Oborok. The remains of the Church of St. Roch.
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Belarus, Minsk region, Molodechno district, Oborok
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The temple, erected in 1773 on the initiative of Prince Frantishek Xavier Oginsky, replaced the earlier church of the Most Holy Trinity, built in 1443 in the village of Gruzdovo.
In 1943, parishioners solemnly celebrated the church's five hundredth anniversary, but after the end of the war it was closed and used as a storage room. Over time, it turned into ruins.
All that remains of this example of folk wooden architecture with Baroque elements are the foundation and fragments of a stone fence with gates dating back to the 19th century.
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1Ольга Ерёменко
13.06.2025
The remains of the Church of St. Roch in the village of Oborok.
The temple, erected in 1773 on the initiative of Prince Frantishka Xavier Oginsky, replaced the earlier church of the Most Holy Trinity, built in 1443 in the village of Gruzdovo. Later, the center of the parish was moved to Oborok, where the icon of St. Roch, revered as miraculous, was also moved. In the 1880s, a family crypt made of stone was erected behind the altar of the temple, which belonged to the Dederko family, the owners of the village of Oborok.
In 1943, parishioners solemnly celebrated the church's five hundredth anniversary, but after the end of the war it was closed and used as a storage room. Recognized as an architectural monument, the temple eventually turned into ruins.
All that remains of this example of folk wooden architecture with Baroque elements are the foundation and fragments of a stone fence with gates dating back to the 19th century.
Partial restoration work is currently underway on the site of the former Church of St. Roch and the ancient graves. The brick gate was restored and the stone fence was partially restored. In the depths, behind the foundation of the temple, you can see graves and a monument with a white angel and a plaque indicating the location of the family crypt of the Khodzko-Dederko family. The landscaping and partial restoration are carried out thanks to the initiative of the local charitable foundation "The Legacy of Michal Kleofas Oginsky".
Next to the ruins of the temple is an old cemetery, where the grave of Rear Admiral of the Russian Navy Ivan Adamovich Konarzhevsky (1831-1887) and his sons is located. In 1890, a marble monument was erected on the grave. The Konarzhevsky noble family originates from the Braslav region. The father of the future rear Admiral, Adam Konarzhevsky, sent his sons Ivan and Stanislav to the Naval Cadet Corps in St. Petersburg when they were 11-12 years old. Stanislav Konarzhevsky served in the Black Sea Fleet, and Ivan served on the ships of the Baltic Fleet. Ivan Konarzhevsky's sons, Ivan and Alexander, followed in their father's footsteps, became officers in the Navy, lived for 35 years and were buried with their father.