Description of the attraction
The Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, or the Church of the Assumption of the Holy Virgin Mary, in Dyatlovo was built in 1624 with funds allocated by the prominent politician Lev Ivanovich Sapega, who supported the church union. Already in 1646, the temple was rebuilt at the expense of K. L. Sapieha.
During the fire of 1743, when the entire village of Dyatlovo perished in the fire, the Assumption Church was also badly damaged by the fire. The main altar, the entire church archives and family burials in the crypt burned down. In 1751, the architect Alexander Osikevich undertook its restoration, who not only rebuilt the church from the outside, but also took up the design of its interior decoration. Funds for the restoration of the temple were allocated by Prince Nikolai Radziwill. After the reconstruction, the church became a one-nave, two-towered with a tiered facade, decorated in the Vilna Baroque style. Niches were made in the lateral parts of the facade, in which the sculptures of Saints Peter and Paul, as well as Jesus and the Mother of God, are installed. Probably the author of these statues is the Krakow sculptor Costello.
In 1882, the temple was damaged again during a major fire. It had to be restored again. During the renovation, the entire roof of the church was replaced. During the restoration, the interior was also redone. Sculptural and ornamental modeling appeared in it, which decorated 7 altars.
In 1900, a high church fence was built to fence off the territory of the temple from the market that spontaneously emerged on the main square. Gates and tetrahedral turrets with figured domes were also erected.
