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<h1>The church in Derewna</h1>
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<strong>Date:</strong> 2024-09-23 |
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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>
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alt="1726 document"
title="1726 list">
<figcaption>Photo 1 — List of Christian Catholic settlements, 1726</figcaption>
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<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>
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<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>
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<p>In 1745 a Greek Catholic church was built in Derewna.</p>
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alt="Greek Catholic church 1745"
title="1745 church">
<figcaption>Photo 2 — Greek Catholic church built in 1745</figcaption>
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<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>
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<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>
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alt="Greek-Catholic metric books 1799-1801"
title="Metrics 1799-1801">
<figcaption>Photo 4 — Greek-Catholic metric books 1799–1801</figcaption>
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alt="Greek Catholic metric books 1824"
title="Metrics 1824">
<figcaption>Photo 5 — Greek Catholic metric books 1824 (FamilySearch)</figcaption>
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<p>After the Council of Polotsk in 1839, the church was handed over to the Orthodox.</p>
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<img src="/image/derewna/6.png"
alt="Rittich map 1864"
title="1864 map">
<figcaption>Photo 6 — Rittich map 1864 (church marked)</figcaption>
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alt="Schubert map 1866"
title="1866 map">
<figcaption>Photo 7 — Schubert map 1866 (church marked)</figcaption>
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<p>During the II Rzeczpospolita (1918–1939) the church was active and marked on maps.</p>
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alt="Church during II Rzeczpospolita"
title="Interwar period">
<figcaption>Photo 8 — Church in 1918–1938</figcaption>
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<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>
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alt="Plan of the church"
title="Church plan">
<figcaption>Photo 9 — Plan of the church before destruction</figcaption>
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alt="Church before destruction 1960"
title="1960 photo">
<figcaption>Photo 10 — Church in 1960 (before destruction)</figcaption>
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<p>On the initiative of local residents and with their donations, restoration work began in 2012. The new temple was consecrated in 2018.</p>
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alt="Restored church 2018"
title="Modern church">
<figcaption>Photo 11 — Restored church (2018)</figcaption>
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alt="Restored church interior or exterior"
title="Modern church 2">
<figcaption>Photo 12 — Restored church (2018)</figcaption>
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<h2>References and information used in the article</h2>
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<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>
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