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Kalozha Church

The Kalozha Church of Sts. Boris and Gleb is the oldest extant structure in , . It is the only surviving monument of ancient Black Ruthenian architecture, distinguished from other Orthodox churches by prolific use of polychrome faceted stones of blue, green or red tint which could be arranged to form crosses or other figures on the wall.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Orthodox
  • Description: church in Hrodna, Belarus
  • Also known as: “Kaloža Church”
  • Address: вуліца Каложа 6, Гродна, 230029
  • Roof shape: gabled
  • Wheelchair access: limited

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include David of Hrodna and New Castle.

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The in , is a royal palace of Augustus III of Poland and Stanisław August Poniatowski where the famous Grodno Sejm took place in 1793. is situated 490 metres southeast of Kalozha Church.

Synagogue
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The of Grodno, also known as the New Synagogue or the Choral Synagogue, is an Orthodox Hasidic Jewish synagogue, located on Vialikaja Trajeckaja Street, in , . is situated 430 metres east of Kalozha Church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Grodno and Новы свет.

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, or Hrodna, is a city in western . It is one of the oldest cities in Belarus. The city is located on the , 300 kilometres from , about 15 kilometres from the border with Poland, and 30 kilometres from the border with Lithuania.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood, which is situated 3 km west of Kalozha Church.

Kalozha Church

Latitude
53.67843° or 53° 40′ 42″ north
Longitude
23.81863° or 23° 49′ 7″ east
Inception
12th century
Levels
3
Open location code
9G55MRH9+9F
Open­Street­Map ID
way 29125792
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Wiki­data ID
Q2986701
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Uzbek—“Kalozha Church” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كنيسة كالوزا للقديسين”
  • Armenian: “Կալոժայի եկեղեցի”
  • Azerbaijani: “Müqəddəs Boris və Qleb kilsəsi”
  • Belarusian: “Барысаглебская царква, Гродна”
  • Belarusian: “Барысаглебская царква”
  • Belarusian: “Гродзенская Барысаглебская царква”
  • Belarusian: “Калажанская царква”
  • Belarusian: “Каложа”
  • Belarusian: “Каложская царква”
  • Belarusian: “Калоская царква”
  • Belarusian: “Свята-Барыса-Глебская Каложская царква”
  • Belarusian: “Царква Сьвятых Барыса і Глеба”
  • Bulgarian: “Св. св. Борис и Глеб (Гродно)”
  • Bulgarian: “Св. св. Борис и Глеб”
  • Chinese: “卡洛扎教堂”
  • Estonian: “Kaloža kirik”
  • Estonian: “Kaloža Pühade Barõssi ja Hlebi kirik”
  • French: “église Saints-Boris-et-Gleb de Hrodna de Kaloja”
  • French: “Église Saints-Boris-et-Gleb de Hrodna de Kaloja”
  • Georgian: “ბორისოგლებსკის ეკლესია”
  • German: “Kirche der Heiligen Boris und Gleb”
  • German: “Kirche Kalozha”
  • Greek: “Εκκλησία Αγίων Μπορίς και Γκλεμπ”
  • Hungarian: “Szent Borisz és Gleb-templom”
  • Japanese: “カロザ教会”
  • Macedonian: “Каложска црква”
  • Polish: “Cerkiew św. św. Borysa i Gleba w Grodnie”
  • Polish: “Cerkiew św.św. Borysa i Gleba w Grodnie”
  • Polish: “Cerkiew Świętych Borysa i Gleba w Grodnie”
  • Polish: “Klasztor Bazylianów w Grodnie”
  • Russian: “Борисоглебская церковь”
  • Russian: “Коложская церковь”
  • Russian: “Свято-Борисо-Глебская Коложская церковь”
  • Russian: “Церковь Бориса и Глеба”
  • Russian: “Церковь Святых Бориса и Глеба”
  • Serbian: “Каложа црква”
  • Slovenian: “Cerkev svetega Borisa in Gleba”
  • Swedish: “S:t Boris och Glebs kyrka”
  • Tatar: “Изге Борис һәм Глеб чиркәве”
  • Ukrainian: “Борисоглібська церква”
  • Ukrainian: “Колозька церква”
  • Ukrainian: “Колоська церква”
  • Ukrainian: “Церква Святих Бориса і Гліба у Городні”
  • Ukrainian: “Церква святих Бориса і Гліба”
  • Ukrainian: “Церква Святих Бориса і Гліба”
  • Uzbek: “Kaloja cherkovi”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Від на Нёман and Царква Каложскага абраза Божае Маці.

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