Sarja Church
100 reviews
April 8
A village hidden in the wilderness in the very north of Belarus, in which there is an amazingly beautiful church.
The Catholic Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the Neo-Gothic style was founded here by Ignatius Lopatinsky in 1857 in memory of his beloved and early deceased wife Maria.
In 1865, it was confiscated "for splendor", and during the Soviet period it was converted into a four-story storage room for mineral fertilizers. A unique architectural solution of the building is a through-toothed arcade and numerous pinnacles at the end.
Having traveled almost the entire republic, I can say with confidence that the church is rightfully considered one of the most expressive representatives of the Neo-Gothic of modern Belarus.
The inscription on the stone
They asked heaven for forgiveness for those who sacrificed themselves without regret for the sake of their native land and grew up with the sprouts of Memory.
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January 27
Nice dining room!
My personal top dishes are machanka and draniki. But meat dishes in the form of various chops are also eaten with gusto.
There is only one drawback — sometimes meat dishes (more often chicken fillet, sometimes draniki, and recently also pretzel with marzipan) have a taste of bleach.
Oh, and sometimes the trays are wet and greasy.
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April 16
Without a doubt, this is one of the most beautiful churches in Belarus! Its history is interesting, and from the moment of its construction to the present day! I recommend it, although it is far from the tourist routes!
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August 22, 2024
A very beautiful temple in the Neo-Gothic style in the agro-town of Sarya. Now the shrine belongs to the Orthodox parish of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. I definitely recommend visiting this temple when planning tourist trips.
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March 11, 2024
The beautiful temple built in the Neo-Gothic style is uncharacteristic for the Orthodox Church. It has both a tragic and dramatic history of construction - the story of the love of the landowner Ignatius Lopatinsky for his wife Maria. The church houses an icon of Saints Peter and Fevronia of Murom with relics - which are revered as patrons of family and marriage. Unfortunately, it is not easy to visit the temple. The priest serves alone in 4 churches. Come - it's worth a lot.
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April 23
A masterpiece of architecture. It's even more beautiful in reality than in the photo. I wanted to get inside the temple, but it was closed, I hope I will come again.
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June 20, 2024
A very beautiful church, I advise all connoisseurs of architecture to visit. Parking nearby is not difficult, and there is a place to walk nearby.
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April 22, 2024
An interesting place. The church is definitely the dominant one in a small but rather well-maintained village. The Chinese tourists we met there expressed genuine delight at the architecture of the church. She is really very beautiful and aspires to the sky. No less beautiful is the story of its construction by her husband in honor of his deceased beloved wife.
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August 25, 2024
In the middle of the 19th century, it was built as a church in a stunning Neo-Gothic style, but history had its own plans for this structure. When visiting, you experience dissonance from the fact that you see the church from the outside, and the interior of the church. An amazing structure of incredible beauty in the small village of Sarya is a representative of the Belarusian north - a rattling mixture of east and west.
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April 1
It's a very beautiful temple. It's a pity you can't just go inside. The village around the temple only spoils the whole impression.
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June 2
The architectural style is unusual for a church, it looks cool.
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July 24, 2023
The "Flaming Gothic" of Belarus.
Everything breathes love here ♥️
The Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the village of Sarya was built in 1851-1857 by order of the owner of the estate Ignatius Lopatinsky in memory of his wife Maria, who died early.
After the Second World War, the building was used as a warehouse.
In the late 1980s, the temple was transferred to the club, which made a transverse overlap under the windows during the renovation. They were going to open a dance hall upstairs, and a bar downstairs.
Restoration work was completed only by 2013, and the interior of the temple was restored.
The most amazing event happened in 2012: a 96-year-old woman arrived in Sarya, who turned out to be... the 2nd wife of Stanislav Lopatinsky, the son of Ignatius! 😮😮. Her name was Danuta Lopatinskaya. How is this possible??? It turns out that 83-year-old Stanislav married 16-year-old Danuta, who got into a difficult life situation. The couple lived together for almost 20 more years.
