Church of the Divine Providence (Slobodka)
| Church of the Divine Providence | |
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Касцёл Божага Провіду | |
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| 55°41′10″N 27°11′01″E / 55.68605°N 27.18356°E | |
| Location | Słobódka (8th of March str., 10) |
| Country | Belarus |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic church |
| Architecture | |
| Style | Romanesque Revival architecture |
| Years built | 1903—1906 |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Roman Catholic Diocese of Vitebsk |
Church of the Divine Providence is a Catholic church in Słobódka, Belarus, listed as a national Cultural Heritage object.[1][2]
The Church of the Divine Providence was built on the site of an older church, which was in turn constructed in 1806. The old church was replaced when it was no longer able to accommodate the parish. The new church was decorated in the Romanesque Revival style. It received two tall five-storey towers topped with a peaked tented roof.[3]
The church was closed from 1949 to 1953 and repurposed as a granary. The pipe organ was damaged during World War II and restored only in 1999.
Gallery[edit]
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The interior in 2009 -
Aerial photo in 2021 -
The historical hammer-work doors, crafted by a local master -
Between 1941 and 1944
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References[edit]
- ^ "Слабодка — парафія Божага Провіду" (in Belarusian). Catholic.by. Archived from the original on 2020-10-26. Retrieved 2022-03-03.
- ^ "Архитектурные и природные чудеса деревни Слободка Браславского района — в новом путешествии Жигамонта ВИДЕО" [Architectural and natural wonders of Slobodka in Braslaw region] (in Russian). Nasha Niva. 2019-09-26. Archived from the original on 2022-03-04. Retrieved 2022-03-04.
- ^ "Костел Божьего Провидения в Слободке (Беларусь)" [Church of the Divine Providence in Slobodka (Belarus)] (in Russian). Vsehrami.ru. 2017-11-18. Archived from the original on 2021-05-10. Retrieved 2022-03-04.
External links[edit]
- Video in Russian
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