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Voropaevo. The Church of the Resurrection of Christ.

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Church

Belarus, Vitebsk region, Postavsky district, Voropaevo settlement, Leninskaya street, 90

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21.02.2025

Description

Voropaevo is an urban settlement in the Postavy district, located on the Golbitsa River. The first mention in written sources dates back to the 16th century. There was a settlement of a certain Stanislav Voropai on the local lands. One of the main attractions of Voropaevo is the Church of the Resurrection of Christ. The wooden Orthodox church was built at the beginning of the 20th century, approximately in the period from 1900 to 1910.

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Historical

Historical

Architectural monument

Architectural monument

Location

Latitude: 55.1390585
Longitude: 27.20769244

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Ольга Ерёменко

21.02.2025

In the small village of Voropaevo there are several interesting places related to the history of our country.

The traditional three-dimensional composition of the Church of the Resurrection of Christ is complemented by some elements of Art Nouveau, that is, the temple is designed in the traditions of folk wooden architecture, but with features of modernism.


The building is an elongated rectangular log cabin with a gable roof. On the facade there is a blind octagonal tent belfry with a spherical head above the altar part of the temple. The facade is decorated with bulbous domes at the edges of the porch. The walls are divided by arched window openings and tie bars in the walls. The entrance is decorated with two-column steps under double inclined coverings.


The temple was severely damaged during the Great Patriotic War, as Voropaevo was under German occupation from June 1941 to July 1944. The destruction of the temple continued in Soviet times.

In the nineties of the last century, it was restored and services resumed. In 2021, the temple was repainted. Currently, the temple looks very organic and attracts the attention of locals and guests of this small village with its bright colors.


 The remains of the park and the former manor of the landowners of Przezdetsky have been preserved next to the church. In 1880, the farm of Countess Pshezdetskaya was located on the territory of Voropayev. There was a brick factory, a watermill with a cloth mill. In 1896-1897, a railway was built through Voropaevo. In 1921, Voropaevo was incorporated into the Polish Republic. During these years, the Przezdetsky Palace, destroyed during the First World War, was restored. The palace housed a large library, a collection of weapons and musical instruments. In 1923, an elementary school and a club were opened here, and in the thirties Ivan Sikora worked at the local nursery.


To date, separate fragments have remained from the former Przezdetsky folwark garden. This is how the entrance gates have been preserved: the northern and western ones are almost untouched by time, the Kurkuzovich steward's house, the ice house (an abandoned cellar for long-term storage of food), the arch bridge, the production building, a 19th-century watermill that operated until 1860. The manager's house is currently being used for village needs. There are also remnants of the park. The estate's territory is now a recreation park for local residents.


The red brick Roman Catholic Church of St. Michael and the area around it are another attraction of the village and one of its most beautiful corners. There is a small park with ponds, bridges, alleys and sculptures around the church.


Being in Voropaevo, it is surprising that in such a small village there are so many interesting places related to the history of our country, as well as such a fascinating nature.

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