Kalvaryja
Kalvaryja Cemetery | |
---|---|
Kalvaryja entrance | |
Details | |
Established | 1808 ? |
Location | Minsk |
Country | Belarus |
Owned by | State |
Size | 13,9223 ha |
No. of graves | 30,000+ |
Kalvaryja (Belarusian: Кальварыя, [kʌlʲˈvarɨja]) is a Catholic Calvary cemetery in Minsk, Belarus.
The cemetery contains a small Catholic chapel, currently used for general worship. The original wooden Catholic church was first built here back in 1673, but currently the oldest remaining graves are from 1808. The small chapel was built in 1839. Several famous Polish and Belarusian personalities from the 19th century are buried at Kalvaryja.[citation needed]
In 2001, the cemetery became the center of a controversy when it was revealed that the state-run company responsible for taking care of the graves was destroying old graves and selling the newly freed slots to the wealthy.[citation needed]
Adam Hlobus wrote a short story set in Kalvaryja.[1]
External links
- Photos on Radzima.org
References
- ^ Globus, Adam (March 1993). "Death is a man". Index on Censorship. 22 (3): 7–15. doi:10.1080/03064229308535525. ISSN 0306-4220. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
- v
- t
- e
- Cathedrals:
- Cathedral of the Holy Name of Saint Virgin Mary
- Co-Cathedral of the Assumption of the Virgin and St. Stanislaus, Mogilev
- St. Francis Xavier Cathedral, Grodno
- Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Pinsk
- Cathedral of the Merciful Jesus, Vitebsk
- Old Cathedral of St. Barbara and St. Paul, Vitebsk
- Churches:
- Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Budslau
- St. Mary's Church, Grodno
- Church of Saint John the Baptist, Kamai
- Church of Holy Trinity, Minsk
- Church of Saints Simon and Helena, Minsk
- St. Nicholas' Church, Mir
- Transfiguration Church, Navahrudak
- Corpus Christi Church, Nesvizh
- Church of the Assumption, Pruzhany
- Church of the Holy Trinity, Hyervyaty
- Church of Mother of God of the Rosary, Soly
- Catholicism portal
- Belarus portal
53°54′30″N 27°30′14″E / 53.90833°N 27.50389°E / 53.90833; 27.50389
This Belarus location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- v
- t
- e