On July 8, pilgrims from all over Belarus come to Sarya to celebrate the Day of Love, Family and Fidelity dedicated to Saints Peter and Fevronia of Murom. A monument to these saints is located next to the entrance to the temple.
Not far from the temple, a fragment of the Lopatinsky landscape Park has been preserved, in which ~30 tree species, including exotics (needs restoration).
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August 19, 2024
For the first time I saw an Orthodox church in the Gothic style. The location is not the most convenient, we went specifically to see the temple. We were satisfied, except that it is closed. Of course, I would really like to get inside. But in general, it is an interesting temple.
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August 31, 2024
A beautiful church in the Neo-Gothic style, which is not typical for Orthodox churches. But this is not surprising, because the building was originally built in 1851 according to the idea of Ignatius Lopatinsky as a church in memory of his beloved wife Maria. The architecture of the temple is impressive, especially when you are looking for a unique object among ordinary buildings in an agro-town and approaching it by car unexpectedly, such a red brick landmark appears in front of you. It seems that the temple is rushing into the sky. I would like to consider all the details. There is a park and a suspension bridge near the temple. Otherwise, the agro-town of Sarya is no different from the villages of the Vitebsk region.
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September 11, 2024
It's a very soulful place. I would say a kind of Taj Mahal of Belarus. An incomparable, unlike any other church in memory of mad love. Ignatius Lopatinsky married Maryse out of great and mutual love - a rarity at that time. The happiness was boundless but short-lived. Marysia died. To drown out Ignat's grief, he led to erect this miracle of neo-Gothic. The Day of Love, Family and fidelity dedicated to Saints Peter and Fevronia of Murom can be celebrated here on July 8. A monument to these saints is located next to the entrance to the temple.
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July 31, 2024
You drive, you drive ... on purpose, though, purposefully ... and here in the wilderness ... among small houses ... you see this ... something completely out of place ... a fabulous castle, in the Neo-Gothic style. I am delighted with this architecture) it was not possible to get inside, however, we were content with an external visual.
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May 6, 2024
The building is small, it was built like a church and looks very unusual in such a size. Well-maintained territory. If you want to get inside, you need to guess with time, especially on holidays.
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May 29
It's a wonderful place, I strongly advise you to take a look.
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May 26
A very beautiful church in the Gothic style. Just note that Sarya is in the border area.
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April 15, 2024
Very unusual architecture for a small village. Attention - closed on Sunday. We stopped by on the way to Minsk from St. Petersburg. I recommend it, but the road is bad, keep in mind.
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July 28, 2024
A very original former church, it would be nice to restore the stained glass windows and it would be super
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August 9, 2024
It's a very beautiful place, the disadvantage is that you can't get inside, even the locals say they've never been there. There is a border guards checkpoint on the border of Sarya, Russians need passes.
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August 21, 2024
The view is gorgeous, the heritage of Catholics is immediately visible. However, it is not always open to the public. The locals don't know how he works at all. Anyhow, in a word.
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October 13, 2024
At the entrance to the church you will see Peter and Fevronia of Murom - a symbol of love, family, loyalty. You can hold my hand and ask for help. Tour guide (local) Elena Ivanovna said that she would definitely be fulfilled. This land is saturated with love and loyalty, judging by the family history of the creator of this amazing temple.
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January 23, 2022
The Catholic church (church) is made of red brick in the Neo-Gothic style ["an architectural style that appeared in England in the 18th century.
It is connected with the interest of the general public in the chivalric culture that prevailed in Western Europe from the 12th to the 16th centuries"], which "in the 19th century was transferred to the Orthodox denomination."
Let me be bombarded with dislikes, but sooner or later, with or without a referendum, the Catholic church will be returned to the Catholic denomination - "it's time to throw stones, and it's time to collect stones."
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June 1, 2024
The building is super. The man working in the Temple is extremely strange. If it was a Priest, then I would like to advise him to change his profession to a watchman.
I hope he's reading this. And if not, then before you come here, think about it, you need it at all)))
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June 11, 2024
I really liked the place. It's a shame that the temple itself was closed, they never got inside. Definitely a place to visit.
