Ikazn. The Church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker.
Church
Belarus, Vitebsk region, Braslav district, Ikazn agrogorodok Ozernaya str.,2
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The Church of St. Nicholas in the agro-town of Ikazn is an architectural monument in the retrospective Russian style, taking into account all the traditions of architecture of the 17th century.
Today this temple is an object of historical and cultural heritage of the Republic of Belarus.
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Historical
Architectural monument
Location
Latitude: 55.62140598
Longitude: 27.25877125
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1Ольга Ерёменко
14.01.2025
The Church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker is a 17th-century architectural monument in the retrospective Russian style.
The settlement of Ikazn was first mentioned in chronicles in 1499. For a long time, these lands belonged to the Sapieha family, who developed the settlement and built their castle here. At the beginning of the 16th century, an Orthodox church was built, which was later transformed into a Calvinist cathedral. During the Livonian War, the temple burned down. In 1563, with the financing of Lev Sapieha, a church was built, and in 1627– a Uniate church.
After the first partition of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, it was ceded to the Russian Empire. In 1812, the headquarters of Emperor Alexander I was located in this place, and as a result of fierce fighting, the village, along with the castle and temples, was completely burned down.
St. Nicholas Church was built in 1905 to strengthen the Orthodox faith in the region.
It embodies elements of the architectural style of the 17th century Moscow School. The temple was built on the site of a wooden Uniate church, which was demolished in 1881. A significant part of the financing for the construction of the church was allocated from the state budget on the instructions of Emperor Nicholas II.
From an architectural point of view, the church of St. Nicholas is a two-story building, close to a square shape, with an adjacent two-story bell tower-porch, topped with a hipped roof and a crown. The main volume is completed by an onion dome mounted on an octagonal drum, and the temple itself is built of brick. The wall decor includes arched belts, protruding cornices, corner columns and window openings. The entrance is decorated in the form of a two-sided portal with columns.
In 1966, the church was closed. The temple building was converted into a warehouse, and the icons were transferred to the Vitebsk temple.
In the early 1990s, the church building was returned to the parishioners, and restoration work was carried out.
Today, St. Nicholas Church is part of sightseeing tours in Belarus and is often visited by tourists vacationing on the Braslav Lakes.
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