Church of St. Casimir in the village of Lipnishki

The church of St. Casimir in the village of Lipnishki is a magnificent Catholic church, built in 1910 in the Neo-Gothic style. It is included in the State list of historical and cultural values ​​and is the property of the Republic of Belarus.

The history of the church of St. Casimir in Lipnishki

The history of the Catholic parish of the village of Lipnishki has been more than five hundred years old - it appeared here in the distant 1510. At the same time, the first wooden church was built, which, according to some sources, was consecrated in honor of St. Anne. The church stood for almost 200 years, but at the beginning of the 18th century it was burned by Russian troops during the Great Northern War. In 1804, a new building was erected, which suffered the same fate: the temple burned down in 1890.

In the late XIX - early XX centuries Lipnishki belonged to the Volsky Dynasty. They built a magnificent homestead in the village, whose ruins can still be seen while visiting the village. Soon Alexander Volsky sponsored the construction of a stone church, the construction of which began 10 years after the previous church was burnt, in 1900. And although it opened its doors to the parishioners already in 1910, work on the arrangement was carried out until 1927. It was in this year that the church was consecrated and is the current Catholic church to this day.

Architectural appearance of St. Casimir's Church in the village of Lipnishki

As mentioned above, the Church of St. Casimir in Lipnishki is a monument to the Neo-Gothic. It is a majestic building, the tower of which aspires to the sky, which is a distinctive feature of the architecture of the Gothic and Neo-Gothic styles.

In terms of the church - a rectangular building with a trihedral apse and transept, to which square "wings" are attached. Above the main facade stands an octagonal tower with a sharp spire. Its main "highlight" is the lacquer finish - these are small window openings made in the roof slope. The aspiration of the whole silhouette of the church upwards is emphasized by the sacristies.

The walls of St. Casimir's church are decorated with stone blocks of square shape, and for their strengthening, buttresses are used - special vertical elements serving to further strengthen the bearing walls. The entrance to the temple is a pointed arched portal, and the hall inside is divided by two rows of pillars into three naves. The interior of the temple is strict and modest, only the columns are painted with pictures on religious subjects and the organ is on the choirs.

Separate attention deserves the territory of the temple. The church is surrounded by a stone fence and a beautiful neo-gothic brahma. Despite the fact that they were built at the same time as the temple itself - at the beginning of the 20th century - both the brahma and the fence were perfectly preserved and pleased the parishioners and guests of the Lipnishki village.