The church in Lazduny: to the question of the authority of the project and the time of construction
https://doi.org/10.29235/2524-2369-2025-70-3-229-240
Abstract
The article examines the history of the construction of the Roman Catholic church in the village of Lazduny, Ivyevsky district, Grodno region, a monument of neo-Romanesque architecture of the early twentieth century. Based on archival documents, the years of construction of the temple are specified, the authorship of the project is established. The name of architect Mikhail Dubovik, the author of the projects of several churches in Belarus, is being introduced into the history of Belarusian architecture. A comparative analysis of the architectural solutions of the churches built according to his designs in Lazduny and in Ikazn (Braslavsky district of Vitebsk region) is carried out.
The existing state of the interior of the Lazduny Church is described, including the works of 19th century altarpiece paintings “Holy Trinity” and “The Murder of St. Stanislav”.
About the Author
Zh. M. Zhykharka
Center for the Belarusian Culture, Language and Literature researches of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Zhanna M. Zhykharka – Ph. D. (Art History), Senior Researcher
1 Surganov Str., Bldg 2, Minsk 220072
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