Places

The Jesuit Church (Farny)

The first Jesuit church in the lands of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania stands before the traveler in all its glory. The shrine was built according to the design of architect Bernardoni in the Baroque style in 1593. The frescoes of the church of unique beauty and artistic value were executed in the 50-70s of the XVIII century. Some of the frescoes were renovated by Polish restoration artists in the early 20th century. In the crypt, which is considered the only one in Eastern Europe, there are 72 graves of the Radziwill family.

Holy Cross Church (1906-13

Holy Cross Church (1906-1913

This Catholic shrine began to be built back in 1862. After the suppression of the uprising of 1863-1864, by order of the tsarist authorities, the unfinished church was rededicated as a church. In 1913, the church was completed in the Gothic and Romanesque style. It was restored after the First World War. After the Second World War, the Soviet authorities turned the church first into a warehouse, then into an art gallery. In 1990, the Catholic shrine was restored, a cross was placed on the bell tower, and a new fence was erected.

Holy Cross Church (1930s

The historical name of the settlement is Sobokintsy. The Catholic shrine, consecrated in honor of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, was built in 1818 in the Art Nouveau brick style. The towers were built in the 1930s, and the construction was not completed until the Second World War. After the war, the Soviet authorities opened a village club in the shrine, and later organized a warehouse in the temple. It was only in 1990 that the church was restored and opened to the faithful.

The Church of the Mother of God of Ruzhentsova (1887

The Church of the Mother of God of Ruzhentsova (1933

It was first mentioned in a letter from Jagiello in 1387. once there stood a huge wooden castle, destroyed by Russian troops during the war with Muscovy (1654-1667). It was partially restored. Earthworks remained from the castle. In the middle of the 17th century. The city received Magdeburg rights. The Church of the Mother of God of Ruzhantsova was built in 1933 from stone squares in the Gothic and Art Nouveau styles. It has preserved icons of the XVIII century. The Jewish cemetery, founded in 1451, has been preserved.

The Church of the Mother of God of Ruzhentsova and St. Dominic (1904-06

Church of Our Lady of Shkaplernaya (1819

Framed by century-old trees on the edge of the village, in an ancient Catholic cemetery, the brick church of the Mother of God Shkaplernaya was built in 1819 in the style of historicism. It was restored in 1928. After the Second World War, it was closed until 1990. Today, the shrine has been restored and is open to Catholics.

The Church of the birth of the Virgin Mary (1774).

The Catholic shrine was built of brick in the Baroque style at the expense of the owner of the city, the sub-chancellor of the Church, A. Przezdetsky, on the site of an older wooden church. The construction was carried out according to the project of the famous Italian architect K. Spampani. After the suppression of the uprising of 1863-1864, it was re-consecrated into a church that operated until 1944. During the Second World War, it was partially destroyed. Today, the Catholic church has been revived, restored and returned to Catholics.

Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary (1781

In 1781, the Church of the Birth of the Virgin Mary was built of wood in the Baroque style. In 1931, there was a missionary monastery attached to the church. In 1900, the shrine was rebuilt and acquired the features of the Neo-Gothic style. Next to the temple is a huge three-tiered wooden bell tower. Wooden temples of this age should be protected.

The Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary (1937.)

At the corner of the central square of the village there is a church of the birth of the Virgin Mary made of brick in the style of historicism with stylized features of Neo-Gothic. It was built in 1937. In 1969, the Soviet authorities closed the church and planned to demolish the building or use it as a warehouse. In the 1990s, the church was restored.

Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary (1774-99

The Church of the Nativity of St. The Virgin Mary (1806-23)

In 1836, a new stone church was built on the site of the ancient wooden church, consecrated in honor of the birth of St. Nicholas. The Virgin Mary. After the suppression of the uprising of 1863-1864, it was closed by the tsarist authorities. It was reopened in 1899. The Soviet authorities have closed the church again and are using it as a storage room. After the Second World War, the bell tower was destroyed and a cinema was opened in the church, then a gym. In 1988, it was restored and returned to the faithful.

Church of the Transfiguration of God (May 1, 17

The Church of the Transfiguration of the Lord (1867)

After the suppression of the uprising of 1863-1864, the construction of a Catholic church in the style of late classicism began here. The construction was completed in 1867, but the shrine opened its doors to believers only 30 years later. The church was consecrated in honor of the Transfiguration of the Lord. In the ancient cemetery, you can find the ruins of a stone memorial obelisk in honor of soldiers who died in the First World War.

The Church of the Transfiguration of the Lord (1932.

. The first information about the settlement dates back to 1414 in the 70s of the 16th century. It's already a place. The first wooden church was built here at the very beginning of the 15th century. The current Catholic shrine was erected in 1932. more precisely, it was significantly expanded taking into account the existing stone church and was consecrated in honor of the Transfiguration of the Lord. The iconic building in Belka has architectural features of Baroque, constructivism, historicism, and classicism. The three-nave basilica has two non-arched bell towers and a small shaped pediment.

Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary (1914

Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary (1772

The single-nave Catholic wooden shrine was built in the Baroque style in 1772. The first church on this site was built in the early 17th century. The current church was transformed into a collective farm warehouse in Soviet times. In 1990, it was restored and opened to believers. The church from afar impresses with its figure, rigor of forms and at the same time grace. There is a two-tiered wooden bell tower in the corner of the stone fence.

St. Alexei's Church (1905-07

St. Anthony's Church (1776

St. Anthony's Church (1853

St. Anthony's Church (1908

Kamenka was first mentioned in the middle of the 16th century as part of the Incl. The settlement of Tizengauz belonged to it. In 1580, there was an ancient wooden church here, in which Eliza Ozheshko was baptized. The new stone Catholic church in the Neo-Gothic style was built in 1908. In 1910, it was surrounded by a picturesque brick fence with a Gothic gate. In 1923, a huge building of the gmina administration with an attic floor was built of wood. The ancestral buildings (XIX-XX centuries) are also of interest.

St. Anthony's Church (ruins)

The Church of St. Anthony in the Baroque style was built of brick in 1714 at the Franciscan monastery at the expense of the Polotsk stolnik, it collapsed. The three-nave basilica with a transept is in ruins today, although it was in perfect condition before the First World War, as was the large two-story residential building of the monastery. Services were held in the church even before the Second World War.

Church of St. Anthony of Padua (1912

The Catholic shrine, built in the Neo-Gothic style in 1912, was consecrated in honor of St. Anthony of Padua. Before the construction of the stone temple, an ancient wooden one stood here. In the early 1930s, the Soviet authorities closed the church and adapted the building for a grain warehouse, then for a production workshop. After the Second World War, there was a bakery in the church. It was only in 2003 that work began on the restoration and restoration of the church, which is still underway.

The Church of St. St. James the Apostle (1907)

Here you can see the monumental construction of the Kataite shrine. And the Church of St. Peter was built. St. James the Apostle made of red brick in 1907 After the Second World War, contrary to the collective request of the parishioners, the local authorities closed the shrine. It was only in 1994 that the church was restored and opened to the faithful. The stone Catholic chapel of the 19th century has been preserved in the Ancient manor.

Church of St. Michael the Archangel (1900

Almost from the very beginning of the 17th century. here, on a beautiful hill near the Dzitva River, several Catholic shrines operated, replacing one another, until this sacred place, at the expense of parishioners, was erected in 1900. a new stone temple. This three-headed basilica was built with a lot of brick, in a chic neo-Romanesque style. Behind the temple there are ancient graves, where, under the shade of powerful trees, you can see a chapel built of wood in the style of folk architecture. (1833)

The Church of St. The Barbarians (1785)

This Catholic shrine was built in the Neo-Romanesque and Baroque brick styles in 1785. There is a church in the old Catholic cemetery, surrounded by a brick fence with majestic arched gates (1880). In the 1920s, the church was closed by the Soviet authorities, all valuables were removed from the temple, and it was transformed into a chemical fertilizers. During the Second World War, the church was damaged, and only in 1993 it was restored and returned to the faithful.

The Church of St. The Virgin Mary (1774-99)

Here K. Spampani built the Przezdetsky Palace, of which only a brick wing has been preserved, in which the owners of the estate held exhibitions, hence its name – the Hermitage. In 1774, the Church of St. Nicholas was built on the site of the old wooden church. The Virgin Mary in the Baroque style. After the uprising of 1863-1864. It was rebuilt as a church, and in 1988 it was returned to Catholics. Today the church is being restored. According to the drawings and sketches of the architect, the exterior and interior decoration of the shrine was carried out. His brother, a sculptor, worked with the master.

The Church of St. Virgin Mary (Svoboda Square, 9)

At the end of the 17th century. The Church of St. Nicholas was built of brick. The Virgin Mary in the Baroque style. In 1722, the collegium building with a three-tiered tower was built nearby. Since 1917, it has housed a public institution. The church was active during the Second World War. In 1951, the collegium was demolished, and the church was equipped as a sports hall. In 1990, the church was returned to the Catholics. In 1993-2005, restoration work was carried out by Polish architects and builders.

The Church of St. Virgin Mary (ruins)

The village is located very close to the place where the famous river G G173 is born with a small spring.. The ruins of a unique wooden temple, built at the end of the XVIII century. at the expense of the Pats family as a Uniate shrine in honor of St. Nicholas, have been preserved here. The Virgin Mary. In 1939, the church was transferred to the Orthodox Church. A shrine with features of the Vilna Baroque has been erected, which already makes it unique.