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Bolshye Krugovichi. St. George the Victorious Church.

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Church

Belarus, Brest region, Gantsevichi district, Bolshye Krugovichi.

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In the village of Bolshye Krugovichi there is a wooden Orthodox church of St. George. The temple was built in the 18th century at the expense of Xavier Obukhovich and at first belonged to Uniate believers, and then passed to the Orthodox. The church was built in the traditions of the national wooden architecture. The interior has an iconostasis with ancient icons. A wooden bell tower was built near the church. The church is active.

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Historical

Historical

Architectural monument

Architectural monument

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Алег Дзьячкоу

15.01.2025

Bolshye Krugovichi. St. George the Victorious Church.

The town of Bolshye Krugovichi is located 15 kilometers east of the district center of Gantsevichi. The village has an 18th–century wooden Orthodox church of St. George, the Obukhovich estate, and an 18th-century burial chapel of the Obukhovich family.


St. George's Church was built in the center of the village on the foundation of Xavier Obukhovich in 1771. The temple originally belonged to Uniate believers, and then during the time of the Russian Empire in the 19th century it passed to Orthodox believers. The interior has a two-tiered iconostasis with 17 icons. Among the icons there are such as "The Most Holy Theotokos", "Mary of Egypt", "Archangel Gabriel", "St. Nicholas the Wonderworker" and others.


The church was built in the traditions of folk wooden architecture. It consists of four main parts: the vestibule, the refectory, the prayer hall and the apse. An octagonal drum rises above the main volume, which is completed with a multi-faceted tent.

A wooden bell tower has been erected in front of the church.


The church has been renovated in recent years.

In 1864, the famous Russian historian and artist Dmitry Strukov (1828-1899) visited the place and left an image of the church.

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