Church of the Ascension, Ciechanowiec

The Church of the Ascension is a historic Orthodox church in Ciechanowiec. It is the main church of the parish of the same name, which belongs to the Siemiatycze deanery of the Diocese of Warsaw and Bielsk of the Polish Orthodox Church. The Orthodox parish of St. George in Ciechanowiec, according to various sources, was established between the 14th and 16th centuries. After 1596, it accepted the provisions of the Union of Brest together with the entire Diocese of Volodymyr and Brest to which it belonged. The first church in Ciechanowiec existed until the mid-18th century when it was replaced by a new wooden church. In 1839, by the decision of the Synod of Polotsk, the church was taken over by the Russian Orthodox Church. A brick sacred building was erected on the site of the older one in the 1870s. At the time of its dedication on 22 May 1877, the building was given the new dedication of the Ascension of the Lord. The church remained active until the departure of the Orthodox residents of Ciechanowiec during the mass evacuation during World War I. It remained abandoned for four years, and its furnishings were looted. It also suffered significant damage during World War II. The building was renovated in the 1950s and 1970s, saving it from complete ruin.

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