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Church in Detkowicze

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+ Date: 2024-09-24    |    + Tags: Detkowicze +
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The parish of Detkowicze was founded and the wooden church was built in 1740 by the landowner Pavel Bukhovetsky, a clerk of the Brest voivodeship. The church was built during the Union period and adapted for Uniate worship.

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It is known that the church was repaired in the 1820s.

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Detkowicze is mentioned in the “List of Christian Catholic settlements in 1726”.

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+ 1726 list of settlements +
Photo 1 — List of Christian Catholic settlements, 1726
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Description of the church (folk wooden architecture):

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+ Consists of rectangular main and altar log cabins, covered with a common roof with triangular overhangs... The two-tiered belfry-gate is located separately on the axis of the church. +
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+ Uniate metric books 1742-1798 +
Photo 2 — Uniate metric books 1742–1798
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+ Uniate metric books 1798-1801 +
Photo 3 — Uniate metric books 1798–1801
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+ Uniate metric books 1823-1828 +
Photo 4 — Uniate metric books 1823–1828 (FamilySearch)
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List of Uniate priests who served in Detkowicze:

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In the 1840s, during the conversion to an Orthodox church, the interior was changed.

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+ Rittich map 1864 +
Photo 5 — Rittich map 1864 (church marked)
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+ Schubert map 1866 +
Photo 6 — Schubert map 1866 (two churches marked)
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+ Description 1899 +
Photo 7 — Description from “Grodno Orthodox Church Calendar” (1899)
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+ Description 1899 page 2 +
Photo 8 — Additional page from 1899 description
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In 1884, priest Konstantin Zhukovich began major renovation works. The church was rebuilt according to the project of engineer A. Remer. The consecration took place on October 22, 1888.

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During the II Rzeczpospolita (1919–1939) the church was active and marked on maps.

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+ Church during II Rzeczpospolita +
Photo 9 — Church in 1919–1939
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Today the Holy Protection Church is a monument of folk wooden architecture. It consists of two rectangular log cabins with a common gable roof, an octagonal turret with an onion dome, and a separate two-tiered belfry-gate.

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+ Modern view of the church +
Photo 10 — Holy Protection Church today
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+ Modern view of the church +
Photo 11 — Holy Protection Church (another view)
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References and information used in the article

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