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Vysotsk. Church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker.

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Church

Belarus, Grodno region, Slonim district, Vysotsk.

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12.02.2025

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There is a stone church of St. Nicholas in the Slonim district in the village of Vysotsk. The exact date of the temple's construction is not known. According to some sources, the church was built in the early 19th century in the classical style during the time of the Russian Empire. On the other hand, the building was built in the 18th century. According to the architecture, it is obvious that the temple at first probably belonged to Uniates, or Catholics, and then was transferred to the Orthodox. In 1875, the building was renovated according to the design of architect Sergei Guryev. The drawings were executed by engineer Nikolai Tikhvinsky. The Church is active.

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Historical

Historical

Architectural monument

Architectural monument

Location

Latitude: 53.22945962
Longitude: 25.56240351

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Алег Дзьячкоу

12.02.2025

Vysotsk. The Church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker.

A stone Orthodox church of St. Nicholas was built in Vysotsk, Slonim district. There is also a stone mill and a grave of soldiers of the First World War.


The first temple in the village was built in the 16th century during the era of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. The church was wooden. The new stone church was built in the 19th century. There is an interesting legend about the construction of a stone church in Vysotsk.

During the time of the Russian Empire, the Russo–Turkish war began in 1877, which lasted for two years from 1877 to 1878. Those peasants who were recruited into the army and sent to the front from this area made a promise that if they returned alive, they would build a stone temple in the village of Vysotsk. When the villagers returned alive from the war, they fulfilled their promise and erected a new stone temple.


After the Peace of Riga in 1921, this area was under the rule of the Polish state until 1939. At that time, the church was transferred from the Orthodox to the Catholic faithful.

During the Great Patriotic War, the church burned down.

In 1964, the local collective farm equipped the building for its needs and made a warehouse here.

In 2002, the building was handed over to the Orthodox faithful and the renovation of the shrine began. 

In 2007, the church was consecrated again.


The monument is rectangular in plan. Covered gable roof. The main facade is decorated with four pilasters and a triangular pediment.

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