St Andrew's Church, Slonim

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St Andrew's Church
Касцёл святога Андрэя апостала


53°5′51″N 25°19′48″E / 53.09750°N 25.33000°E / 53.09750; 25.33000
Location	Slonim
Country	Belarus
Denomination	Roman Catholic church
History
Status	Active
Architecture
Style	Baroque
Completed	1770—1775
Administration
Diocese	Roman Catholic Diocese of Grodno

St Andrew's Church (Belarusian: Касцёл Святога Андрэя, Polish: Kościół św. Andrzeja) in Slonim is a Roman Catholic church built in 1775, a monument of Belarusian cultural heritage.

Description

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In 1490 the king Casimir IV Jagiellon constructed the first wooden Catholic church in Slonim. It was consecrated in 1493 and worked until the Russo-Polish war of 1654-1667 when it was destroyed by fire. After that catholic masses in Slonim were served in a small chapel. The construction of a new stone church started in 1770 and lasted five years. The new building was completed and consecrated in 1775.

The church has 14 meters high nave and two small sacristies on both sides of the chancel. The facade is supported by two symmetrical towers. Statues of St Peter and St Paul are placed in the niches near the main entrance. The main altar is decorated in Rococo style.

The church was almost destroyed during World War I but reconstructed after the war. After World War II Slonim became a part of the USSR and was soon closed by order of the Soviet government. The building was used as a food storage facility.^[1]

After the dissolution of the Soviet Union and restoration of Catholicism in Belarus, the church was returned to the local parish, reconstructed and re-opened in 1993.

References

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^ Drapeza, A. (2019-06-13). "Синагога, костел и собор в одном ансамбле" (in Russian). Neft.by. Retrieved 2022-02-21.

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v t e Catholic Church in Belarus
Episcopal Conference of Belarus
Dioceses	Archdiocese of Minsk–Mohilev Diocese of Grodno Diocese of Pinsk Diocese of Vitebsk
Churches	Cathedrals: Cathedral of the Holy Name of Saint Virgin Mary Co-Cathedral of the Assumption of the Virgin and St. Stanislaus, Mogilev St. Francis Xavier Cathedral, Grodno Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Pinsk Cathedral of the Merciful Jesus, Vitebsk Old Cathedral of St. Barbara and St. Paul, Vitebsk Churches: Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Budslau St. Mary's Church, Grodno Church of Saint John the Baptist, Kamai Church of Holy Trinity, Minsk Church of Saints Simon and Helena, Minsk St. Nicholas' Church, Mir Transfiguration Church, Navahrudak Corpus Christi Church, Nesvizh Church of the Assumption, Pruzhany Church of the Holy Trinity, Hyervyaty Church of Mother of God of the Rosary, Soly
Former dioceses	Archdiocese of Mohilev Archeparchy of Polotsk–Vitebsk Eparchy of Volodymyr–Brest Apostolic Exarchate of Belarus
Belarusian Byzantine	Belarusian Greek Catholic Church Leo Garoshka Ceslaus Sipovich Alexander Nadson Sergiusz Gajek
Relations	Apostolic Nunciature to Belarus Archbishop Ante Jozić
See also	Ruthenian Uniate Church Church of St Cyril of Turau, London Our Lady of Budslau Kalvaryja Byaroza Monastery
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