Klesztów [ˈklɛʂtuf] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Żmudź, within Chełm County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) north-east of Żmudź, 20 km (12 mi) south-east of Chełm, and 83 km (52 mi) east of the regional capital Lublin.

Klesztów
Village
Klesztów
Coordinates: 51°2′N 23°42′E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Lublin
County	Chełm County
Gmina	Żmudź
Population
• Total	87

The village has a population of 87. In Klesztów, there is a former Uniate, now Roman Catholic, church of the Assumption of Mary with illusionistic monumental paintings (1772) signed by painter Gabriel Sławiński [pl].[2] He also could be the author of two icons in the side altars (Saint Luke Evangelist, The Communion of Saint Onuphrius).[3]

References

Bibliography

• Magdalena Ludera, Gabriel Sławiński – późnobarokowy malarz w służbie Kościoła i Cerkwi (= Prace Muzeum Narodowego w Krakowie, vol. 6), Kraków 2016
• Magdalena Ludera, The copy of the Chełm icon of Mother of God in the Orthodox church in Klesztów. Dating, direct inspiration, cult, „Roczniki Teologiczne KUL”, 2016, no. 4: Historia Kościoła, 63, 2016, pp. 109–127

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