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Old Believers Church in Foļvarka

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Old Believers Church in Foļvarka
Church in 2011
Religion
AffiliationPomorian Old-Orthodox Church
Location
LocationFoļvarka, Latvia
Architecture
StyleRussian Revival
Completed1910

Old Believers Church in Foļvarka (Latvian: Foļvarkas vecticībnieku kopienas lūgšanu nams) is an Old Believers place of worship in Foļvarka, in the Aglona municipality, Latvia.

Its building began in 1894 and the church was incepted in 1910.[1] During the World War II, Germans wanted to take down the church bell, but locals prevented it by giving away their money and jewelry.[2] In the 1970s, Foļvarka church was robbed several times and from the 162 icons there is left only one. Since 2013, the church is one of the national architectural monuments of Latvia.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Foļvarkas vecticībnieku dievnams". aglona.travel. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
  2. ^ "Foļvarkas vecticībnieku baznīca, 1980-09". zudusilatvija.lv. Retrieved 2021-03-02.
  3. ^ "Foļvarkas (Foļvarovkas) vecticībnieku kopienas lūgšanu nams". is.mantojums.lv. Retrieved 2021-03-02.