The Church of Saint Barbara in Zamoscie is a Catholic church in Belarus built in 1620. It is currently listed as part of the cultural heritage of Belarus.[1]
| Church of Saint Barbara | |
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Касцёл Святой Барбары | |
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| Location | Zamoscie (Slutsk District) |
| Country | Belarus |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic church |
| Architecture | |
| Style | Renaissance |
| Completed | 1620 |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Minsk–Mohilev |
The church was built with donations from the local nobleman Andrej Samuil Vinki-Ratomski. According to some historians, at first it belonged to the Calvinists, but was re-consecrated in the aftermath of the January Uprising.[2]
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The interior, 2017 -
The church in 2014 -
Street view, 2014
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References
edit- ^ Yaroshevich 1993, p. 219.
- ^ Gabrus 2007, p. 144.
Sources
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- Yaroshevich, A. A. (1993). Архітэктура Беларусі. Энцыклапедычны даведнік [Encyclopedia Architecture of Belarus]. Minsk: «Беларуская Энцыклапедыя імя Петруся Броўкі». p. 219. ISBN 5-85700-078-5.
- Gabrus, T. V. (2007). Саборы помняць усё. Готыка і рэнесанс у сакральным дойлідстве Беларусі Замостье, костел св. Варвары [Church of Saint Barbara in Zamoscie]. Minsk. p. 144. ISBN 978-985-01-0714-5.
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