Church of the Divine Providence (Slobodka)

Church of the Divine Providence in Słobódka is a Catholic temple in Belarus, listed as a national Cultural Heritage object.[1][2]

Church of the Divine Providence
Касцёл Божага Провіду
55°41′10″N 27°11′01″E
LocationSłobódka (8th of March str., 10)
CountryBelarus
DenominationRoman Catholic church
Architecture
StyleRomanesque Revival architecture
Years built1903—1906
Administration
DioceseRoman Catholic Diocese of Vitebsk

The Church of the Divine Providence was built in the place of an older church, that was in its turn constructed in 1806. The old church was replaced when it was no longer able to accommodate the parish. The new church was decorated in the Romanesque Revival style, it received two tall five-store towers topped with peaked tented roof.[3]

The church was closed in 1949—1953 and repurposed as a granary. The pipe organ was damaged during the World War II, the restoration was done only in 1999.

  • The interior in 2009
  • Aerial photo in 2021
  • The historical hammer work doors, crafted by a local master
  • Between 1941 and 1944

References
  1. "Слабодка — парафія Божага Провіду" (in Belarusian). Catholic.by. Archived from the original on 2020-10-26. Retrieved 2022-03-03.
  2. "Архитектурные и природные чудеса деревни Слободка Браславского района — в новом путешествии Жигамонта ВИДЕО" [Architectural and natural wonders of Slobodka in Braslaw region] (in Russian). Nasha Niva. 2019-09-26. Archived from the original on 2022-03-04. Retrieved 2022-03-04.
  3. "Костел Божьего Провидения в Слободке (Беларусь)" [Church of the Divine Providence in Slobodka (Belarus)] (in Russian). Vsehrami.ru. 2017-11-18. Archived from the original on 2021-05-10. Retrieved 2022-03-04.


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