Religious site
Tyrawa Solna
The wooden Church of St John the Baptist in Tyrawa Solna was built in 1837. Today it is used as a Roman Catholic church. Its interior preserves an iconostasis and furnishings dating from the period when the building served as an Eastern-rite church.
Description
The Church of St John the Baptist in Tyrawa Solna is a wooden religious building erected in 1837. It is one of the surviving examples of historic religious architecture associated with the Eastern Christian tradition in this region.
Today the former Eastern-rite church is used as a Roman Catholic church. Despite this change, the building has retained elements recalling its original purpose and the history of the local community.
Inside, visitors can see an iconostasis and furnishings dating from the period when the building served as an Eastern-rite church. These surviving elements make the church an important reminder of the religious and cultural heritage of the region.