Church of Saint Wenceslaus, Vawkavysk

The Church of Saint Wenceslaus (Belarusian: Касцёл Святога Вацлава) in Vawkavysk is a Belarusian Catholic church in the Grodno Region. Constructed in 1846–1848, it is now listed as a Belarusian national cultural heritage object.^[1]

LocationVawkavysk

CountryBelarus

DenominationRoman Catholic church

StyleClassicism

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Church of Saint Wenceslaus
Касцёл Святога Вацлава
Church of Saint Wenceslaus
Location	Vawkavysk
Country	Belarus
Denomination	Roman Catholic church
Architecture
Style	Classicism
Years built	1846—1848
Administration
Diocese	Roman Catholic Diocese of Grodno

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The first Catholic church in Vawkavysk was built by Vytautas the Great in 1430. It was destroyed during the wars of the 17th century. The new church was constructed in 1846–1848 at the initiative of local priest Jan Lenikovsky. On August 13, 1850, it was consecrated by the Bishop of Vilnius, Wacław Żyliński. In the 1930s, during the Second Polish Republic, it was restored.