Peter and Paul Church is a monument of the architecture of Pseudo-Russian style.

Peter and Paul Church is a monument of the architecture of Pseudo-Russian style.

Since the beginning it was a Uniate church, which was first mentioned in 1618. Its construction is attributed to Chancellor Lieŭ Sapieha. After the death of the Chancellor his youngest son – a famous statesman Kazimir Lieŭ Sapieha – became the sponsor of the church. In 1656, after the death of Kazimir Sapieha, the church moved to the Biaroza Carthusian monastery. In 1772 a new stone church was built thanks to the efforts of the Uniate priest Danila Sušynski in Biaroza-Kartuzskaja. It was consecrated in honor of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul. In 1803, Biaroza parish was the largest parish in the Pružanski district and consisted of 1799 parishioners. After the liquidation of the Uniate Church in 1839, the temple became Orthodox. As a result of the restructuring on the eve of the First World War, the building has acquired a modern look. At the present time, the Church operates.

 

Publication date: 29.01.2019.

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