Telegram channel Pozirk. Naviny pra Belarus’ (Позірк. Навіны пра Беларусь) reported on February 28 (https://by.tgstat.com/en/channel/@pozirkonline, 28 February 2023 15:24) that the district authorities of Smarhon’ (Смаргонь) in northwestern Belarus have forced the overpainting of a fresco in the chancel of the Roman Catholic church of Our Lady of the Rosary in Soly (Солы). The… Continue reading Photos of the Day for March 3, 2023
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Photo of the Day for October 7, 2020
To commemorate the feast of Our Lady of the Rosary (October 7). З нагоды сьвята Маці Божай Ружанцовай (7 кастрычнік). Churches of Belarus (part CDIII): Roman Catholic church of Our Lady of the Rosary (1926-34), Soly 2019. See also photos of the day for January 29, 2019 and November 1-3, 2016. Касьцёлы Беларусі… Continue reading Photo of the Day for October 7, 2020
Photos of the Day for November 3, 2016
Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary (October 7), Roman Catholic church of Our Lady of the Rosary, Soly 2015. Урачыстая сьвятая Імша з нагоды Маці Божай Ружанцовай (7 кастрычніка), касьцёл Маці Божай Ружанцовай, Солы 2015 г.
Photos of the Day for November 2, 2016
Interior, Roman Catholic church of Our Lady of the Rosary, Soly 2015. Касьцёл Маці Божай Ружанцовай, Солы 2015 г. Note the boat-shaped pulpit, a symbol of the Church (the Bark of Peter) and also an allusion to the October 7, 1571 Battle of Lepanto in which the fleet of the Holy League defeated the… Continue reading Photos of the Day for November 2, 2016
Photos of the Day for November 1, 2016
Churches of Belarus (part CLXXXVIII): Roman Catholic church of Our Lady of the Rosary (1926-34), Soly. A stately combination of art nouveau and neo-baroque elements, this church stands as a gleaming and welcoming beacon from any angle. The church is named for the October 7 feast day proclaimed by Pope St. Pius V in honor… Continue reading Photos of the Day for November 1, 2016