Chapel of St. John Nepomuk in Radoshkovichi

The Roman Catholic Chapel of St. John Nepomuk is located in Radoshkovichi. It stands in the heart of the old cemetery and divides it into two parts - Catholic and Orthodox. Even the fencing of those parts of the cemetery varies: the fence of the Catholic side is made of stone and of the Orthodox - of brick.

The Chapel of St. John Nepomuk was built in the mid-nineteenth century on the site of a wooden chapel. It was built from the rubble and was square volume without windows. Together with the usual boulders the tombstones, remained from the old abandoned graves, were used for the construction of a chapel. Later, in the 1920s, a tambour in Art Nouveau style was built of brick and plastered.

The construction of the chapel is associated with the death of one of the representatives of the noble family Volodkovich - owners of estates Novy Dvor (1863). Volodkovich Alexander, one of the leaders of the rebellion of 1830-1831, died in Paris and was buried in the famous Pere Lachaise cemetery. But in heart, he wanted to stay at home. And, according to the will of the deceased, his heart was transported and buried in the chapel specially constructed for this purpose in Radoshkovichi.
The wars, and later the Soviet invasion spared the chapel - it was left without a roof and doors.
Only in 2008-2009 thanks to the priest of the Radoshkovichi Holy Trinity church Valentin Stankevich the chapel of St. John Nepomuk was restored.

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