Saints Peter and Paul Church, Iwye

Saints Peter and Paul Church in the town of Iwye, Belarus is a Brick Gothic church, partly altered in Baroque fashion. It is currently an active Roman Catholic church belonging to the Diocese of Grodno. It is included in the list of protected historical and cultural heritage of Belarus.[1]

This article is about the Church in Iwye, Belarus. For other uses, see St. Peter and St. Paul's Church.
Saints Peter and Paul Church
Касцёл cвятых Пятра і Паўла
General view
Religion
AffiliationRoman Catholic
Location
LocationIwye, Belarus
Geographic coordinates53°55′57.25″N 25°46′51.16″E
Architecture
TypeChurch
StyleLate Gothic and Baroque
Materialsclay bricks

Built in 1491–1495, in the 16th century the church became Protestant and then, in the 17th century, Catholic again. For a long time a Franciscan monastery existed near the church.[2]

  1. List of protected monuments on the official site of Iwye Rajon (in Belarusian). Archived 2014-07-14 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Т. Габрусь. Саборы помняць усё: готыка і рэнесанс у сакральным дойлідстве Беларусі. Мінск, 2007. С. 35–37.
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