urban settlement Stomach – the place is iconic and quite popular among travelers around Belarus. In addition to the main attraction - estates Chetvertinsky, in Zheludok you can visit and Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary.
Zheludkovskiy church built in 1853 from large rubble stone according to the project of architect Karol Podchashinsky. The architectural style is late classicism.
Particular attention is drawn to the main entrance of the church. On the massive four columns there is a triangular pediment with a symbol: an eye in a triangle and the rays of the sun. Despite the fact that this is one of the most famous Masonic symbols, it can often be found on the walls of both churches and churches.
Above the door to the church, you can see the Roman numerals MDCCCLIII, they mean 1853 - the year the construction was completed.
To the left of the church is a two-tiered tetrahedral bell tower, built of rubble stone in the same period as the temple.
In Soviet times, the church in the village of Zheludok was closed. Returned to the Catholics in the mid-80s, reconstruction was carried out in the early 2000s.
The temple is located on Sovetskaya Street, almost in the very center of the village.
What else to see in the vicinity of Zheludok? On the way you can look into the village Dikushki, there is a church and manor ruins. It also makes sense to go to Shchuchinwhere is preserved Palace of Drutsky-Lyubetsky и PR monastery. In addition, a 20-minute drive is located Peter and Paul Church in Rozhanka, which is considered one of the first neo-gothic churches in the territory Belarus.
And this is how the church looked during the travels of Napoleon Orda