The Church of Saint Wenceslaus ( be, Касцёл Святога Вацлава) in
Vawkavysk is a
Belarusian Catholic church in the
Grodno Region. Constructed in 1846–1848, it is now listed as a
Belarusian national cultural heritage object.
The first Catholic church in Vawkavysk was built by
Vytautas the Great in 1430. It was destroyed during the wars of the 17th century. The new church was constructed in 1846–1848 at the initiative of local priest Jan Lenikovsky. On August 13, 1850, it was consecrated by the Bishop of
Vilnius, . In the 1930s, during the
Second Polish Republic
The Second Polish Republic, at the time officially known as the Republic of Poland, was a country in Central Europe, Central and Eastern Europe that existed between 1918 and 1939. The state was established on 6 November 1918, before the end of ...
, it was restored.
Gallery
File:Vaŭkavysk, Kaścielnaja-Bieraściejskaja. Ваўкавыск, Касьцельная-Берасьцейская (1930-39).jpg, Postcard circa 1939
File:Vaŭkavysk, Sadovy, Śviatoha Vacłava. Ваўкавыск, Садовы, Сьвятога Вацлава (1914).jpg, Before 1915
File:Vaŭkavysk, Sadovy, Śviatoha Vacłava. Ваўкавыск, Садовы, Сьвятога Вацлава (1920-28).jpg, Before 1929
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19th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Belarus
Landmarks in Belarus
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