Religious sites in Brest District

Historic Religious Sites

This collection features a diverse range of religious architecture across the Brest region and the Polish-Belarusian border. Highlights include the 16th-century Gothic-Renaissance church in Czernawczyce, the unique wooden Neo-Uniate sanctuary in Kostomłoty, and the historic St. Nicholas Garrison Cathedral located within the Brest Fortress. The list spans Roman Catholic basilicas, Russian Orthodox cathedrals, and archaeological ruins, reflecting the complex denominational history and architectural shifts of the region.

Historic Religious Sites — Map

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A

Fundament kafedralnoj Svato-Nikolaevskoj cerkvi

Archaeological foundations of a former Orthodox and later Uniate cathedral.

Lollencja / CC BY-SA 3.0 pl

B

Kościół pw. Świętej Anny

A Roman Catholic basilica and parish church serving the community in Kodeń.

JoannaPyka / CC BY-SA 3.0 pl

C

Cerkiew katolicka, neounicka obrządku bizantyjsko-słowiańskiego pw. św. Nikity Męczennika w Kostomłotach

A historic wooden Neo-Uniate church of the Byzantine-Slavic rite, serving as the Sanctuary of the Podlasie Unitary Martyrs.

Loraine / CC BY-SA 4.0

D

Cerkiew pw. św. Serafina z Sarowa w Kostomłotach

An Orthodox parish church dedicated to Saint Seraphim of Sarov.

Gedymin / CC BY-SA 3.0

E

Kostel Presvatoj Troicy (1595)

A stone Roman Catholic church from 1595, featuring a blend of Gothic and Renaissance architectural styles.

F

St. Nicholas Garrison Cathedral

A prominent Orthodox cathedral located within the historic Brest Fortress complex.

G

Kostel Vozdvizenia Svatogo Kresta

A mid-19th-century Roman Catholic church in Brest, which served as a cathedral until 1948.

Jolanta Dyr / CC BY-SA 3.0

H

Kościół parafialny pw. św. Apostołów Piotra i Pawła

A Roman Catholic parish church located in Pratulin, part of the Janów Podlaski deanery.

I

Kostel Neporocnogo Zacatia Presvatoj Devy Marii

Roman Catholic church dedicated to the Immaculate Conception.

J

Cerkov Preobrazenia Gospodna

Orthodox place of worship dedicated to the Transfiguration of the Lord.

K

Cerkov Rozdestva Presvatoj Bogorodicy

Orthodox place of worship dedicated to the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

L

Hram v cest Pokrova Presvatoj Bogorodicy

Russian Orthodox church dedicated to the Intercession of the Theotokos.

M

Hram Arhangela Mihaila (1994)

A Russian Orthodox church constructed in 1994.

N

Cerkov Svatogo Spasa

Orthodox Christian place of worship.

O

Kupel

A traditional religious bathing site or baptismal font.

P

Casovna Svatogo apostola Luki

Small religious chapel dedicated to Saint Luke.

Q

Cerkov Svatogo apostola Luki

Russian Orthodox church dedicated to Saint Luke the Apostle.

R

Cerkov sv. Petra i Pavla

Russian Orthodox church dedicated to Saints Peter and Paul.

S

Hram Blagovesenia Presvatoj Bogorodicy (2009)

Russian Orthodox church completed in 2009.

T

Niznij hram uspenia pravednoj Anny (1997)

A lower church dedicated to the Dormition of Saint Anna, built in 1997.

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