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Venzovets. The Church of Peter and Paul.

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Church

Belarus, Grodno region, Dyatlovsky district, Venzovets.

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01.12.2024

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The first mention of the town of Venzovets in the Dyatlovsky district dates back to the 15th century. A Catholic church was built in the 17th century, and a Uniate wooden church was built in the 18th century. The church was built in the Baroque style and in the 19th century passed to the Orthodox believers.

The church gradually fell into disrepair and it became necessary to build a new temple. The new stone church was built in the middle of the 19th century according to a typical project in pseudo–Russian style. The church was consecrated in honor of the apostles Peter and Paul. The church is active.

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Historical

Architectural monument

Architectural monument

Location

Latitude: 53.42215264
Longitude: 25.33175622

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Алег Дзьячкоу

01.12.2024

Venzovets. The Church of Peter and Paul.

The stone Orthodox church was built in the town of Venzovets in 1872. Until now, there was an old wooden Uniate church of the 18th century, which was dismantled in 1871. The Uniate Church was built in 1755 in the Baroque style in the traditions of Belarusian folk wooden architecture. By 1840, the church had fallen into disrepair and the building needed repairs. Since 1860, the church was closed for worship and the priest of the temple appealed to the Grodno governor with a request to build a new church.


The new church building was built according to a standard project in pseudo–Russian style.

The temple is built according to an elongated axial composition and consists of four main parts: a vestibule, a refectory, a prayer hall and an apse. A three-tiered bell tower is built over the narthex: an eight on a four. The prayer hall has a cuboid main volume and a semicircular apse. The prayer hall is covered with a four-pitched roof with five onion domes. The facades of the church are decorated with decor and plastic, which is characteristic of the architecture of the period of the Moscow Kingdom. Portals with a keel-shaped frame and kokoshniks.


The church has been renovated in recent years. The churchyard is surrounded by a stone fence around the perimeter.

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