Church of St. Nicholas, Zabłocie

The Church of St. Nicholas in Zabłocie, Gmina Kodeń is a historic church within the Polish Orthodox St. Nicholas Parish; this parish is part of the Terespol Deanery in the Diocese of Lublin and Chełm. The first Eastern Orthodox church in Zabłocie existed before 1580. After the Union of Brest (1596), the church passed to the Uniate Church along with the entire Orthodox Eparchy of Chełm. It remained under the control of the Uniate parish until the Conversion of Chełm Eparchy in 1875, when it was handed over to the Russian Orthodox Church. This decision sparked protests from the local population. From 1904 to 1907, a new brick church was built in Zabłocie, designed by the architect of the Warsaw Eparchy, Vladimir Pokrowski. The church did not serve religious functions between 1915 and 1918, as the Orthodox inhabitants of Zabłocie were sent into exile. During the Second Polish Republic, it became the seat of the parish. The church was closed again after Operation Vistula but resumed its religious activity in 1951 (officially in 1954). The church is located in the center of the village.

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