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Church of St. Euphrosyne

In 1846, this shrine may have been erected as a Catholic shrine. The temple was built of brick in the classical style in honor of St. Euphrosyne. At the end of the 19th century. There was a parish school for girls attached to the church. In 1937, the church was closed and converted into a warehouse. At one time, a village club even worked in the church building. In 1992, the church was returned to the faithful.

The Church of St. St. John the Theologian

The wooden Church of St. St. John the Theologian in the style of folk architecture was built in 1840. The abandoned church is located about half a kilometer from the village, on the bank of an almost dry river, possibly a small tributary of the Dvina River. The very modest decoration of the temple is complemented by handmade towels and carpets from local residents.

St. Elijah's Church

There is another architectural monument of mature wooden architecture here. An Orthodox church was built in honor of St. Nicholas. The church of the Prophet Elijah in 1878 is located on the territory of the village cemetery near the village. In 1928, the shrine was restored, but in 1948 it was closed. The church was rebuilt and reopened to the faithful only in 1996.

St. Lawrence Church

Ushachi has been mentioned in written sources since the beginning of the 16th century. as part of the Polotsk voivodeship Incl. In 1758, the Ushachi received Magdeburg rights and their own coat of arms. The ordinary buildings of the city (19th century) have been preserved. There is a house of R. Borodulin on Shkolnaya St., 6. The steam mill, built in 1884, lies in ruins. In 1908, the Catholic Church of St. Lawrence was built of brick in the Neo-Gothic style. In the 1930s, it was closed by the Soviet authorities. After the Second World War, the temple lost two large bell towers from the main facade. In 2001, the church was returned to the faithful.

Church of St. M. the Archangel

In the very center of the village there is a wooden church of St. Michael the Archangel. The shrine was built in the style of folk architecture with Baroque features in 1772. About a hundred years later, the church underwent major repairs. In 1902, an octagonal bell tower was erected over the vestibule of the church. It is believed that this three-nave basilica was originally a Uniate church.

St. Matthew's Church

In 1862, the majestic Gothic Catholic church of St. Matthew was built at the expense of the local gentry and Countess M. Tyshkevich. After the uprising of 1863-1864, it was rebuilt as a church. In 1978, the religious building was restored and adapted as a Museum of Belarusian Folk Art.

The Church of St. Nicholas

Brick Orthodox church in honor of St. St. Nicholas Church in the retrospective Russian style was built near the village according to one of the standard projects that were widely used in the lands of Belarus after 1864. this temple was built in 1874. The church is decorated with ancient icons that were painted, perhaps, in the middle of the XVIII century.

The Church of St. Nicholas

The Church of St. Nicholas

The Orthodox Church of St. St. Nicholas was built of wood in the style of folk architecture with elements of classicism in 1888. There was a wooden Catholic church on this site, which operated from about the middle of the XVIII century. The shrine was built according to one of the standard projects. The sloping gables blend harmoniously with the gable roofs on thin wooden supports above the three entrances to the temple.

The Church of St. Nicholas

In 1730, this Catholic chapel was built of brick in the Empire style with elements of classicism. Locals claim that it was consecrated in honor of the Virgin Mary. Until 2006, the chapel was abandoned, but later it was restored and rededicated as the Orthodox Church of St. Michael. The village has a well-preserved large watermill, which recently became private property.

The Church of St. Nicholas

The Church of St. St. Nicholas in the pseudo-Russian style was built of brick in 1831. Some locals claim that the temple was heavily modified, others say that the temple was destroyed before the construction was completed, in order to eventually build it the way it looks today.

The Church of St. Nicholas

The Orthodox Church of St. Nicholas was built. St. Nicholas of brick in the retrospective Russian style In 1886. For a long time the temple was in a dilapidated state. For some time it was used as a warehouse. The temple is currently being restored, including funds from believers from the surrounding villages. The temple stands on a gentle hill and dominates the surrounding landscape.

The Church of St. Nicholas

The Church of St. Nicholas

The Orthodox Church of St. St. Nicholas in the pseudo-Russian style was built of brick in the second half of the 19th century (presumably in 1875-1895). In 2010, the elegant white silhouette of the shrine was visible through the foliage of century-old trees. Today, these green necklaces are no longer near the temple. In the 1990s, the temple was extensively restored.

