Staraya Zhosna. Ruins of a 17th-century chapel.

   In the Myadel district, between the villages of Guli, Sloboda and Novoselki, there are ruins of a 17th-century stone chapel. Previously, there was the Snarsky estate, which was called Staraya Zhosna. Only ruins now remain of the manor and the chapel, and even the toponym Staraya Zhosna is no longer there.

          The ruins of the chapel are located on a hill one kilometer east of the village of Guli near the Myadel-Dokshitsy road.

         The chapel was built in the Snarsky family estate in the second half of the 17th century in the Renaissance style. The chapel was patronized by monks of the Catholic order of the Bernardines from the town of Budslav. In the 19th century, during the Russian Empire, the chapel was assigned to a parish in the town of Volkolata, Dokshitsy district.

         The temple operated during the time of the Russian Empire, and during the period of the Polish state in 1921-1939 before the advent of Soviet power.

        The chapel was built of stone, brick and plastered. It had a centric structure. The pediment and the entrance portal have a characteristic decor, round window openings, masonry walls – all this speaks about the characteristic features of the Renaissance style.

       The estate was destroyed after the Great Patriotic War. The chapel was blown up in the 1950s. The main facade has been partially preserved. There are also ruins of several stone outbuildings of the Snarsky estate.