Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary is a Catholic church located on the Market Square in the historic center of Zaslavl , Belarus . It belongs to the archdiocesan (Minsk) dean of the Minsk-Mogilev archdiocese . The Baroque architecture monument, built in 1774, rebuilt in 1868 [1] . It is included in the State list of historical and cultural values of the Republic of Belarus (code 613Г000328) [1] .
| Catholic temple | |
| Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary | |
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| Castcel Naradzhennya Naysvyatseysay Dzeva Maryі | |
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| A country |  Belarus |
| City | Zaslavl |
| Denomination | Catholicism |
| Diocese | Minsk-Mogilev Archdiocese |
| Architectural style | baroque |
| condition | acts |
 | Object of the State list of historical and cultural values of the Republic of Belarus Code: 613G000328 |
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History
The temple was erected in 1774 on the site of an old wooden church built in 1627. The new church was built as the main Catholic church of the city on the initiative of Anthony Pshedetsky , the owner of Zaslavl county.
In the second half of the XIX century, the temple was closed by Russian authorities, re-consecrated to the Orthodox Church and significantly rebuilt. At the request of local residents, the church preserved the old image of the Mother of God, which adorned the main altar. Remained unchanged and the name of the temple - the Nativity of the Virgin.
The Orthodox Church in the premises of the Catholic Church operated until 1941. During the Second World War, the building was seriously damaged.
In 1998, the temple was returned to the Catholics. Restoration work begun in the late 90's. XX century, are ongoing now. In 2007-2008, the interior of the temple was restored.
Architecture
The temple was built in the late Baroque style . In the lower part of the temple, under the altar, was the tomb of the Pshedetsky family, who owned Zaslavl in the XVIII-XIX centuries.
Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary - one-nave, with a semicircular apse and two sacristy. The walls of the temple reach a thickness of 2 meters.
Source
- S. N. Mashchenko "Minsk and surroundings"; Minsk “Higher School” 2008