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St. Andrew s Church in Naroch

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Type: Katolik churches Style: Neogothic Date of Foundation: 1 century Status: Republican value Republic of Belarus, Minsk region, Myadel district, Naroch

St. Andrew”s Church - an architectural monument of Gothic, founded in 1901, consecrated in 1904. The structure is made of red bricks, not plastered, rubble stone plinth is laid out. Temple of three naves, in terms of a rectangular shape, with a three-sided apse, covered with a gable roof with a small cupola in the center.

The interior - a six round columns (three in each row), they divide the space of the church into three naves. At the entrance - gallery choirs, where the organ. The compositional center of the interior - three-tiered wooden carved altar, made by masters of Vilna in the early XX century. In the center of the first tier is the ”tabernacle” in the middle of the second tier - the icon of the metal chased salary, ”Mother of God.” The lateral part of the second tier are decorated with carved wooden pillars with niches between. In the niches of sculptural images of saints in the whole growth: on the left St. Peter with the keys in the hands of the right St. Paul with a sword. In the center of the third tier sculpture of Jesus Christ to his full height. Side parts are decorated with Pinnacle. Right and left of the altar are two shrine with icons written on the canvas. On the left - the image of St. Andrew on a background of sea and mountains, in the right - the image of St. Roch - a doctor, a dog on the background of the urban landscape. The side walls of the temple are decorated with a wide frieze with floral ornaments. On the side walls 14 of habitats (7 each), which revealed the Gospel story, ”Cross the path of Jesus.”

Front of the main facade of the church is three-tiered bell tower of wood, square in plan, covered with a low hipped roof with metal cross. On the construction of the church shows a plaque in black marble in its interior. reveal all text

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Address Republic of Belarus, Minsk region, Myadel district, Naroch GPS Google: 54.938561′ N, 26.687974′ E