Catholic temple in the centre of the city refers to architecture of the late classicism. The church belongs to a type of basilican temples with three naves.

In sixteen two a catholic temple appeared in Liepieĺ. It was built at the order of Lieŭ Sapieha, one of the most influential statesmen of Grand Duchy of Lithuania and Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth of the last third of the sixteenth – the first third of the seventeenth century. A village Liepieĺ belonged then to him. The church received a name of Saint Casimir. A wooden church of Saint Casimir was burning not once. Only in eighteen seventy-six already a brick church began its work. In tragic thirties of the twentieth century the church was closed and priests were arrested. Only in sixty years the temple was returned to faithful.

Publication date: 21.06.2017.

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