Church of St. John the Baptist
The Church of Saint John the Baptist is a Catholic parish church in the village Kamai in the Pastavy District of Vitebsk Region, Belarus. The church is one of the fortified churches of the former Grand Duchy of Lithuania.Photo: Futureal, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Roman Catholic
- Description: Belarusian Roman Catholic Church
- Also known as: “Church of Saint John the Baptist in Kamai” and “Church of Saint John the Baptist, Kamai”
- Address: вуліца Гагарына 1, Камаі, 211862
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Komai and Mackovičy.
Komai
Village
Photo: Andrej Kuźniečyk, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kamai is an agrotown in Pastavy District, Vitebsk Region, Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Kamai selsoviet. It is located near the border with Lithuania. The village is known for its fortified church of St. John the Baptist.
Mackovičy
Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Mackovičy is a hamlet, which is situated 3 km northwest of Church of St. John the Baptist.
Church of St. John the Baptist
- Categories: building, tourism, tourist attraction, historic site, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Vitebsk Region, Belarus, Eastern Europe, Europe
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Latitude
55.06018° or 55° 3′ 37″ northLongitude
26.60508° or 26° 36′ 18″ eastInception
1606Levels
2Open location code
9G783J64+32OpenStreetMap ID
way 204623153OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap feature
historic=churchOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=roman_catholicWikidata ID
Q4235754
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In Other Languages
From Belarusian to Ukrainian—“Church of St. John the Baptist” goes by many names.
- Belarusian: “Камайскі касцёл”
- Belarusian: “Касцёл Святога Яна Хрысціцеля”
- Belarusian: “Касцёл Яна Хрысціцеля, Камаі”
- Belarusian: “Касьцёл Сьвятога Яна Хрысьціцеля (Камаі)”
- Belarusian: “Касьцёл Сьвятога Яна Хрысьціцеля”
- Chinese: “施洗者圣若望教堂”
- Dutch: “Sankt Johannes de Doperkerk”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه القديس يوحنا المعمدان فى كاماى”
- French: “église de Saint Jean-Baptiste”
- French: “Église de Saint Jean-Baptiste”
- German: “Kirche St. Johannes der Täufer (Kamai)”
- Lithuanian: “Šv. Jono Krikštytojo bažnyčia”
- Polish: “Kościół pw. Świętego Jana Chrzciciela”
- Polish: “Kościół św. Jana Chrzciciela w Komajach”
- Polish: “Kościół Świętego Jana Chrzciciela w Komajach”
- Russian: “Камайский костёл”
- Russian: “Костёл Иоанна Крестителя (Камаи)”
- Russian: “Костёл Иоанна Крестителя”
- Russian: “Костёл Святого Яна Крестителя”
- Russian: “Церковь Иоанна Крестителя (Камаи)”
- Ukrainian: “Костел Івана Хрестителя”
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