Church of Saint Andrew the Apostle, Kryvichy

Church of Saint Andrew the Apostle
Касцёл Святога Андрэя Апостала ў Крывічах
Location	Kryvičy
Country	Belarus
Denomination	Roman Catholic church
Religious institute	Trinitarians
History
Status	Active
Architecture
Style	Baroque
Years built	1776—1796
Administration
Diocese	Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Minsk–Mohilev

Church of Saint Andrew the Apostle is a Catholic church in Kryvičy, Belarus, built in 1776—1796 in Baroque style.

History

The church was established in 1770 as a part of the Trinitarians's monastery. The first wooden church was replaced by a stone one in 1796. In the same year the church was consecrated in the name of Andrew the Apostle by the bishop Troksky. It worked until 1830 and was closed by the authorities in the aftermath of the November Uprising. When the monastery was dismissed, all its buildings were given to the parish.

Architecture

The church is one naved basilica with a square apse and a high three-store bell tower at the main facadу and an adjacent two-store dormitory on the southeast side. The nave is covered with a cylindrical vault. The main altar dominates the Baroque interior. Its wooden statue of Christ is a copy of the one in Antakalnis. Adam Kirkor wrote in 1855 that both statues were brought from Rome.

Gallery

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  Before September 1910
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  The main altar before 1910
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  The interior during reconstruction, 2010