I really wanted to see this Church of the Mother of God Ruzhantsova (Virgin Mary of the Holy Rosary) in Sol with my own eyes and now the dream has come true) The church is so unusual and beautiful, like some kind of magical castle. He is unusual in everything. And the appearance is non-standard, where else can you see such a church? It has a multifaceted architecture and a three-dimensional composition and at the same time looks very harmonious! Inside, the painting is not classical. It was painted in the 1930s by the famous Belarusian-Lithuanian artist Pyotr Sergievich. Three altars were built in the church: the main one - to the Mother of God Ruzhantsova, the altar of the Mother of God Ostrobramskaya, the altar of the Heart of the Lord Jesus. And today, in the chapels made in the wings of the transept, there are two more altars: St. Yusaf in the left and St. Anthony in the right. The temple in this settlement stood back in 1589, but it was wooden and, of course, was destroyed. The project of this Art Nouveau church was designed by architect-engineer Adam Dubanovich with the participation of priest-rector Vladislav Kurpis-Garbovsky, sponsors Boniface Trahnevich and Yusaf Zakharevsky. Residents of Solov and surrounding villages also helped. In total, 540,000 zlotys were spent on the construction of the temple, which at that time was a huge amount. During the laying of the foundation of the church, a treasure was found, and the proceeds were used for the construction of the temple. The construction of the temple lasted from 1926 to 1934. During the Second World War, the church did not close and continued to work. The temple has its own organ.

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The church was built in 1926-1934 in the Art Nouveau style with a bell tower and galleries with figured columns. It is rare to see such beauty and asymmetrical harmony anywhere. It is not for nothing that it is among the ten most beautiful temples in Belarus. A cross and an anchor are crossed over the entrance. There are stunning murals inside, including paintings on military subjects. The pulpit is made in the form of a boat. I've never seen anything like it anywhere. You can only get to the church during Mass, we were on an excursion on the way to Gervyaty, so it was opened to us by agreement.

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