Ulla. Catholic Church of the Holy Trinity.
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Belarus, Vitebsk region, Beshenkovichi district, Ulla.
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31.10.2024
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The Vitebsk region is rich in beautiful landscapes with lakes and rivers. And there is a very unusual village of Ulla, where two rivers merge: Ulla and Western Dvina. In the Middle Ages, there was a wooden castle here, and then a church was built in its place.
The Catholic Church of the Holy Spirit was built in the 19th century in the classical style. The church has been restored and is operational. In addition to the church, in the village you can see an Orthodox church of the 19th century and civil architecture.
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Architectural monument
Location
Latitude: 55.23316294
Longitude: 29.2403299
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31.10.2024
Ulla. Catholic Church of the Holy Trinity.
The town of Ulla has been known since the times of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania in the 15th century. At that time, a castle was built at the confluence of the Ulla and Western Dvina rivers, which was eventually destroyed. And in this place, in the 17th century, the first wooden church in the name of the Holy Spirit was built. The founders of the Catholic shrine were the royal secretary Eustachy Lukomsky and Bronislav Prisetsky. A Catholic Dominican monastery was also founded, which existed at the church. The Dominican order originated in Western Europe in the 12th century.
At the beginning of the 19th century, the new owner of these lands, Ignatius Reut, presented the church with new land. Mogilev Archbishop Stanislav Bogush-Sestrantsevich approved the status of the church as a parish church. The stone church has survived to this day in a rebuilt state.
The Church of the Holy Spirit, and in some sources it is indicated as the Church of the Holy Trinity, was built in 1853-1864 in the classical style. The main façade was decorated with two three-tiered towers, demolished during the Soviet era. In 1876, the famous Belarusian artist and composer Napoleon Orda visited Ulla and drew the church of that time.
In the 1930s, the Catholic shrine was closed and handed over to the club. After the collapse of the USSR, the building was given to Catholics. Restoration was carried out, the church is active.
Behind the church, beautiful views open up at the confluence of two rivers. The church was built on the site of a former castle, with remains of earthen fortifications remaining. In front of the church, on the right, there is a paved street lined with cobblestones that leads to the beach on the Western Dvina.
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