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Cathedral of St. Barbara and St. Paul
Касцёл святой Барбары ў Віцебску
55°12′05″N 30°10′49″E / 55.2013°N 30.1804°E / 55.2013; 30.1804
Location	Vitebsk
Country	Belarus
Denomination	Roman Catholic Church
Architecture
Architectural type	Romanesque Revival
Administration
Diocese	Roman Catholic Diocese of Vitebsk

The Church of St. Barbara (formerly Cathedral of St. Barbara and St. Paul ) (Belarusian: Касцёл Святой Барбары ў Віцебску) is a Catholic church and the parish in Vitebsk a city in Belarus.

History

The church was built next to a cemetery in 1785. In the years 1884–1885 was rebuilt in Neo-Romanesque style by architect Victor Junosza-Piotrowski (including the construction of two towers). It was closed in the 1930s in the era of the Soviet Union, and during World War II was partially destroyed. In the years after the war in the temple he had various uses.

In 1935 the church was closed by the Soviet authorities during its anti-religious program, and during World War II was partially destroyed. In the years after the war the temple was abandoned and gradually decayed.

In 1990 the cathedral was returned to the Catholic church, and between 1991 and 1998 was reconstructed. In 1993, it was consecrated by the cardinal Kazimierz Świątek. Between 1999 and 2011, the church served as the cathedral of the new diocese of Vitebsk. Today, the main cathedral is the Cathedral of Merciful Jesus in Vitebsk, consecrated in 2009. Later the follow church continued under repairs, which were funded with support from the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage of the Republic of Poland.

See also

• Media related to Church of Saint Barbara in Viciebsk at Wikimedia Commons
• Roman Catholicism in Belarus
• St. Barbara
• 3D Scene (Nov 26, 2021 - filmed, Dec 8, 2024 - splatted)

References

1. "Віцебскі дэканат | Віцебская дыяцэзія рыма-каталіцкага касцёла ў Беларусі". catholicvitebsk.by (in Russian). Retrieved 2017-11-08.
2. "Former Cathedral of St. Barbara and St. Paul, Vitebsk, Belarus". gcatholic.org. Retrieved 2016-09-03.
3. "Św. Barbara z Witebska odzyskuje blask". Retrieved 2016-09-03.
4. dominikanie.pl. "Remont kościoła św. Barbary – Dominikanie.pl". dominikanie.pl. Retrieved 2016-09-03.

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Dioceses	Archdiocese of Minsk–Mohilev Diocese of Grodno Diocese of Pinsk Diocese of Vitebsk
Churches	Cathedrals: Cathedral of the Holy Name of Saint Virgin Mary Co-Cathedral of the Assumption of the Virgin and St. Stanislaus, Mogilev St. Francis Xavier Cathedral, Grodno Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Pinsk Cathedral of the Merciful Jesus, Vitebsk Old Cathedral of St. Barbara and St. Paul, Vitebsk Churches: Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Budslau St. Mary's Church, Grodno Church of Saint John the Baptist, Kamai Church of Holy Trinity, Minsk Church of Saints Simon and Helena, Minsk St. Nicholas' Church, Mir Transfiguration Church, Navahrudak Corpus Christi Church, Nesvizh Church of the Assumption, Pruzhany Church of the Holy Trinity, Hyervyaty Church of Mother of God of the Rosary, Soly
Former dioceses	Archdiocese of Mohilev Archeparchy of Polotsk–Vitebsk Eparchy of Volodymyr–Brest Apostolic Exarchate of Belarus
Belarusian Byzantine	Belarusian Greek Catholic Church Leo Garoshka Ceslaus Sipovich Alexander Nadson Sergiusz Gajek
Relations	Apostolic Nunciature to Belarus Archbishop Ante Jozić
See also	Ruthenian Uniate Church Church of St Cyril of Turau, London Our Lady of Budslau Kalvaryja Byaroza Monastery
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