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Church of the Intercession of the Holy Virgin

The Church of the Intercession of the Holy Virgin was built in 1774. Originally, the church was Catholic. The church was built of wood in the classical style with features of folk architecture. In the second half of the 19th century. the church was partially rebuilt and consecrated as an Orthodox church. At the same time, a wooden bell tower was erected in front of the temple, which has not been preserved to this day.

Church of the Intercession

The locals no longer remember the name of the temple. It is quite possible that it was a Uniate or Catholic church. Before the Second World War it was used as a warehouse for dust. During the war, part of the building was devoted to religious services, and the second part served as a hospital for German soldiers. There was a large shopping area in front of the temple, and now there is a cemetery in its place. After the war, a German woman came here, whose relative was in this hospital and was buried next to the temple.

Church of the Intercession

The hill on which the temple stands is filled with people from neighboring villages. Funds for the construction of the church were raised by local residents. The Intercession shrine was built of wood in the neo-Russian style in 1801. In 1856, the owner of the local estate restored the temple.

Church of the Intercession

Since the middle of the 17th century. The settlement belonged to the famous Radziwill family of magnates. The Nesvizh Jesuits built a magnificent Catholic church made of brick in the Baroque style in 1670. After the suppression of the uprising of 1863-1864, the church was rebuilt as a church, which was consecrated in honor of the Intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The memorial obelisk to the soldiers of the First World War has been preserved. In the early 19th century, the famous poet and ethnographer Jan Chechot lived and worked in Repikhov's former estate.

Paraskeva Friday Church

In 1877, a brick church of Paraskeva Friday in the retrospective Russian style was erected here on the site of an ancient Uniate church. In 1954, the church was closed and turned into a village club. In the center of the village stands an ancient stone cross, which once stood on top of a high hill. The tombstones of the Jewish cemetery and several houses of the 19th century ancestral buildings have been preserved in the village.

Church of the Most Holy Theotokos

There is a version that the temple in this village was not built as an Orthodox one. It was built of brick and wood in the style of folk architecture in 1839. Today the church is known as the Orthodox Church in honor of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary. It is worth paying attention to the unusual design of the bell tower above the main pediment of the shrine.

Church of the Nativity of the Virgin

In 1881, a wooden church of the Nativity of the Virgin was built in the central part of the village. The shrine was built in the style of wooden architecture with features of late classicism. The volume of the temple is successfully combined with two domes above a spacious prayer hall and an elegant octagonal bell tower. The ceiling of the church is painted in the folk style. The icons of the XVIII century have been preserved.

Church of the Nativity of the Virgin

Only the wings of the former Bisling manor house, built of brick in 1830, have been preserved in their original form. There is also a huge distillery building and several outbuildings. In 1855, the Catholic chapel of the Virgin Mary was built in the Art Nouveau style. The Orthodox Church of the Nativity of the Virgin, which still operates today, was built in the late Baroque style of stone and brick in 1796 as a Catholic shrine. In 1865, the church was rebuilt and handed over to the Orthodox faithful.

Church of the Nativity of the Virgin

The stone Church of the Nativity of the Virgin was built in 1865. It did not operate until 1990. The ruins of two fences with gates have been preserved from the former church and the Catholic cemetery. The railway station was built in 1889. the ruins of the tomb of Dederk (1816). Near the village there is a stone cross with inscriptions on it. It is likely that the cross was broken from a pagan idol of the 12th century.

Church of the Nativity of the Virgin

The old name of the settlement is cheat. The Church of the Nativity of the Virgin was built in this village in 1892 in the style of wooden architecture. Until 1980, the temple was not in operation, but was used as a utility room. Today, the church urgently needs at least cosmetic cleaning and wall impregnation, and even better, coloring.

Church of the Nativity of the Virgin

Here you can see a temple built of brick in the classical style with Baroque elements. It was built as a Catholic shrine in 1793. After the suppression of the uprising of 1863-64, the dome system and the facade of the temple were significantly modified during the reconstruction of the temple. Today, the temple is known as the church consecrated in honor of the Nativity of the Virgin. The decoration of the shrine partially preserves the features of Baroque architecture and ancient icons of the middle of the XVIII century.

Church of the Nativity of the Virgin

This church stands on a steep hill, near a clear pine forest on the edge of the village. Since 1883, the Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary was built of fieldstone in a retrospective Russian style. Until recently, the church was in ruins. Thanks to the priests and parishioners, the church is being restored today.

Church of the Nativity of the Virgin

The church was built of wood in the neo-Russian style in 1911. At first glance, it impresses with its scale, the elegant silhouette of the bell tower, and the thoughtful decor of the exterior walls. This temple can be considered one of the most beautiful temples in the Brest region. It is worth going into the church to see its interior decor.

