The Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary is one of the oldest architectural monuments in Dubrovytsia and a monument of architecture of national significance. It is currently a church of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine. The brick church, built in 1861, stands in the city center, near the Piarist church.
The Testament of Princess Kurbskaya
The Orthodox church in Dubrovytsia was first mentioned in the will of Maria Yuriyivna Holshanska dated March 18, 1576. She was the wife of Prince Andriy Kurbskyi and bequeathed that after her death her husband should transfer to the Church of the Most Pure in Dubrovytsia her church items: a small Gospel in red velvet and gilded silver, a second Gospel in black velvet, and a silver gilded cross.
Parish
The church’s metric books have been preserved since 1777. At least until 1834 it belonged to the Greek Catholic deanery, and then became Orthodox. In 1859, the Dubrovytsia parish counted over 2,900 faithful — the villages of Selets, Zolote, Puznya, Lyudyn, Rudnia, Yasynets, Ostrivtsi, Mochulyshche, and Krupove were assigned to it.
The Church of Count Plater
The current brick church was built in 1861 at the expense of Dubrovytsia’s Count Ignatiy Broel-Plater. A description from 1879 mentions that the parish owned an estate with gardens and arable land. The church survived the 20th century and is now active again.
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How to find
The center of Dubrovytsia. Nearby is the Church of St. John the Baptist. More in the article Sarny Raion.
