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Belavichi. Church of the Intercession.

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Church

Belarus, Grodno region, Mostovsky district, Belavichi

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10.02.2025

Description

In the village of Belavichi there is a stone Orthodox Church of the Intercession and the remains of a manor house with a roadside chapel. The temple was built in the early 19th century by the foundation of the landowner Askerko. The shrine was erected as a Uniate church. After the ban of Uniatism in the Russian Empire, it passed to the Orthodox believers. The monument was erected in the classical style with Baroque elements from rubble stone. A stone gate tower was built in front of the temple. The church has been renovated in recent years. The church is active.

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Historical

Historical

Architectural monument

Architectural monument

Location

Latitude: 53.32765542
Longitude: 24.54316869

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Алег Дзьячкоу

10.02.2025

Belavichi. Church of the Intercession.

In the Mosty district, to the south of the district center, there is a place called Belavichi. A 19th-century stone Orthodox church and the remains of a manor house with a roadside chapel have been preserved here.


The Church of the Intercession of the Most Holy Theotokos was built on the westernmost tip of the village near the main road. The temple was built in 1822 on a hill by the Honorata Askerka foundation. The shrine was originally built as a Uniate church and was consecrated in honor of the care of the Blessed Virgin Mary. After the ban of Uniatism in the Russian Empire in 1839, the building was handed over to Orthodox believers. And the church was consecrated as the Holy Protection Church. In Soviet times, the shrine was not closed.


 The building is made of stone, built of rubble stone. An architectural monument in the classical style with Baroque elements. It consists of two main architectural parts: a prayer hall and a semicircular apse. The temple has a rectangle in the plan. The main facade is decorated with four pilasters, an entablature and a figured pediment. An octagonal drum with an onion dome has been erected above the facade.

 The interior is of a communal type. There is a two-tiered iconostasis. A two-tiered bell tower in the classical style was built in front of the church.

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