Catholic Church of the Nativity of the Holy Virgin Mary was built in Braslaŭ in 1824.

Catholic Church of the Nativity of the Holy Virgin Mary was built near the ancient castle hill. The building was supervised by the сatholic priest Ihnat Navicki. Work in the church continued until the 1840s. In 1897, on the initiative and under the direction of the priest Francišak Birutovič, the church building was completed, and in fact a new church was erected. The builders left only the north and east walls from the old church, which became a part of the new church. In 1930, electricity was supplied to the church. The temple continued to operate during World War II. In June 1942, the priest Miačyslaŭ Akrejc was shot by the Nazis in the church yard for helping Jews from the Braslaŭ ghetto. In July 1949, the Braslaŭ priest Anton Šubzda, under threat of arrest by the Soviet security forces, went underground.

On October 11, 1950, in accordance with the anti-religious policy of the Soviet authorities, the church in Braslaŭ was closed and the building was converted into a granary. In 1967, the slightly renovated building was returned to the faithful. Between 1981 and 1986, the interior was restored and the organ replaced. On September 2, 1991, the church was visited by the Archbishop of Minsk and Mahilioŭ Kazimir Sviontak. And on September 8, 1997, the centenary of the Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary was solemnly celebrated.

The church is a monument of Neo-Romanesque architecture. The stylized Baroque wooden altar is decorated with gilded ornamental wood carvings in the form of an acanthus. An organ is installed on the choirs.

Publication date: 09.03.2021.

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