Novospassk. Ruins of the Transfiguration Church.

There is a place called Novospassk between Smorgon and Krev Castle. Near the road, on a hill, the ruins of a majestic ancient temple can be seen from afar.

These are the remains of the former Uniate church.

Researchers believe that the church was built in the 18th century as a Uniate church during the time of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. According to other sources, the church was built already during the Russian Empire in 1808. The building was built very thoroughly at the expense of Mr. Bukaty. The foundation is three meters deep in brick. According to legend, Bukaty ordered a huge amount of money worth tens of thousands of ducats to be hidden in the wall so that there would be something to repair this temple for in the future.

In 1839, Uniatism was banned in tsarist Russia and the building was handed over to Orthodox believers. And there was an Orthodox church here before the First World War.

During the war, the front passed right through the village, and the building of the shrine was severely damaged. After the Peace of Riga in 1921, the town was part of the Polish state until 1939. And during this period, an initiative arose to restore and rebuild the shrine. But the opinions of the locals were divided: some wanted an Orthodox church, while others wanted a Catholic church.

And we decided to postpone the restoration of the temple until better times. And the Orthodox in the village built a small wooden church. Local residents have stretched part of the building for building materials.