Church of the Assumption | |
Native Name: | Касцёл Унебаўзяцця Найсвяцейшай Панны Марыі |
Native Name Lang: | be |
Coordinates: | 53.4653°N 25.4053°W |
Location: | Dzyatlava |
Country: | Belarus |
Denomination: | Roman Catholic church |
Religious Order: | --> |
Diocese: | Roman Catholic Diocese of Grodno |
Style: | Vilnian Baroque |
Years Built: | 1624—1646 |
Church of the Assumption in Dzyatlava is a Catholic church in Belarus, built in 1624–1646 in Vilnian Baroque style. Nowadays the church is listed as a Belarusian Cultural Heritage object.
The church was built in 1624–1646 by order of Lew Sapieha on a market square and replaced an older wooden church. It was destroyed by fire in 1743, all interiors and churchware were lost. In 1751 donated money for reconstruction. The architect A. Osikevich rebuilt the church in Vilnian Baroque style. Another fire damaged the roof in 1882. In 1900 the church's territory was fenced by a high stone wall with towers.[1]