Eastern Europe
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Vitebsk Region

Transfiguration Church, Polotsk

Transfiguration Church of the St. Euphrosine monastery in , is a unique monument of pre-Mongol Rus' architecture. Built in the 12th century, it was reconstructed in the 17th and the 19th centuries.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Orthodox
  • Description: church building in Polotsk, Belarus
  • Also known as: “Transfiguration Church in Polack”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Convent of Saint Euphrosyne and Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross in Polack.

Monastery
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is a monastery.

Church
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Church
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is a church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nižni zamak and Polotsk.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

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is a city in , in . First mentioned in 862, it is the oldest city in Belarus. Now it is a city of local importance with 83,000 inhabitants and with considerable architectural heritage from the times of old Rus and later periods.

Suburb
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is a suburb, which is situated 2½ km southwest of Transfiguration Church, Polotsk.

Transfiguration Church, Polotsk

Latitude
55.5041° or 55° 30′ 15″ north
Longitude
28.78071° or 28° 46′ 51″ east
Levels
1
Open location code
9G7CGQ3J+J7
Open­Street­Map ID
way 96742404
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­orthodox
Wiki­data ID
Q1661800
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In Other Languages

From Belarusian to Ukrainian—“Transfiguration Church, Polotsk” goes by many names.
  • Belarusian: “Спаса-Праабражэнская царква, Полацк”
  • Belarusian: “Спаса-Праабражэнская царква”
  • Belarusian: “Спаса-Эўфрасіньнеўская царква”
  • Belarusian: “Спаса–Праабражэнская царква”
  • Belarusian: “Царква Праабражэння Гасподняга”
  • Belarusian: “Царква Сьвятога Спаса (Полацак)”
  • Belarusian: “Царква Сьвятога Спаса”
  • Chinese: “耶穌顯聖教堂”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه التجلى فى بولاك”
  • French: “Église de la Transfiguration (Polotsk)”
  • French: “église de la Transfiguration”
  • French: “Église de la Transfiguration”
  • Greek: “Εκκλησία Μεταμορφώσεως στο Πόλοτσκ”
  • Greek: “Εκκλησία Μεταμορφώσεως”
  • Japanese: “救世主顕栄聖堂 (ポラツク)”
  • Japanese: “救世主顕栄聖堂”
  • Polish: “Cerkiew Przemienienia Pańskiego w Połocku”
  • Russian: “Спасо-Преображенская церковь”
  • Russian: “Спасская церковь Ефросиньевского монастыря”
  • Russian: “Спасский собор”
  • Russian: “Церковь Спасо-Преображенская”
  • Ukrainian: “Спасо-Преображенська церква (Полоцьк)”
  • Ukrainian: “Спасо-Преображенська церква”

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