Orthodox church of the Protection of the Holy Virgin ( Belor. Tsarkva Pakrova Prasvyatoy Bagarodzіtsy ) is an Orthodox church in the village of Gorodechno Pruzhany district, Brest region of the Republic of Belarus . Built in memory of the battle between Russian and Napoleonic troops in 1812 . Monument of architecture of late classicism [2] .
| Sight | |
| Church of the Protection of the Holy Virgin | |
|---|---|
| Temple in honor of the Protection of the Holy Virgin [1] | |
 View of the rear and side facades | |
| A country |  Republic of Belarus |
| Village | Gorodechno |
| Denomination | Orthodoxy |
| Diocese | Brest and Kobrin |
| Architectural style | late classicism [2] |
| Established | 1825 year |
| Key dates | |
| 1904 - overhaul 1963 - closed 1991 - restored | |
| condition | acting |
 | Object of the State list of historical and cultural values of the Republic of Belarus Code: 113G000607 |
Content
History
Thoughts about the perpetuation of the Battle of Gorodechensk were already expressed at the end of the Patriotic War of 1812 . One of the most prominent supporters of this idea was the Grodno Governor General Tormasov , a direct participant in the battle [3] . Having listened to his opinion, the Russian government obliged to organize the construction of the local landowner Brunon Puslovsky, and the nobility was the gentry Shemet [1] [4] . The place was chosen for the mass grave of soldiers who died in 1812 [3] .
Sources differ on which denomination the church originally belonged to: according to some sources, it was built as a Uniate [4] , and then repeatedly changed its affiliation to Catholic, Orthodox and again Uniate [3] . According to others, it was always Orthodox, as the population in the vicinity was almost completely Orthodox, and the construction was ordered by the authorities of the Russian Empire [1] . After the Polish uprising of 1863, we can talk about the complete subordination of the church to the Russian Orthodox Church [3] .
Initially, the temple was a rectangular building with semicircular windows, without a dome and a bell tower [1] . The entrance was decorated with two columns, ten more were inside, which symbolized 1812 [5] . The first improvised iconostasis appeared in the church only in 1834, after the abolition of the union. In 1884, at the expense of the parish, the church was supplemented with residential and household buildings for the priest's family. Their repair was made around 1900 at the expense of the treasury, and the church itself was thoroughly renovated in 1903-1904 with donations: the church had a new bell tower, a blind dome and new windows [1] .
Since 1925, the Catholic community attempted to occupy the church, but Orthodox parishioners defended it. But in 1963, by a decision of the Soviet authorities, it abolished the parish and turned church buildings into a granary and a school gym. The church began to decline, the entrance arch and brick fence were dismantled [1] .
The restoration of the church began in 1990 after the return of the Orthodox community. The Brest architect Grigory Budko, using the preserved historical documents [6] , prepared the project, and Volyn folk craftsmen, headed by Vlatimir Trush, successfully implemented it [1] . The re-consecration of the temple took place on October 12, 1991, to the feast of the Protection of the Holy Virgin . The rite was conducted by Bishop Konstantin of Brest and Kobrin [6] . On October 14, 2005, Bishop Konstantin John of Brest and Kobrin consecrated a new bell [1] .
Rectors
- Andrei Kurganovich (c. 1839) [1]
- Victor Raltsevich (c. 1884) [1]
- Alexander Krechko (since 1991) [1]
- George (c. 2012) [6]
Architecture
In the architectural plan, a solution was chosen for the temple in the form of a single rectangular volume plan, which was covered with a gable roof. A small narthex ends with a superstructure in the form of a four - sided belfry with a domed cover and poppy flowers. The same completion was chosen for the octagonal drum , which was erected in the center of the roof. For the main entrance, the creators chose a solution in the form of an overhead pilaster portico with a triangular pediment . The rhythmic division of the side facades creates arched window openings in simple platbands [2] .
The rectangular apse is inscribed in the space of the temple due to the side sacristy . Four pairs of pillars were used to support the light drum. The choirs located at the entrance are on two pillars [2] .
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 d. Gorodechno. Temple in honor of the Protection of the Holy Virgin (1825) . Orthodoxy.By (February 21, 2012).
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 Kulagin A.M. Lawful churches in Belarus: encyclopedic davendnik. - Mn. : BelEn, 2001 .-- S. 54 .-- 328 s. - ISBN 985-11-0190-7 .
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 Alyaksey Ganchuk. How old are the gasians? .. // Folk tribune.
- ↑ 1 2 Battle of Gorodechno in 1812 .
- ↑ Iryna Syadova. Vulitsy of maygo dzyatsinstva // Rainbow everyday life.
- ↑ 1 2 3 Yuri Rubashevsky. It will forever be remembered Gorodechno (Rus.) // Evening Brest.
Literature
- Memory: Guest.-Dakum. Chronicle of Pruzhany. district / Belarus. Encekl .; Redcal. І. P. Shamyakin (Gal. Red.) Іnsh .; Mast. A. M. Khilkevich. - Mn .: BelEn, 1992. - 456 p., Il. - ISBN 5-85700-094-7 .
- Tourist Encyclopedia of Belarus / editorial. G.P. Pashkov [et al.]; under the general. ed. I.I. Pyrozhnik. - Мn .: Belariskaya Entsyklapedyya, 2007 .-- 648 p. ISBN 978-985-11-0384-9
Links
- Church of the Protection of the Holy Virgin in Gorodechno on the website Radzima.org.
- Photos on the Globe of Belarus.