Co-Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin and St. Stanislaus

Local nameСобор Успения Девы Марии и Св. Станислава
LocationMogilev, Belarus

The Co-Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin and St. Stanislaus also called Mogilev Cathedral It is a Catholic church in Mogilev, Belarus, which functions as co-cathedral or alternate cathedral of the Archdiocese of Minsk-Mogilev.

The cathedral is located at the site was a former convent of the Carmelites. In 1636 the monastery was built a wooden church dedicated to the Assumption of St. Mary. In 1708 a great fire burned the church and its place in the years 1738 to 1752 a stone church, consecrated in 1765 by Bishop of Vilnius Zenkovich was built. On December 25, 1772 Catherine II of Russia announced the establishment of a Catholic diocese of Byelorussia based in Mogilev. Ten years later, the diocese was elevated to an archdiocese with jurisdiction over all of Latin rite Catholic parishes in Russia, including Moscow and St. Petersburg. Since 1783 the Carmelite monastery church became the cathedral of the Archdiocese of Mogilev, assuming its current name.

Tags CatholicTemple
Download Download See more

More information and contact

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Co-Cathedral_of_the_Assumption_of_the_Virgin_and_St._Stanislaus,_Mogilev

Coordinates 53°53'54.479" N 30°20'3.062" E

Sygic Travel - A Travel Guide in Your Pocket

Download for free and plan your trips with ease
Or just search for "Sygic Travel" in App Store or Google Play.
Sygic Travel Maps The world's first map app tailored for travelers
Use the app Not now