Historical outline
Łanowice was also called "Łunowice" and "Łonowice" in the past. The village lies about 9 km north-east of Sambor. Picturesquely situated on a hill above the Strwiąż valley, the now small village was recorded as early as in the 15th century. At first it belonged to Jakub from Łunowice and later to Paweł Odrowąż from Sprowa. It was the latter owner who founded the parish. In the centuries that followed, the village belonged to the Świrskis, the Łyczków family of Sulima coat of arms, Gabriel Birecki (17th century), the Kossakowskis, Konarskis, Terlecki and Koszowskis (19th century). In the 20th century to the Serwatowskis and the Ewys.

According to Jan K. Ostrowski: "The Łanowice parish district did not change from 1785 to the end of the interwar period and included: Kowenice, Łanowice, Maksymowice, Mistkowice, Pianowice and Zarajsko. On the parish territory there were public chapels in Kowenice (built before the First World War as a burial chapel of the Kusmewicz family, later enlarged, consecrated in 1937 under the invocation of St. "Andrew Bobola) and in Maksymowice (built 1923-1924, under the invocation of St. Anthony)".

Historically, it is assumed that at least four wooden churches existed consecutively in Lanovice. The first of these was probably built with the foundation of Paweł Odrowąż, that is in 1462 or a little later. The second church was built under Marcin Łyczko and consecrated in 1591, while the third "version" dates back to the 18th century and was initiated by Dominik Kossakowski (Castellan of Podlasie). The church in question was built in 1817 and was the fourth version. It has survived almost to the present day and was built on the initiative of Count Konarski. In the inter-war period it was decided to erect a new brick building, but unfortunately the Second World War interrupted the already long-drawn-out construction. The first designs were made as early as 1926-1927.

After the war, the building continued to function as a temple for a long time. It was looked after by Father Aleksander Kałużewski, who did not leave for Poland until 1958. In the following years, the parishioners tried to maintain the church themselves. Mass was held only on major holidays and was celebrated by priests from Sambor. The building was closed in 1963 and demolished in 1980. Some of the furnishings were taken over by the Lviv Art Gallery. Some elements survived with the parishioners. In 1991-1994, a new brick church was built in Lanovice. It is, however, on a different site.

Architecture
The building was located on a side road leading to the manor house. The chancel faced west. It was built of fir wood, on a foundation. It consisted of a nave preceded by a porch and a lower and narrower presbytery covered with a ceiling, closed with a straight wall with a vestry and a treasury on the sides. In addition, there was a cellar to the left of the porch and another vestibule to the right by the treasury. The walls had no articulation and were painted white. The rainbow arch contained the inscription "All to the glory of God the Blessed Virgin Mary and the Saints of the Lord". The windows in the building were rectangular. The music choir was placed above the porch. The roof was gabled, covered with galvanised sheet metal, with an additional slope over the chancel section. Interestingly, the turret on the bell tower was neo-Gothic in character. It was clad in sheet metal, built on an octagonal ground plan, with pointed arcades and topped with a pyramidal cupola.

Highlights of the church furnishings and surrounds included:

• The richly decorated wooden main altar, dating from the 18th century;
• The altar of St Apollo, probably dating from around 1630;
• Wooden altar of the Holy Family (to the right of the rainbow arch) probably dating from 1608;
• Wooden altarpiece, painted white, with the painting "Saint Anthony of Padua";
• Brick belfry, in the form of a simple double-arched gateway;
• Cemetery with tombstones of, among others, Mikołaj Terlecki and Stanisław Koszowski.