Знай свой край

Знай свой край

Khotlany. Intercession of the Most Holy Theotokos church.

Church

Church

Belarus, Minsk region, Uzdensky district, Khotlyany.

0

7

06.03.2025

Description

Uzdensky district has several ancient temples. One of the most original is located in the town of Khotlany. The Orthodox church was built on a hill, and it was consecrated in honor of the Intercession of the Most Holy Theotokos. The five-domed temple was built in the 19th century with the money of the Zavisha family. The church had a two-tiered iconostasis and there were two Gospels. A bell tower was erected nearby. The parish included 8 villages and towns. A few years ago, the church was severely damaged by fire. The shrine has been rebuilt. The church is active.

Categories

Historical

Historical

Architectural monument

Architectural monument

Location

Latitude: 53.40296784
Longitude: 27.56077421

Comments

Total comments: 0

Reviews to the Place

1

Алег Дзьячкоу

06.03.2025

Khotlany. Church of the Intercession of the Most Holy Theotokos.

       In the center of the village of Khotlany, an Orthodox wooden church stands on a hill, which was consecrated in honor of the Intercession of the Most Holy Theotokos. The five-domed Orthodox church was built during the Russian Empire in 1879. The temple was built on the foundation of the family of Zawisha.


              In the 19th century, the church had a two-tiered iconostasis with 13 icons. There were church items: two silver chalices, an altarpiece, two Gospels. One Gospel is in silver, and the other is in copper. The church archive has had metric books since 1797. There was a bell tower and three bells next to the church. The largest bell weighed 4 pounds.


         Five cemeteries with chapels were assigned to the church. The parish included 8 villages and towns. There were 1,190 men and 1,175 women in the congregation. There were two priests at the temple: the psalmist and the rector. There was a church land of 70 tithes. There was a church estate attached to the church: a priest's house, a cattle shed, two barns and a threshing floor. The psalmist had a house, a barn, and a threshing floor. There was a parish school and a parish trusteeship at the shrine.


         A few years ago, the architectural monument was severely damaged during a fire. Then the temple was restored. The church is active.

Comments

Total comments: 0