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Cerkiew pw. Zaśnięcia Przenajświętszej Bogurodzicy

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Cerkiew pw. Zaśnięcia Przenajświętszej Bogurodzicy

Facts and practical information

Dormition of the Holy Mother of God Church is an Orthodox parish church in Czyż, in the Hajnówka deanery of the Warsaw-Biels diocese of the Polish Autocephalous Orthodox Church.

It is a brick church built in 1984-1993, according to the project of Mikhail Balash, on the site of the old wooden church of the nineteenth century, burned in 1984. It is one of the largest country churches in Poland. Ceremonial consecration took place on 27th August 1993. The following artists worked on the interior decoration: Yaroslav Vishchenko - polychromes, Alexander Los and Victor Downar - icons in iconostasis and Nikolai Bakumienko - sculpture in iconostasis. The work on beautification of the interior was finished in 1996. The church has four domes.

Coordinates: 52°46'35"N, 23°25'23"E
Location

Czyże 72Czyże 17-207 PodlasiePoland

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Cerkiew pw. Zaśnięcia Przenajświętszej Bogurodzicy – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Synagoga w Orli, Cerkiew pw. Świętych Cyryla i Metodego, Cerkiew pw. Świętych Kosmy i Damiana, Cerkiew pw. Przemienienia Pańskiego.

  • synagoga w orli6.2 miSW
  • cerkiew pw swietych cyryla i metodego5.9 miSW
  • cerkiew pw swietych kosmy i damiana1.5 miN
  • cerkiew pw przemienienia panskiego4.6 miSE
  • cerkiew pw swietego michala archaniola6.3 miSW
  • cerkiew pw swietego apostola jana teologa3.7 miE
  • cerkiew pw wniebowstapienia panskiego3.7 miE
  • cerkiew pw swietego apostola i ewangelisty lukasza6 miN
  • cerkiew pw swietego antoniego pieczerskiego3.9 miNE

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