Church of the Nativity of the Virgin

This wooden temple was built in the style of folk architecture in 1671. It is believed that the shrine was originally Uniate, and later for some time it was Catholic. In 1902, the Church of the Nativity of the Virgin was significantly rebuilt. A unique feature of the temple was the open gallery that surrounded the temple, but after reconstruction in the early twentieth century, the gallery disappeared.

Church of the Nativity of the Virgin

The temple was built in the 1930s. It is not known which denomination he originally belonged to. In 1867, the church was rebuilt and consecrated as the Church of the Nativity of the Virgin. At the same time, the temple acquired the features of folk architecture, and a two-tiered wooden bell tower appeared in front of the temple.

Church of the Nativity of the Virgin

In 1846, a wooden church of the Nativity of the Virgin in the style of folk architecture was erected in the ancient cemetery of the village. In the 1990s, the church was restored. On the street in the village itself, you can see a brick roadside chapel built in the late 19th century. The chapel may have been rebuilt several times, as the chapel's covering has been significantly changed.

Church of the Nativity of the Virgin

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Church of the Nativity of the Virgin

On the outskirts of the village stands the Church of the Nativity of the Virgin, built of wood in 1867. The church is an exquisite example of folk architecture. A memorial plaque to the participants of the 1863-1864 uprising has been erected outside the village, on the road to Kopachi.

Church of the Nativity of the Virgin

Church of the Nativity of the Virgin

Church of the Nativity of the Virgin

The elegant Orthodox shrine in this village is built of wood in the style of folk architecture. The Church of the Nativity of the Virgin has been standing in the center of the village since 1888. The domes of the shrine are perfectly combined with the tall trees surrounding the temple.

Church of the Nativity of the Virgin

The Yukhnovichi gentry estate has been known since the 15th century. Since the beginning of the XVI century. and until 1939, the surrounding lands were owned for ten generations by the famous noble family of the hordes of the coat of arms of Astoy. Only fragments of the park have been preserved from the estate. But in the very center of the village you can see the wooden Church of the Nativity of the Virgin in the style of folk architecture, built in 1872. Next to the temple in the 1940s, a sculpture of Jesus was installed.

Church of the Nativity of the Virgin

Kurenets was first mentioned in written sources in 1519. The Church of the Nativity of the Virgin was built in the retrospective Russian brick style in 1870 until 1990. It was in ruins. The church has now been restored and is open to the faithful. In 1923, the grave of the participants of the 1863-1864 uprising was restored at the military cemetery. Beyond the railway crossing, you can see the graves of the Jewish cemetery.

Church of the Nativity of the Virgin

The wooden Church of St. George was built in the pseudo-Russian style in 1869. The building is distinguished by its simple but refined decor, carefully designed rectangular and round window openings, and proportionally adjusted domes.

Church of the Nativity of the Virgin

The brick Church of the Nativity of the Virgin was built in the retrospective Russian style in 1880. at this place on the banks of the Smerdy River at the beginning of the XVIII century. a wooden church and monastery were built, built with funds from the Radziwill magnate family. The barracks of the Polish Border Guard corps, built of brick in 1896, are perfectly preserved. Today they are used for household purposes.

Church of the Nativity of the Virgin

The settlement has been known since the 15th century. Since the 17th century. - the place is ON. Since 1678, it has been a city. The Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary is located in an old brick building built in 1828. The Church of the Heart of Jesus in the Classical style was built of brick in 1851. In 1950, it was rebuilt as a cultural center. The stone and wooden ancestral buildings of the city are amazing in their diversity.

Church of the Nativity of the Virgin

By 1945, the city was called Prapoiskam. The castle of the city was built already in the 13th century. Since the 14th century. He was a member of the Inc. In the park of the former Golitsyn estate, you can see an unusual tower (18th century). There is a postal station on Leninskaya Street (1876). The Church of the Nativity of the Virgin was built of brick in the classical style in 1791. Nearby there is a bell tower in two tiers and a parish school (XVIII century). A stone cross is installed near the temple.

Church of the Nativity of the Virgin

Church of the Nativity of John the Baptist

This temple was built in the style of folk architecture with elements of classicism on the territory of the old cemetery from hewn pine beams. It is believed that the temple was built in 1887, but perhaps it was built a little later. In the 1990s, the Church of the Nativity of John the Baptist was restored and opened to the faithful.

Church of the Nativity of John the Baptist

The temple in this village was built of wood in the style of folk architecture with Baroque features in 1720. Immediately after the Kalinovsky uprising, it was rebuilt. The temple was recently restored. In 1852, the church was surrounded by a field stone fence.