Dyatlovo Church of the Assumption of the Virgin description and photos - Belarus: Grodno region (Topic)

Dyatlovo Church of the Assumption of the Virgin description and photos - Belarus: Grodno region. Detailed information about the attraction. Description, photos and a map showing the nearest significant objects.

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The Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, or the Church of the Assumption of the Holy Virgin Mary, in Dyatlovo was built in 1624 with funds allocated by the prominent politician Lev Ivanovich Sapega, who supported the church union. Already in 1646, the temple was rebuilt at the expense of K.L. Sapieha.

During the fire of 1743, when the entire village of Dyatlovo died in the fire, the Assumption Church was also badly damaged by the fire. The main altar, the entire church archives and family burials in the crypt burned down. In 1751, the architect Alexander Osikevich undertook its restoration, who not only rebuilt the church from the outside, but also took up the design of its interior decoration. Funds for the restoration of the temple were allocated by Prince Nikolai Radziwill. After the reconstruction, the church became a single-nave, two-towered with a tiered facade, decorated in the style of the Vilna Baroque. Niches were made in the lateral parts of the facade, in which the sculptures of Saints Peter and Paul, as well as Jesus and the Mother of God, are installed. Probably the author of these statues is the Krakow sculptor Costello.

In 1882, the temple was damaged again in a major fire. It had to be restored again. During the renovation, the entire roof of the church was replaced. During the restoration, the interior was also redone. Sculptural and ornamental modeling appeared in it, which decorated 7 altars.

In 1900, a high church fence was erected to fence off the territory of the temple from the market that spontaneously appeared on the main square. A gate and tetrahedral turrets with figured domes were also built.

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