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Church Of Saint Andrew Babola
Church of Saint Andrew Babola in Narach is a Neo-Gothic Roman Catholic church in Minsk region, Belarus, built in 1897–1901. Nowadays the church belongs to the Discalced Carmelites. History The first wooden church on this site was built around 1651. By 1746 it decayed and was reconstructed by . The written documents of that time describe the church as a huge construction with six altars. In 1862 a fire damaged the building; it was restored on donations of the prior and the parish. A painting of Alfred Izydor Romer allows us to imagine the appearance of the church in that time. It was decorated according to Ruthenian Uniate Church, Uniate tradition. The cornerstone of the new church was laid on September 2, 1897, by the efforts of Ignazy Rossolovsky. The money for the construction was donated by the local parish. The red bricks were brought from Pastavy, the wood was given by sir Skirmunt from . The works were finished by August 4, 1901. When the stone church was const ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belarus
Belarus,, , ; alternatively and formerly known as Byelorussia (from Russian ). officially the Republic of Belarus,; rus, Республика Беларусь, Respublika Belarus. is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Russia to the east and northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Covering an area of and with a population of 9.4 million, Belarus is the List of European countries by area, 13th-largest and the List of European countries by population, 20th-most populous country in Europe. The country has a hemiboreal climate and is administratively divided into Regions of Belarus, seven regions. Minsk is the capital and List of cities and largest towns in Belarus, largest city. Until the 20th century, different states at various times controlled the lands of modern-day Belarus, including Kievan Rus', the Principality of Polotsk, the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, and t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |