Photo of the Day for January 27, 2013

Churches of Belarus (part XXIII):  Orthodox church of the Protection of the Most Blessed Mother of God, Vjazyn’ 2007.  Цэрквы Беларусі (частка ХХІІІ):  царква Пакрова Прасьвятой Багародзіцы, Вязынь 2007 год.

This Orthodox church was built on the foundations of a Roman Catholic church during the harsh re-imposition of Russian imperial rule and Russian Orthodoxy after the abortive Polish-Belarusian-Lithuanian uprising of 1863-64.  Under the Soviet regime the authorities profaned the church by using it as a club.

1 comment

  1. Прыгожы здымак. Усё як нада быць – нават чалавек на ровару ;-).
    А клуб – ня горшы выпадак…

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