Old Cathedral of St. Barbara and St. Paul, Vitebsk

The Church of St. Barbara[1] (formerly Cathedral of St. Barbara and St. Paul [2]) (Belarusian: Касцёл Святой Барбары ў Віцебску) is a Catholic church and the parish in Vitebsk a city in Belarus.

Cathedral of St. Barbara and St. Paul
Касцёл святой Барбары ў Віцебску
LocationVitebsk
Country Belarus
DenominationRoman Catholic Church

The church was built as 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 1990 it was returned to the Catholic faithful, and between 1991 and 1998 was renewed. In 1993, he was consecrated again. Between 1999 and 2011, the church served as the cathedral of the new diocese of Vitebsk. Today, the main cathedral is the temple 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.[3][4]

See also
The Church in 1910

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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