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Drohiczyn Poleski

Church in Osowce

The first mention of the church known at the moment is a list of Uniate clergy.

Czechowicz Gabryel, priest of the church in the village. Osowce of Pinsk district. 11.07.1755;

Kuzminski Justin (Ustin), * 1800. Chaplain of the chapel in the village. Belin of Kobryn district. (attributed to the church in the village of Osowce) 1832 - 1836;

Mihail Czehovicz, * 1785. Ordained 1814; the priest of the church in Osowce of Kobryn district. 1832-25.02.1837;

Wosinskiy Porfiry son of Michala Wosinski, * 02.16.1786, bapt. in the church of Greetings from Pinsk district. Studied at the Dubrovic College of Public Relations; vicars of the church in Osowce, Kobryn district. 25.02.1837. 598; 695];

Szemetilo Kacper, administrator of the church in the village of Osowce of Kobryn district. 25.02.1837;

In 1780 the church was renovated and arranged by the landowner Kliment Ozheshko. What is mentioned in “Collection of historical and cultural monuments. Brest region”.

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Also in “Descriptions of churches and parishes. Grodno Orthodox Church Calendar. Volume 1”

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RGIA has copies of Uniate metrics for the church from 1789 to 1801.

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The Marmons site also has metric Uniate books for 1823 - 1826.

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In 1836 the iconostasis was built. In the church there was a revered icon of the Mother of God “Sorrowful”, which was considered a miracle-working “painting expressive”, painted on canvas with oil paints. In 1814 the icon was covered with a silver riza with gilded crowns over the countenances and decorated with “brilliant” stones. It is believed that the icon was originally located in the Belinskaya church, which was organized in the manor of Orzeszko in 1785 (in 1785 the icon was transferred to Osovtsy). The icon was in the high place, but in the 1880s the Belinska church was destroyed due to dilapidation and the icon was moved to the Osovetska church. The icon was placed on the left choir at the wall in a gilded casket, which was arranged by the diligence of donors in 1893. The icon was celebrated on August 15 (on the Dormition) and many people from the surrounding villages, including Catholics, gathered for this pilgrimage.

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In 1839, after the Polock Cathedral, the church was handed over to the Orthodox.

In 1861, a parochial school was opened with 41 boys and 10 girls.

On the maps of 1864, the church was marked as Orthodox:

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The church is also marked on the 1866 - 1867 maps:

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In 1876 the church was repaired: a new iconostasis was built, the roof was repaired, the foundation was repaired, and on September 26, 1876 the church was consecrated. In 1898 it belonged to the Iwanowo (Janow) bishopric. There were 1712 parishioners. There was a church school and a public school. The parish consisted of a priest and a psalmist.

There is also a list of Orthodox clergymen since 1861. It should be noted that Kasper Shemetilo converted from Uniatism to Orthodoxy.

  • Priest Kacper Szemetilo (1861)
  • Priest John Weraksin (24.02.1880 - 1901);
  • Priest Alexei Oseczenski (1901 - d.);
  • Priest Anthony Alehnowicz (1930s-1940s)
  • Archpriest Wictor Soroka (20.06.1973 - 13.03.2018)
  • Priest Sergius Bogush (2018) Vrio. combined.
  • Priest Leonid Kurowsky (2019)

There is also a photographic portrait of Anthony Alechnowicz

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At the time of II Rzeczypospolitej the church was Orthodox and active, it was also marked on maps in Osowce II (now it is the outskirts of the village of Osowce).

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During Soviet times the church was not closed. At the beginning of the XXI century the church was included in the list of historical and cultural values of the Republic of Belarus. At the moment the church is active.

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Links and information used in the material:

2024-07-08
https://drohiczyn-poleski.com/post/osowcy_church/ Tymoteusz Kaljuta