The Church of the Holy Annunciation has been known since the XVIII century. During its existence, the temple repeatedly burned down and was rebuilt each time. The last fire occurred in 2005, but in 2011 the church reopened its doors to faithful.

The first mentions of the church in the town of Kličaŭ date back to the XVIII century, but the exact date of its founding is unknown. In 1839, the church was renovated with donations from parishioners.

The wooden temple was a work of folk architecture and was a rectangular log house with three domes over a shingled roof. Inside the apse there was a two-tiered dark blue iconostasis with 10 icons. The belltower stood separately behind a wooden fence.

By 1870, the wooden temple fell into disrepair again, and the belltower threatened to collapse. In 1874, an estimate for a new church was made, but the collection of donations was delayed, and the government didn't want to spend money until the parishioners collected half of the required amount. As a result, only 20 years later a new church, consecrated in 1894, was built.

In Soviet times, the temple was probably destroyed in 1938 as a result of the USSR anti-religious policy.

In 1996, a new church was built in Kličaŭ. In the same year, the new temple was consecrated in honor of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin. However, on March 5, 2004, the church burned down. Only on April 7, 2009, on the Annunciation, the construction of a new temple began. On June 21, 2011 the consecration of the brick Church of the Holy Annunciation took place.

Publication date: 17.05.2021.

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