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Trinity Church

Since the beginning of the XVI century. They belonged to the Dolskys and Vishnevetskys. In 1744, they passed to the Oginsky noble family. In 1765, Michal Kazimir Oginsky began the construction of the canal, which received his name. A wooden school (early twentieth century), a church (1817), now rebuilt as a cinema, and a wooden Trinity Church in the neo-Russian style have been preserved.

Trinity Church

Trinity Church

This wooden temple was built in the pseudo-Russian style on the site, and possibly on the foundation of an ancient temple, of which only the entrance stone gate remained. Today, two gate pylons have been expertly preserved. The Orthodox church was built at the expense of the landowner Pozharitsky, from whose estate there were several outbuildings and a stone refrigerator.

Trinity Church

Today this temple is known as the Trinity Church. The first information about this shrine dates back to the middle of the XVI century. It was originally built as a church at the expense of Grand Duke Sigismund Augustus. After the uprising of 1863-1864, the church was rebuilt beyond recognition, the altar was even turned 180 degrees.Five different architectural styles are intertwined in the architecture of the temple. Here you can also see the ruins of a huge red brick school building (1882).

Trinity Church

An ancient wooden Old Believer church once stood on this site. In 1882, the church was destroyed in a fire. In 1905, a new wooden shrine was erected, also an Old Believer shrine. A new church with pronounced features of folk architecture was consecrated in honor of St. Nicholas. The Trinity. Much later, modest wooden domes with graceful domes rose above the church.

Trinity Church

In 1713, the lords of the Zenovichi estate built a Carmelite monastery out of bricks for 19 monks. In 1863, the monastery was closed, and the church was turned into a church. It was only in 1919 that he was returned to the Catholics. Today, the monks' cells are in ruins, but the Trinity Church, the temple and the chapel-Shrine are perfectly preserved. Near the village there is a wooden manor house of the Alyoshki estate, built in 1869.

Trinity Church

the church

Trinity Church

We are lucky that we can still see the oldest church in Belarus here without undergoing significant reconstruction. The Trinity Church in the late Gothic style was built of brick in 1472. In 1866, services were banned, and in 1868 the church was rededicated to the Orthodox Church. In 1918, the church was returned to the Catholics. From 1969 to 1970 it was closed. Now the shrine is active and receives believers. You should definitely see the village itself with its neat houses built back in the 19th century.

Trinity Church

Only picturesque ruins remain of the stone church - even the name has been forgotten. The walls of a huge Catholic church rise in the village. The Trinity Church was built in the Neo-Romanesque style in 1906 on the site of a wooden church. It was closed immediately after 1917. After the Second World War it was used as a warehouse. It was restored and returned to believers in 1988.

Trinity Church

In 1790, these fertile lands on the banks of the frisky little river Zhizhma belonged to the famous princely family of Masalsky. Later, the estate passed to Hoffman. In 1886, the Trinity Church in the Neo-Gothic style was built here from rubble stone. It was closed in 1965 and returned to the faithful in 1987. The stone fence of the church with an elegant gate has been preserved. The stone gates at the Christian cemetery are noteworthy.

Trinity Church

Trinity Church

Since 1434, Gervyaty has been known as the village of ON. At the end of the 19th century. Domeyko became the rulers. The Trinity Church in the Neo-Gothic style was built of brick in 1899-1903 at the expense of Prince Olshevsky. According to the old-timers, the brick was brought from the Baltic States and each brick was individually wrapped in paper. This is one of the most beautiful Catholic churches in Belarus. The evergreens around the church are no less impressive. The area around the church is decorated with sculptures and flower beds. A watermill has been preserved from the estate, which now houses a cafe.

Trinity Church

Trinity Church

In 1934, a brick Trinity Church in the neo-Romanesque style was erected on the edge of the village. For a long time the temple was in a deplorable condition. In 1995, the temple was restored.

Trinity Church

Ordinary buildings of the XVIII century . Memorial column in honor of the Constitution dated 05/03/1791. Chapel of St. Elijah at Koptevka cemetery. Burial of Polish soldiers (1920). Residential buildings of Basilian and Carmelite monasteries (17th century). Trinity Church, built in 1764 in the Baroque style, and the former Carmelite Church (1639), today known as the Orthodox Cathedral of the Nativity of the Virgin.

Trinity Church

In 1740, the wooden Trinity Church was built in the style of folk architecture with Baroque features. In 1856, a stone bell tower was erected next to the temple. Many outbuildings made of stone and brick have been preserved from the large estate. A wooden watermill and plebanias near the church (19th century) have also survived to this day. It is worth seeing the fencing and gates of Christian cemeteries.

Trinity Church

Trinity Church

The Trinity Church in Renaissance and Baroque style was built of brick in 1600. After 1864, all the church's decorations were removed. The church was damaged in 1920. Today the church has been restored. The manor house of 1757 was previously the building of the former Jesuit collegium. There is also a preserved brewery building (19th century), a watermill (1871) and an elegant chapel made of stone and brick in the Catholic cemetery.

Trinity Church

In the central part of the village stands the wooden Trinity Church, built in 1809 in the classical style. The temple is surrounded by a rubble stone fence with an openwork brick gate. There is a stone bell tower in the corner of the churchyard in 1906. Between the street and the gate of the church there is a monument to soldiers of the First World War, adapted as a roadside chapel.

Trinity Church

Trinity Church

In 1879, an Orthodox brick and stone church was built here in honor of St. Michael. Perhaps it stands on the site of an ancient wooden Uniate church, which was dismantled due to dilapidation. Another wooden shrine is the Trinity Church, built in the classical style in 1766. It has been restored several times. Nearby there is a wooden bell tower from 1926. Several houses of the ancestral building (19th century) have been preserved.

Trinity Church

In 1784, the Trinity Church was built of wood as a Uniate church. In 1865, it was rebuilt as an Orthodox church. The brama bell tower has been preserved. The chapel, built in 1772 in honor of the victory of Oginsky's troops over the corps of the Russian army, has been restored in the cemetery. In 1915, the Trinity Church was built of brick in the neoclassical style.

Three Catholic Crosses

This unusual monument, which stands at the intersection of several roads near the village, was probably erected in 1930. According to one version, this is a monument in honor of the three campaigns of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth to the east, according to another - the Polish soldiers who died in 1920. The high pedestal is crowned by an eagle with outstretched wings and three Catholic crosses.

Trishinskoye Cemetery

Cemeteries appeared at the turn of the XV-XVI centuries. Since the middle of the 19th century. residents of Brest, including the most famous figures of the city, began to be buried here. You can read the history of the city from the tombstones. The variety, artistic value and quality of the tombstones made of stone and metal are impressive.

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Resurrection Church

According to reports, this wooden temple in the style of folk architecture with elements of classicism was built in 1898. Perhaps in 1898 it was only rebuilt, or it was built on the foundations of the previous wooden temple. Now it is the Church of the Resurrection. There is a shrine in the local cemetery. The church was recently covered with siding.

Resurrection Church

Resurrection Cathedral

Vozdvizhensky Temple

A famous settlement from the 16th century. In 1897, a brick Vozdvizhensky church was built here in the retrospective Russian style. The temple stands on a small hill away from the village. For a long time it was in disrepair, but today the shrine is being revived.

Voznesenskaya Chapel