Catholic chapel. Casimir Photo: Catholic chapel. Casimir

The chapel of St. Casimir in Zhlobin was built in 1911. By the beginning of XX century in Zhlobin had a large number of Catholics. Many of them came to town at the invitation of the authorities to assist in the construction of the railway and the railway service. Most of the newcomers professionals poles were Catholic. In 1905 Catholics in Zhlobin there were 4, 5 thousand people. They prayed in close temporal the mission house, as the city was not even a Catholic chapel.

May 24, 1909, the authorities gave permission to build a Catholic Church. In the nearby town of Rahachou at this time was the construction of a new Church. Old – still neat wooden Church had to be razed. Thanks to efforts of the Abbot father Alexander Boltuch, old Rogachev temple managed to buy for 900 rubles, to disassemble and transport in Zhlobin. The place for the construction of the Catholic Church was presented by Prince Drucki-Sokolinsky.

In 1911 the Church was consecrated as the chapel of St. Casimir. He worked until 1934, when the Bolsheviks closed all the temples in Zhlobin. During the Nazi occupation, the Nazis, carrying out an agreement with the Vatican, opened all the temples in the city and were allowed to have them in worship. As his chaplain in the city, service conducted by the German military chaplain.

After the war the chapel of St. Casimir was again closed and handed over to the room at daycare. In 1980, after overhaul is opened historical Museum.

After the collapse of the Soviet Union, the Catholics have repeatedly appealed to the authorities asking for the return of the Shrine. The authorities of the Museum refused to give, but gave believers vending Soviet building, which was rebuilt in the chapel of St. Casimir, the money raised Catholic Zhlobin.

In the near future in Zhlobin plan to build a new Church of St. Casimir. The Cathedral will be built in the Gothic style. The author of the project V. Katerli. The height of the future Cathedral (with the spire) is 36 meters.

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