) signed by painter Gabriel Sławiński[2]. He also could be the author of two icons in the side altars (Saint Luke Evangelist, The Communion of Saint Onuphrius)[3].
References
- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- ^ Ludera, Magdalena. Gabriel Sławiński – późnobarokowy malarz w służbie Kościoła i Cerkwi (= Prace Muzeum Narodowego w Krakowie, t. 6), Kraków 2016. pp. 47–69. ISBN 978-83-7581-234-3.
- ^ Ludera, Magdalena. Gabriel Sławiński – późnobarokowy malarz w służbie Kościoła i Cerkwi (= Prace Muzeum Narodowego w Krakowie, vol. 6), Kraków 2016. p. 52. ISBN 978-83-7581-234-3.
Bibliography
- Magdalena Ludera, Gabriel Sławiński – późnobarokowy malarz w służbie Kościoła i Cerkwi (= Prace Muzeum Narodowego w Krakowie, vol. 6), Kraków 2016
- Magdalena Ludera, The copy of the Chełm icon of Mother of God in the Orthodox church in Klesztów. Dating, direct inspiration, cult, „Roczniki Teologiczne KUL”, 2016, no. 4: Historia Kościoła, 63, 2016, pp. 109–127
51°02′N 23°42′E / 51.033°N 23.700°E
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