The temple was built by brothers: Łukasz, Kacper and Jerzy Korzeniecki. The church received the name of the Holy Trinity, the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Saint John the Baptist and All Saints.
During the Swedish Deluge in the mid-17th century, the building was destroyed and a new brick one was built. In the 18th century, the temple was expanded with a porch and a sacristy. The next reconstruction and expansion of the church was completed before the First World War. In the years 1909–1911 Thanks to the efforts of Father Bolesław Leszczyński, a tower, a semicircular presbytery (in place of the former sacristy) and two sacristies were built. After World War II, the building was restored, including during the term of office of Father Julian Siemieniko, parish priest in the years 1993-2022. In front of the church there is the grave of Count Michał Wołłowicz, executed in Grodno by the tsarist authorities for helping the January insurgents.
Interestingly, under the Church there are cellars with the ashes of former priests and other people. Entrances to the underground have been bricked up. One was in the middle of the church in front of the altar, the other was from the basement on the church grounds. Underground tunnels run through the village between the church and the historic school. Mostly flooded and buried. The entire village has a very interesting history. In the past it was a typical Jewish village, then a city and then a village again, but no longer Jewish. I recommend a book by the local former mayor, Jan Hryniewicki. A great historical read.
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