In the Middle Ages, Nabroż belonged religiously to the Chełm diocese, and politically to the Land of Bey. Until 1377, the Bey Land was a principality, ruled by the Lithuanian Prince George, son of Naxymunt. In 1377, the then king of Poland and Hungary, Louis the Great, annexed this land to Red Ruthenia. In 1387, this area, together with the entire Red Ruthenia, came under Polish rule thanks to the heiress, Jadwiga, queen of Poland and daughter of Louis; a year later, the Beja land was granted to the Masovian prince Siemowit IV as a fief. The entire population of this area belonged to the Orthodox Church. The first Catholic church was built there around 1367. The grant of land to the Masovian prince and the influx of settlers from Masovia resulted in the establishment of several Catholic churches. The parish church in Nabrozy, founded on November 15, 1411, was one of the first in this area. The founders were Jan from Gpętnik (taking part in the Battle of Grunwald) and his wife Agnieszka. Originally, the wooden church had as patrons the Virgin Mary, the apostle John, Catherine, Dorothy, Margaret and Barbara, as well as All Saints. The founders gave the church generous donations, especially in the form of land. The foundation act did not specify the exact size of the land estate, but the names of individual parts were mentioned. These names are also found in the plan of the church grounds from 1319, which the author found in the parish archives in Nabroż. Based on this information, the author determined that the land transferred to the parish covered 118.24 ha. This area was particularly large compared to other grants of the period, as can be proven by the quantity of seeds. Then the parish in Nabroż received, among others, a field on which 26 barrels of seeds could be sown, while, for example, the parish in Gródek founded in 1409 had a field on which only 4 barrels of seeds were enough. Little is known about the internal organization of the parish. Its exact territory in the 15th century is not even known. The names of all parish priests are also unknown. It was only possible to establish that in 1424 a certain Jan was the parish priest in Nabroż, in 1466 - Stanisław, and in the years 1471-1494 - Maciej.
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