Szlak Renesansu Lubelskiego
The history of the old rectory dates back to the beginning of the 17th century. Initially, the building fulfilled the functions of a Calvinist chapel and was erected by order of Andrzej Firlej. The rectory obtained its present shape in the mid-19th century, when it was transformed into flats for the vicars. Later on, on the initiative of the local parish priest, Józef Tęczyński, a one-storey, brick annex was built, which was meant to serve as a rectory. ...
The synagogue was built in the first half of the 17th century. It consists of the higher prayer hall and two lower halls – the, so called, bevies for women. The vault and the walls are ornamented with stucco-works representing the Lublin Renaissance. Inside the synagogue there is an altar closet (aron ha-kodesz), which was used to store the Torah scrolls. The building is surmounted with a Renaissance attic. ...
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