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Church Of The Ascension, Ciechanowiec
The Church of the Ascension is a historic Eastern Orthodoxy, Orthodox church in Ciechanowiec. It is the main church of the parish of the same name, which belongs to the Siemiatycze deanery of the Diocese of Warsaw and Bielsk of the Polish Orthodox Church. The Orthodox parish of St. George in Ciechanowiec, according to various sources, was established between the 14th and 16th centuries. After 1596, it accepted the provisions of the Union of Brest together with the entire Diocese of Volodymyr and Brest to which it belonged. The first church in Ciechanowiec existed until the mid-18th century when it was replaced by a new wooden church. In 1839, by the decision of the Synod of Polotsk, the church was taken over by the Russian Orthodox Church. A brick sacred building was erected on the site of the older one in the 1870s. At the time of its dedication on 22 May 1877, the building was given the new dedication of the Ascension of the Lord. The church remained active until the departure ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ciechanowiec
Ciechanowiec (; ) , from Museum of Jewish Heritage. is a small town in Gmina Ciechanowiec, Wysokie Mazowieckie County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, eastern Poland. In December 2021, the town had a population of 4,511. History From the 5th century BC until the 10th century, Yotvingians, a Baltic tribe close to the Lithuanians, lived in the areas around Ciechanowiec. From the 13th–14th centuries until 1513, the lands belonged to the Trakai Voivodeship of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. Then, they were part of the Podlaskie Voivodeship (1513–1795), Podlaskie Voivodeship from 1513 until 1795 (1513–1569 as part of Lithuania and 1569–1795 as part of the Crown of the Kingdom of Poland, Kingdom of Poland in the Polish ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |