Vysokoe. Holy Trinity Church.
Church
Belarus, Brest region, Kamenetsky R., Vysokoe, Lenin str., 22
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The Catholic Church of the Holy Trinity is located in the village of Vysokoe in the Kamenets district on the central Lenin Street. The first temple was financed in the 15th century by Prince Vytautas. The stone church was built in the early 17th century. The temple was repaired and completed several times, including by the tycoons Sapieha and Potocki. There were burials of Sapegas in the church.
The building was damaged during the war and in Soviet times it was adapted for a sports hall.
The stone church is in the Baroque style with elements of classicism. Renovated in the 1990s.
The church is functioning.
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Architectural monument
Location
Latitude: 52.37140926
Longitude: 23.37109897
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1Алег Дзьячкоу
18.12.2024
Vysokoe. Holy Trinity Church.
The town of Vysokoe, which is located between Brest and Bialystok in the Kamenets district, has been known since the 14th century. The Grand Duke of Lithuania Vytautas became the first sponsor of the church in the High in the 15th century.
In 1603, Andrei Volsky, and according to some sources, Andrei Voina, laid a stone church on the site of the wooden chapel of St. Barbara. The chapel burned down during the war with the Swedes. The new church was consecrated in 1609 by Bishop Pavel Valutsky. The parameters of the temple were as follows: It is 12 yards wide and 44 in length. in 1735, the church was repaired and restored under Sapieha. There were several bells in the church and the largest of them was named after Saints Peter and Paul. In 1872, on the initiative of Maria Pototska, the church was renovated again. Some representatives of the Sapieha family were buried in the temple.
During the time of the Polish state in 1935, the parish at the church numbered more than two thousand people.
During the Great Patriotic War, the monument was damaged.
During the Soviet Union, the church was closed and it was rebuilt as a sports hall. With the collapse of the USSR, it was returned to the Catholic faithful. Restoration was carried out.
The church is made of stone, built in the Baroque style with elements of classicism. The facade is two-towered, originally the bell towers were three-tiered with rich stucco barrack decoration. The interior has three naves. In terms of the church is built in the form of a Latin cross. There is a stone fence around the temple.
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