St. Paraskeva Friday Church

The Orthodox church of St. Paraskeva Friday has been preserved in the village, which is still in operation today. The shrine was built of brick in the retrospective Russian style in 1884. The manor house, which was used as an administrative building back in the 1990s, has been preserved from the Grebnitsky estate in the old park. The house is now mothballed. The ruins of several outbuildings have survived from the former estate to the present day.

The Church of St. Peter and Paul

This wooden church in the pseudo-Russian style was built in 1910 on the site of an older temple, known since the 70s of the XVIII century. The church in honor of St. Peter and Paul was consecrated. This iconic building testifies to the talent of the craftsmen who erected such monuments on the territory of Belarus.

The Church of St. Trinity

The Church of St. John the Theologian

Church of the Holy Apostle John the Theologian

The settlement has been known since the 15th century. Since 1860, it was part of the Zaspenskaya volost. The wooden church, built in the neo-Russian style in 1902, has been preserved in excellent condition in the village. The church was erected in honor of St. John the Theologian. A standard design was used in the construction of the temple. Above the vestibule is an elegant bell tower, a small refectory.

Holy Trinity Church

In 1927, this majestic wooden church in honor of the Holy Trinity in the style of folk architecture was erected on the outskirts of the village. The spacious elongated part of the temple is crowned by a low dome with huge windows through which light flows freely. Inside the temple, you can see a modest iconostasis and ancient icons.

The Church in honor of Christmas.

The Church in honor of the Most Holy Theotokos

In 1890, a church in honor of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the classical style was built of wood on the outskirts of the village. Until recently, the shrine was in disrepair. Her icons, painted in the 17th and 18th centuries, are kept in the National Art Museum of Belarus. Today, the church is being restored, and the area around the shrine is being improved.

The church in honor of St. Anthony

In 1859, a small wooden Catholic church was built here in honor of St. Anthony in the style of folk architecture. Above the entrance are large choirs, which once housed a small organ. In the second part of the village, which until recently was a separate settlement, Boriskovichi, the wooden manor house of the Dubashinsky gentry, built in 1884, has been preserved.

The church in honor of St. Elijah

The church in honor of St. Paraskeva Friday

The settlement has been known since the 15th century as part of the Incl. In 1766, a Baroque church in honor of St. Paraskeva Friday was built of brick. The shrine has been repeatedly destroyed and restored, its appearance has changed significantly. The rich, worn-out decoration of the temple is irretrievably lost. After the Second World War, it was used as a museum of local lore.

Church of the Beheading of John the Baptist

In 1820, a wooden Catholic chapel in the style of folk architecture with elements of late classicism was erected at the local cemetery. After the suppression of the uprising of 1863-1864, the chapel was closed, but a year later it was handed over to the Orthodox faithful and rededicated in honor of the Beheading of John the Baptist. The domes of the temple were significantly modified.

Church of the Nativity of the Virgin

In 1787, a new wooden shrine was built on the site of the ancient Uniate temple. After the suppression of the uprising of 1863-1864, the extension of the vestibule with a high, possibly three-tiered bell tower was dismantled. At about the same time, a separate two-tiered bell tower was erected next to the shrine. The church was consecrated in honor of the Nativity of the Virgin.

The church in honor of St. Trinity

Locals recall that the older generation claimed that this Catholic church was consecrated in honor of St. Nicholas. The Trinity. The shrine was built on the outskirts of the village from wooden beams in the classical style with Renaissance elements in 1896. The temple stands on the foundations of an even older wooden temple built here at the very end of the 17th century. The temple needs urgent conservation.

Christian Cemetery: the grave of Constance Builo

At the entrance to the former village, next to the road, there is a huge Christian cemetery surrounded by a pine forest. An ancient chapel has been preserved here-the tombstone of a very young G. Brakovskaya, who lived for only 22 years. The memorial plaque and drawings of the family coats of arms on the slab have been preserved. The grave of Constantia Builo, a Belarusian poet who died in 1989, is also located here.

Brick water tower

In the 1930s, a brick water tower with striking Gothic features was erected on the territory between the farmyard and the main building of the sugar factory. The upper part of the tower with a metal water tank lined with bricks was damaged during the First World War. Thanks to the external