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The first certain mention of St Bartholomew's Church dates back to 1325. It was then that Kokosz Berzeviczy granted the presbytery and patronage of the church to the Carthusian Order from the nearby Červený Kláštor. Archaeological research, as well as the yearbooks of the Spiš diocese, indicate that a wooden church in Niedzica already existed in the 1370s. However, it was most likely destroyed during the Tartar invasion in 1287. Over the centuries, the interior architecture of the church has undergone numerous transformations. At present, it is mostly maintained in the late Baroque style.
A few words about the patron saint of the temple ...
In the church you can admire a priceless triptych from around 1454, depicting the legend of Saint Bartholomew and his martyrdom in ... India.
Precious paintings
In the chancel, however, the Gothic figural paintings of the "Crucifixion" and "Throne of Grace" from 1390-1420 have been preserved, as well as an inscription in minuscule, eloquent in content: "confession without sorrow, love without fidelity, prayer without cordiality is a futile action".
