Church of Saint Anthony of Padua (Dwarec)
| Church of Saint Anthony of Padua | |
|---|---|
| Касцёл Божага Цела | |
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| 53°24′39″N 25°34′30″E / 53.41087°N 25.57506°E | |
| Location | Dwarec |
| Country | Belarus |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic church |
| Architecture | |
| Style | Neo-Baroque |
| Completed | 1904 |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Roman Catholic Diocese of Grodno |
Church of Saint Anthony of Padua in Dwarec is a Roman Catholic church in Belarus, listed as a national Cultural heritage monument. In some sources it is called Corpus Christi church.[1]
First written mentions of Dvarec date back to the early 15th century. Since 1451 several generations of the Kęsgaila family owned the town. In 1516 they established a Catholic parish in the town. In the 17th century the church had an icon of St Mary that was considered a miraculous one.[2]
The old wooden church was demolished in the early 1900s and a Neo-Baroque stone church was built in its place by 1904. It was consecrated in the name of Saint Anthony of Padua.[2]
After the World War II the church was closed and used as stables. It was restored only almost 50 years later, in 1989, and reconsecrated in 1990.[1]
References
- Back to citation occurrence 1.0 Back to citation occurrence 1.1 "Дварэц — парафія Божага Цела" [Dvarec — Corpus Christi Church] (in Belarusian). Catholic.by. Retrieved 2022-03-04.
- Back to citation occurrence 2.0 Back to citation occurrence 2.1 Kulagin 1986, p. 174.
Bibliography
- Kulagin, A. M. (1986). Збор помнікаў гісторыі і культуры. Гродзенская вобласць [Historical and Cultural Monuments of Grodno region]. Minsk: Беларуская Савецкая Энцыклапедыя імя Петруся Броўкі. p. 174.