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Church Of The Assumption, Dzyatlava

Church of the Assumption in Dzyatlava is a Catholic church in Belarus, built in 1624–1646 in Vilnian Baroque style. Nowadays the church is listed as a Belarusian Cultural Heritage object.

History

The church was built in 1624–1646 by order of Lew Sapieha on a market square and replaced an older wooden church. It was destroyed by fire in 1743, all interiors and churchware were lost. In 1751 Mikołaj Faustyn Radziwiłł [pl] donated money for reconstruction. The architect A. Osikevich rebuilt the church in Vilnian Baroque style. Another fire damaged the roof in 1882. In 1900 the church's territory was fenced by a high stone wall with towers.

References

  1. ^ Mitzianin & Tzerashchatova 1986, pp. 169–170.
  2. ^ Ablamsky V. J., Charniauski I. M., Barisuyck, J. A. (2009). "Дзяржаўны спіс гісторыка-культурных каштоўнасцей Рэспублікі Беларусь" [List of Belarusian state Cultural Heritage objects] (in Belarusian). Belta. Retrieved 2022-03-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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