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+ <h1>The church in Derewna</h1>
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+ <strong>Date:</strong> 2024-09-23 &nbsp;&nbsp; | &nbsp;&nbsp;
+ <strong>Tags:</strong> Derewna
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+ <p>It is known that since the 17th century Derewna was a stopping place for Jesuits for missionary work. A church was built here, which had an image of the “Mother of God”.</p>
+
+ <p>The list of Christian Catholic settlements from 1726 mentions Derewnia (Derevnia).</p>
+
+ <figure>
+ <img src="/image/derewna/1.png"
+ alt="1726 document"
+ title="1726 list">
+ <figcaption>Photo 1 — List of Christian Catholic settlements, 1726</figcaption>
+ </figure>
+
+ <p>Since 1744 Derewna has been a branch church of the Braszewicze parish. It is included in the deanery of Szereszewski, Lutsk parish.</p>
+
+ <p>List of missionaries who served in Derewna:</p>
+ <ul>
+ <li>1750–1752 – Michał Obrębski</li>
+ <li>1752–1753 – Antoni Sztemberg</li>
+ <li>1754 – Stanisław Dzierżyński</li>
+ <li>1754–1755 – Antoni Sztemberg</li>
+ <li>1757–1760 – Nepomucen Kozłowski</li>
+ </ul>
+
+ <p>In 1745 a Greek Catholic church was built in Derewna.</p>
+
+ <figure>
+ <img src="/image/derewna/2.png"
+ alt="Greek Catholic church 1745"
+ title="1745 church">
+ <figcaption>Photo 2 — Greek Catholic church built in 1745</figcaption>
+ </figure>
+
+ <p>In 1773 the area and the property were given to the state.</p>
+
+ <p>There is a mention of a Greek-Catholic clergyman — Dyshkovskiy Pavel (*1785), who served in Derewna in 1832–1837.</p>
+
+ <figure>
+ <img src="/image/derewna/3.png"
+ alt="Greek-Catholic metric books 1754-1799"
+ title="Metrics 1754-1799">
+ <figcaption>Photo 3 — Greek-Catholic metric books 1754–1799</figcaption>
+ </figure>
+
+ <figure>
+ <img src="/image/derewna/4.png"
+ alt="Greek-Catholic metric books 1799-1801"
+ title="Metrics 1799-1801">
+ <figcaption>Photo 4 — Greek-Catholic metric books 1799–1801</figcaption>
+ </figure>
+
+ <figure>
+ <img src="/image/derewna/5.png"
+ alt="Greek Catholic metric books 1824"
+ title="Metrics 1824">
+ <figcaption>Photo 5 — Greek Catholic metric books 1824 (FamilySearch)</figcaption>
+ </figure>
+
+ <p>After the Council of Polotsk in 1839, the church was handed over to the Orthodox.</p>
+
+ <figure>
+ <img src="/image/derewna/6.png"
+ alt="Rittich map 1864"
+ title="1864 map">
+ <figcaption>Photo 6 — Rittich map 1864 (church marked)</figcaption>
+ </figure>
+
+ <figure>
+ <img src="/image/derewna/7.png"
+ alt="Schubert map 1866"
+ title="1866 map">
+ <figcaption>Photo 7 — Schubert map 1866 (church marked)</figcaption>
+ </figure>
+
+ <p>During the II Rzeczpospolita (1918–1939) the church was active and marked on maps.</p>
+
+ <figure>
+ <img src="/image/derewna/8.png"
+ alt="Church during II Rzeczpospolita"
+ title="Interwar period">
+ <figcaption>Photo 8 — Church in 1918–1938</figcaption>
+ </figure>
+
+ <p>After the arrival of Soviet power and during World War II the church fell into disrepair. In 1967 it was completely destroyed by bulldozer and the ruins were burned.</p>
+
+ <figure>
+ <img src="/image/derewna/9.png"
+ alt="Plan of the church"
+ title="Church plan">
+ <figcaption>Photo 9 — Plan of the church before destruction</figcaption>
+ </figure>
+
+ <figure>
+ <img src="/image/derewna/10.png"
+ alt="Church before destruction 1960"
+ title="1960 photo">
+ <figcaption>Photo 10 — Church in 1960 (before destruction)</figcaption>
+ </figure>
+
+ <p>On the initiative of local residents and with their donations, restoration work began in 2012. The new temple was consecrated in 2018.</p>
+
+ <figure>
+ <img src="/image/derewna/11.png"
+ alt="Restored church 2018"
+ title="Modern church">
+ <figcaption>Photo 11 — Restored church (2018)</figcaption>
+ </figure>
+
+ <figure>
+ <img src="/image/derewna/12.png"
+ alt="Restored church interior or exterior"
+ title="Modern church 2">
+ <figcaption>Photo 12 — Restored church (2018)</figcaption>
+ </figure>
+
+ <div class="references">
+ <h2>References and information used in the article</h2>
+ <ul>
+ <li>Svyatar in Belarusian society: a prosopography of the Uniate clergy 1596–1839 / Dzianis Liseychykau. – Minsk, 2015.</li>
+ <li>Descriptions of churches and parishes. Grodno Orthodox Church Calendar. Vol. 1</li>
+ <li>https://onlinebrest.by</li>
+ <li>Jan Fibek</li>
+ <li>Maps of Rittich and Schubert</li>
+ </ul>
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