Description of the attraction
The Church of St. Barbara (Barbara) in its current version was built in 1885 according to the project of Viktor Piotrovsky. The first temple on this site was built in 1785. It was conceived as a small church at a suburban cemetery. The money for the construction was given by the marshalak (leader of the nobility) of the City Pavet (district) Anthony Kosov.
In 1800, a brick chapel (chapel) of the Holy Cross was built next to the church. The construction was carried out at the expense of the Vitebsk cornet Peter Liozko.
At the end of the 19th century, the number of parishioners increased so much that the small cemetery church could not accommodate everyone. In this regard, it was decided to build a large roomy temple. On December 4, 1885, a new neo-Gothic style brick church was consecrated in honor of St. Barbara and St. Joseph.
The Holy Martyr Barbara is considered by Catholics to be the protector against sudden death. Catholics were afraid of sudden death, because a person did not have time to prepare for it - to confess and partake of the Holy Mysteries. Such a famous patroness and the location of the temple near the cemetery made it extremely popular among the devout population.
In 1935, the temple was closed, and the atheists who came to power began to use the majestic church as a repository of fertilizers.
Time passed, the temple was dilapidated. In 1988, its restoration began. The original intention of the authorities was to turn the church into a concert hall. In 1993, at the numerous requests of Catholic believers, the church was consecrated again by Father Janusz Skecek in the name of St. Barbara (Barbara). Today it is a functioning Catholic church.
