Church of the Transfiguration, Horbów

Church of the Transfiguration in Horbów is a Roman Catholic parish church in Horbów, built at the beginning of the 20th century as an Orthodox church. In the 16th century, Horbów had an Orthodox parish, which, after 1596 and at the latest before 1687, transitioned to the Uniate Church. In 1687 and again in 1772 or 1854, new Uniate religious buildings were erected on the site of the original temple. In 1875, as part of the Conversion of Chełm Eparchy, the Horbów parish was incorporated into the Eparchy of Warsaw of the Russian Orthodox Church, which was met with protests from the local population. At the beginning of the 20th century, the dilapidated church was demolished, and a new religious building was erected in its place, consecrated in 1908 by the Bishop of Chełm, Eulogius Georgiyevsky. It only served its original function for seven years, as in 1915, the local Orthodox population left for exile. In 1923, the church was taken over by the Roman Catholic Church as part of the restitution of Orthodox churches in the Second Polish Republic. The building was renovated to meet the requirements of the Latin liturgy; a new main altar was constructed using parts of the iconostasis. The church's furnishings include 18th- and 19th-century liturgical items, alongside 20th-century elements.

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