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Church of the Protection of the Mother of God, Czarna Cerkiewna

Церковь Покрова Божией Матери в Чарне-Церкевной

PolandЧарна-Церкевна (гмина Гродзиск)1900–1901Public buildings

An unplastered brick parish church in the Russo-Byzantine style, built in 1900–1901 in a village then part of the Russian Empire; the design drawings are kept at the parish house. The main volume is crowned with five small domes, and the iconostasis dates from 1901. According to Polish Wikipedia, the decision to replace the dilapidated wooden church with a masonry one was taken in 1890, and services were interrupted only in 1915–1918.

Кирпичная неоштукатуренная приходская церковь в русско-византийском стиле построена в 1900–1901 годах в селе, находившемся тогда в составе Российской империи; проект храма хранится в приходском доме. Основной объём завершён пятью главками, иконостас относится к 1901 году. По данным польской Википедии, решение о замене обветшавшей деревянной церкви каменной было принято в 1890 году, а службы не велись только в 1915–1918 годах.

Property abroad

EraChurch

FunctionChurch

Present ownerOrthodox Parish of the Protection of the Mother of God in Czarna Cerkiewna (Warsaw–Bielsk Diocese, Polish Autocephalous Orthodox Church)

Acquisitionbuilt, 1900

StatusIn use

As of2026-06

The monument register of the National Institute of Cultural Heritage of Poland (Podlaskie Voivodeship; as of 30 June 2026) lists the building as the Orthodox parish Church of the Protection of the Mother of God (1900–1901; No. A-841 of 30 July 1998).