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Сhurch in Glinno

The first mention of the church in Glinno can be attributed to 1660. The then Orthodox church was destroyed by the Polish army. This record is mentioned in Wlodimir Leontiuk’s book “Slovnik Berestiyschyny”.

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It is not known in what year and by whom the old Orthodox church was built or restored. In the following records this church is mentioned as a Uniate church. This is confirmed by a list of Greek Catholic clergymen in Glinno:

  • Zdanowicz Antoni, presented by the under-chaser of the Ukrainian National League, Yavchym-Karal Potocki; ordained by the Pinsk-Tura bishop Yu. Bulgak in 1763; priest of the church in Glinna of Pinsk district. 1763-17.01.1777.
  • Koruński Bazyli, administrator of the church in the village. Glinna of Pinsk district. 21.02.1787
  • Zhdanovich Gavriil Antonov, * 1765, † 1803. Priest in the village. Glinna Pinsky (after Mozyrsky) district. 1795 - 1803; the church was transferred to the Orthodox department in 1795; uncle Teodor Zdanovich.
  • Konczewski Grzegorz, * 1763; The priest of the church in Glinna Pinsky (after Kobrynsky) district. 1799 (former). Wife Catherine, * 1769; son John, * 1796.
  • Ivan Zdanovich, * 1775; the priest of the church in Clay of Kobryn district. 1832-25.02.1837; Wife and daughter Frantishka Grudzinska.
  • Grudzinsky Franz, * 1802. Vicars of the church in the village. Clay of Kobryn district. 1832-25.02.1837; Wife and daughter Yana Zdanovich.

**It should be noted that in 1795 the church was temporarily transferred to the orthodox department.

There is also no information about what became of the Uniate church, but in 1773 Anthony Kulikovsky built (or restored) the church in Glinno.

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From 1754 to 1801. RGIA has Uniate metric books for our church.

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After the Council of Polotsk, the church was handed over to the Orthodox. During the Russian Empire, the church was active, which is confirmed by the maps of those times by Schubert and Rittich.

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1864 год

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1866 -1867

During II Republic of Poland until the outbreak of World War II, the church was also active, was marked on Polish maps.

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At present there is no church in Glinno, unfortunately there is no information about the fate of the church after World War 2, who destroyed it and when. Perhaps the article, it will be possible in the future to supplement after a request to the bishop’s office in Ivanovo district.

References and information used in the material:

  • The priest in the Belarusian society: prosopography of the Union clergy 1596–1839. / Denis Liseychikov. – Minsk, 2015. – 719 p., [16] l. ill.