Photo of the Day for July 7, 2013

Churches of Belarus (part XXXVI):  Church of St. Joseph (1836), Baradzinichy (Baradzjenichy) 2011.  Касьцёлы Беларусі (частка XXXVI):  касьцёл Сьв. Юзафа (1836), Барадзінічы (Барадзенічы) 2011 год.

This stone church is a fine example of neo-classical village churches of the mid-19th century.  The Soviet authorities closed the church in 1951 and used the building as a warehouse until it was restituted in 1989.

 

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