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The first confirmed record of the Church of St. Bartholomew dates back to 1325. At that time, Kokosz Berzeviczy granted the parish and patronage of the church to the Carthusian order from the nearby Red Monastery. Archaeological research, as well as the annals of the Spiš diocese, indicate that a wooden church in Niedzica already existed in the 1270s. However, it was most likely destroyed during the Tatar invasion in 1287. Over the centuries, the architecture of the church’s interior underwent numerous transformations. Currently, it is largely maintained in the late Baroque style.
A few words about the patron saint of the church…
Inside the church, you can admire a priceless triptych from around 1454, depicting the legend of Saint Bartholomew and his martyrdom in… India.
Valuable paintings
However, the Gothic figurative paintings “Crucifixion” and “Throne of Grace” from the years 1390–1420 have been preserved in the presbytery, as well as a meaningful inscription written in minuscule: “confession without repentance, love without fidelity, prayer without sincerity is a futile endeavor.”
