Rahava or Rogovo (Belarusian: Рагава; Russian: Рогово) is a village in Minsk District, Minsk Region, Belarus. It is part of Sharshuny selsoviet;[2] previously it served as the administrative center of Rahava selsoviet.[3] It is located 30 kilometres (19 mi) north of the capital Minsk.

History

Greek-Catholic church of St. George was built here in 1814 by landowner Wołodkowicz.

Parishioners-Uniates converted to Orthodoxy in 1839, since 1868 has been a transition of Catholics.

Newer stone church of St. Constantine and Elena, built at government expense, was consecrated on 8 September 1869.

References

  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 16 March 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "Минский районный исполнительный комитет - Шершунский сельсовет". mrik.gov.by (in Russian).
  3. ^ Gaponenko, Irina Olegovna (2003). Назвы населеных пунктаў Рэспублікі Беларусь: Мінская вобласць. Minsk: Тэхналогія. p. 315. ISBN 985-458-054-7.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rahava
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