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St. Barbara's Church

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Viciebsk, Lieninhradskaja vulica, 27

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Viciebsk, Lieninhradskaja vulica, 27
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+375 21 235-32-61
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Level 12 Local Expert
August 13, 2024
A small stone Catholic church was built in 1785 next to the Vitebsk Catholic cemetery. After the construction was completed, the church was consecrated by the first archbishop of Mogilev Stanislav Bogush-Sestrantsevich in the name of the Holy Martyr Barbara. At first he played the role of a cemetery church, then he became a parish church. At the end of the XIX century, the number of parishioners of the temple grew so much that the building ceased to accommodate believers. In 1884-1885, the church was rebuilt in the Neo-Romanesque style by architect V. Piotrovsky, which significantly increased its capacity. After the reconstruction, the church was re-consecrated on December 4, 1885. In 1935, the Church of St. Barbara was closed, the building was used as a warehouse. During During the Great Patriotic War, the towers were destroyed, and in the post-war period the temple building stood abandoned. Restoration of the church building began in 1988. Initially, it was planned to organize a concert hall there, but after the collapse of the USSR and the restoration of the structures of the Catholic Church in Belarus, St. Barbara's church was returned to the faithful. In 1993, the church, which was returned to the parishioners, was consecrated by the archbishop By Kazimir Sventek. October 13, 1999 from A separate diocese of Vitebsk was allocated to the Minsk-Mogilev archdiocese, and St. Barbara's Church became the cathedral of the new diocese.
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Level 5 Local Expert
October 15, 2024
It is very beautiful and impressive from the outside. I was there on Sunday, I got inside, I cried from the bottom of my heart, and what a scent of lilies there was, something incredible. I left a minute before the start of the service, now I regret it, I will visit on my next visit. I reached Lenin 56 in half an hour at a brisk pace.
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Level 16 Local Expert
December 8, 2024
Yandex writes that the institution starts working from 17:00. When you drive up by car at night (a little before the start of work time), you realize that there is nowhere to put the car next to it. No more than 5 cars can be parked on the territory of the church itself. And it's not clear if ordinary people can park there. Externally, the church, as well as the territory, is not illuminated. And despite the lights on inside and some movement, the doors were closed. It seemed that no one was waiting for anyone...
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