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Sychy. The Church of St. Paraskeva Pyatnits.

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Church

Belarus, Brest region, Brest district, village of Sychi

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17.12.2024

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The Church of St. Paraskeva Pyatnitsa in Sychy was built by the owner of the estate, Joseph Vysotsky, in 1822. In 2022, the temple turned 200 years old! It was built as a Uniate church on the site of the former temple, which had existed there since the end of the 16th century.

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Historical

Historical

Architectural monument

Architectural monument

Location

Latitude: 52.21451585
Longitude: 23.47266519

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Ольга Ерёменко

17.12.2024

St. Paraskeva Pyatnitsa Church - in 2022, the temple turned 200 years old!

It is known that in 1526 a wooden Orthodox church dedicated to the Holy Spirit was erected in the village of Sychi, which later, after the union of 1596, passed to the Uniates. The temple may have burned down in 1772, after which a church was built in its place in honor of the Great Martyr Paraskeva, known as Pyatnitsa (means Friday).

In 1839, after the unification of the Uniates with the Orthodox Church, the parish returned to the Orthodox faith.

After the third partition of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth in 1795, the village passed to the Orthodox landowner Joseph Vysotsky. In 1822, he replaced the old wooden church with a stone one in the classical style.

In 1881, the church was rebuilt. To this day, it has been preserved in this form, demonstrating the features of provincial classicism of the 1880s.

In 1899, there were 1,486 people from Sychi, Neholst and Yatskovichi in the parish. The church had a brotherhood and a trusteeship.

After 1939, the village became part of the BSSR, and the church continued to function even in difficult times.

Until the 1960s, the church housed the revered miraculous image of the "Pochaev" icon of the Mother of God, and also kept a cross made of ebony, overlaid with silver plates.

Today, the church of Paraskeva Friday belongs to the Holy Protection Parish in Maly Shchitniki. The temple needs restoration, both inside and outside.

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