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Immaculate Conception Church, Smolensk

Smolensk, Russia · built 1896

Immaculate Conception Church, Smolensk
Immaculate Conception Church, Smolensk. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

The Immaculate Conception Church (Kościół wezwaniem Niepokalanego Najświętszej Maryi) is an old Catholic church in the city of Smolensk in Russia. This neo-Gothic building was built from 1884 to 1896 and hosted the Regional Archive of Smolensk. It is in a state of disrepair and is scheduled for complete restoration. It has a large body and remarkable stained glass windows. Religious services are now partial. The number of parishioners is around 9,000.

Church data from Wikidata (CC0). Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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