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August 5, 2023
Very unusual architecture for an Orthodox church. It is a pity that the territory and the temple are closed during the absence of the priest. The locals give contacts of people who can help get into the temple.
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August 26, 2023
It is a very beautiful church. Externally, the appearance looks like a Catholic church, but in fact it is an Orthodox parish. It's a pity we didn't get inside, the church was closed and the fence around it too. Therefore , they admired only externally .
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March 26, 2024
We were passing through on a weekday, it's a pity, but we didn't even get into the territory, let alone inside. The architecture is simply fascinating.
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August 16, 2023
The church itself is amazing with an interesting history.The only thing that disappointed is the lock on the doors at the entrance to the territory ... (by hearsay / but maybe people are wrong/ there's a peculiar father there)
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October 17, 2024
The place is beautiful, 'father' did not leave a pleasant impression
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June 6, 2023
Very beautiful. That's just unclear and causes outrage. Why does the structure make it clear with all its appearance that it is a church, but it is a church. Yes, they also closed it. Put the building back in the right hands.
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August 30, 2021
A very beautiful and unusual building.
By the way, after viewing the photos, you expect some VERY large building, but in reality the church is small and elegant. It looks very nice.
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August 27, 2024
A beautiful, elegant church, sad and refined.
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October 8, 2020
It is a very beautiful church. It is incredible what kind of tourist facilities there are in Belarus. The church is located in a deep village. We were on Sunday, the entrance to the territory was closed. I recommend you to visit.
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September 24, 2024
An unusual temple, the architecture is impressive!
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November 14, 2020
And this is an example of how beautiful a church can be, although it stands not on the central square of the capital, but in a small village in the north of the Vitebsk region. It was built in the middle of the 19th century by the local landowner Ignatiy Lopatinsky in memory of his beloved wife Maria, who died prematurely. It was built as a Catholic church, and in the 19th century it was transferred to the Orthodox denomination. The temple is beautiful. Click on the picture, more photos will come out.
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August 31, 2024
I thought she was bigger, but still very beautiful)
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September 2, 2024
Very majestic and impressive.
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July 9, 2024
A very beautiful unusual church
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June 3, 2023
A magnificent, unusual church. I advise you to see it. It was closed, they were not inside. The place is unusual, next to a pond with screaming frogs. The entrance is convenient.
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August 12, 2022
A place of space architecture. The territory is clean and well maintained. The church itself fascinates with its greatness. Opposite Lopatinsky Alley.
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November 2, 2021
I advise you to visit. A rather majestic building of the XIX century. It was built in the Neo-Gothic style. There is currently an Orthodox church there. Therefore, you can only get inside when there is a service.
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July 14, 2023
A beautiful church. It is also included in the top of the most beautiful and tallest temples in Belarus.
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June 15, 2022
Beautiful architecture, for this the highest score, but for the fact that the Church was taken away and given to Orthodoxy and they live in someone else's building, and local pamarkoun began to go there, for lack of other options, justifying that there is only one faith, then it is off the scale somehow. They wouldn't let them sit like that in a mosque.
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June 15, 2022
Nothing has changed from the fact that the church was taken away for far-fetched reasons and called a church. A beautiful creation that will definitely be returned one day to the "native harbor".
For tourists from the eastern direction:
Catholicism began to spread actively in Belarus since the end of the 14th century.
According to the Catholic Church itself, the denomination has about 1.4 million believers (15% of the total population).
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April 28, 2022
A gorgeous temple, the attitude towards people below 0, I don't even want to remember. We drove 500 km to see.Everything is closed, they didn't even let us into the territory.We accidentally waited for the priest, said that he had no time to communicate with us, in the end, as it turned out, because we were in shorts
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June 1, 2023
A very beautiful church, of an unusual appearance. You can only get inside during the service, but don't worry about that. From the outside, she is more beautiful than inside.
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September 5, 2020
The temple is very small. Besides, it was closed, it was impossible to go inside. The priest opened the door to a group of people, then closed it behind them and that was it.
You can take several photos, but no more.. There is no comparison with the Vultures. This temple is like a small likeness.
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