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Zielonki. Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary (detail)

Zielonki. Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary (detail)

Zielonki. Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary (detail)

Zielonki. Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary (detail)

Zielonki. Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary (detail)

Zielonki. Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary (detail)

The church was built in the first half of the 16th century as a late Gothic structure with Renaissance elements. The chancel was built by a Kraków mason Jakub Żur and stonemason Kasper Simon (1533). The nave was completed by Masons Jan Kapinos and Jan Bocheńczyk (1538). The massive entrance to the church's sacristy has been preserved, noted for its thick walls and heavy forged doors. The oldest element of its furnishing is a Renaissance stone tabernacle installed in the chancel to the left of the main altar. This is the work of Kasper Simon (1533) and is fashioned into a portal closed inside an arch. The Renaissance furnishing of the chancel also includes the stalls which feature characteristic 'eared' framing and panel decorations.