Church of Saint Andrew the Apostle, Kryvichy

Church of Saint Andrew the Apostle
Крывіцкі касцёл Святога апостала Андрэя і кляштар трынітарыяў
Location	Kryvichy
Country	Belarus
Denomination	Roman Catholic church
Religious institute	Trinitarians
History
Status	Active
Architecture
Style	Baroque
Years built	1776—1796
Administration
Diocese	Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Minsk–Mohilev

The Church of Saint Andrew the Apostle is a Catholic church in Kryvichy, Myadzyel District, Belarus, built in 1776–1796 in Baroque style.

History

The church was established in 1770 as a part of the Trinitarians' monastery. The first wooden church was replaced by a stone one in 1796. In the same year the church was consecrated in the name of Andrew the Apostle by the bishop Troksky. The monastery operated until 1830, when it was closed by the authorities in the aftermath of the November Uprising. When the monastery was suppressed, all its buildings were given to the parish.

Architecture

The church is a one-naved basilica with a square apse and a high three-storey bell tower at the main front and an adjacent two-storey dormitory on the southeast side. The nave is covered with a cylindrical vault. The main altar dominates the Baroque interior. Its wooden statue of Christ is a copy of the one in Antakalnis. Adam Kirkor wrote in 1855 that both statues were brought from Rome.

Gallery

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  Before September 1910
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  The main altar before 1910
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  The interior during reconstruction, 2010

Sources

• Дзяржаўны спіс гісторыка-культурных каштоўнасцей Рэспублікі Беларусь: Даведнік ed. V.Y. Ablamski, I.M. Charnyavski, Y.A. Barysyuk. Minsk: BELTA 2009, ISBN 978-985-6828-35-8
• Каталіцкія храмы Беларусі: Энцыкл. даведнік. А.М. Kulagin, photographs by A.L. Dibovski. Minsk: BELTA 2008 (2nd edn.), ISBN 978-985-11-0395-5
• Каталіцкія святыні. Мінска-Магілёўская архідыяцэзія. Ч. 1. Будслаўскі, Вілейскі і Мінскі дэканаты. А. Yaromenki with introduction by Ul. Trotsevskii. Minsk: VUP "Pro Christ", 2003, ISBN 985-6628-37-7
• Наследие архитектуры Беларуси. Монастыри восточной и заадной традиций. I.N. Slyunkova. Moscow: Progress-Traditsiya, 2002
• Мураваныя харалы: Сакральная архітэктура беларускага барока. T.V. Habrus. Minsk: Urajai, 2001, ISBN 985-04-0499-X