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Church of the Protection of the Mother of God, Choroszcz

Церковь Покрова Божией Матери в Хороще

A masonry parish church in the Neo-Byzantine style, built in Choroszcz, then part of the Russian Empire, on the site of an earlier wooden one: according to the town newspaper, the parishioners decided in the 1860s to build it from their own contributions and donations, and it was completed and consecrated in 1878. It follows a standard design on a Greek-cross plan, with a small dome and five turrets over the crossing.

Каменная приходская церковь в неовизантийском стиле построена в Хороще, находившемся тогда в составе Российской империи, на месте прежней деревянной: по сведениям городской газеты, прихожане решили строить её в 1860-х годах на собственные взносы и пожертвования, а закончили и освятили в 1878 году. Храм возведён по типовому проекту на плане греческого креста, над средокрестием — небольшой купол с пятью главками.

Property abroad

EraChurch

FunctionChurch

Present ownerOrthodox Parish of the Protection of the Mother of God in Choroszcz (Białystok–Gdańsk Diocese, Polish Autocephalous Orthodox Church)

Acquisitionbuilt, 1878

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, third quarter of the 19th century (No. A-380 of 12 November 1987).