Church of the Nativity of the Mother of God
Church of the Nativity of the God's Mother is an Eastern Orthodox church in Muravanka, Shchuchyn District, Hrodna Province, in Belarus. It is an example of the Belarusian Gothic and one of the first fortified churches in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania along with the Church of St. Michael in Synkavichy.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Russian Orthodox
- Description: church in Grodno Region, Belarus
- Also known as: “Church of Nativity of Virgin Mary in Muravanka”, “Muravanka Church”, and “Маломожейковская церковь”
- Address: Царкоўная вуліца 7А, Мураванка, 231503
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Muravanka and Mažejkava.
Muravanka
Hamlet
Photo: AleBurd, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Muravanka is a village in Shchuchyn District, Grodno Region, Belarus. It is part of Mazheykava selsoviet. The village is famous for its fortified church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
Mažejkava
Village
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Mažejkava is a village, which is situated 3 km north of Church of the Nativity of the Mother of God.
Liebiada
Hamlet
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Liebiada is a hamlet, which is situated 3½ km north of Church of the Nativity of the Mother of God.
Church of the Nativity of the Mother of God
- Categories: Eastern Orthodox church building, cathedral, castle, building, tourism, tourist attraction, historic site, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Grodno Oblast, Belarus, Eastern Europe, Europe
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Latitude
53.69764° or 53° 41′ 52″ northLongitude
25.00001° or 25° eastInception
1524Levels
2Height
14 metres (46 feet)Open location code
9G57M2X2+32OpenStreetMap ID
way 123458984OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=cathedralOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=russian_orthodoxWikidata ID
Q3919081
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Western Frisian—“Church of the Nativity of the Mother of God” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Սուրբ Աստվածածնի ծննդյան եկեղեցի (Մուրովանկա)”
- Armenian: “Սուրբ Աստվածածնի ծննդյան եկեղեցի”
- Belarusian: “Мураванкаўская царква-крэпасць”
- Belarusian: “Свята-Раства-Багародзіцкая царква”
- Belarusian: “Царква абарончага тыпу Раства Багародзіцы”
- Belarusian: “Царква Раства Багародзіцы (Мураванка)”
- Belarusian: “Царква Раства Багародзіцы”
- Chinese: “圣母圣诞教堂”
- Estonian: “Muravanka Jumalaema Sündimise kirik”
- Estonian: “Muravanka Jumalaema Sünni kirik”
- Greek: “Ναός της Γεννήσεως της Θεοτόκου στη Μουραβάνκα”
- Hungarian: “Szűz Mária születése templom”
- Polish: “Cerkiew Narodzenia Matki Bożej w Murowance”
- Polish: “Cerkiew pw. NMP”
- Russian: “Маломожейковская церковь Рождества Пресвятой Богородицы”
- Russian: “Храм Рождества Пресвятой Богородицы”
- Russian: “Церковь Рождества Богородицы”
- Tatar: “Гайсә анасы Мәрьямнең Раштуасы чиркәве”
- Ukrainian: “Церква Різдва Богородиці”
- Western Frisian: “Marije-Bertetsjerke (Mûravanka)”
- Western Frisian: “Marije-Bertetsjerke”
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