St. Francis Xavier Cathedral, Grodno, the Glossary

Table of Contents

1. 17 relations: Aleksander Kaszkiewicz, Augustus II the Strong, Baroque, Baroque architecture, Basilicas in the Catholic Church, Belarus, Cathedral, Catholic Church, Francis Xavier, Grodno, Jesuits, List of Jesuit sites, Peter the Great, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, Roman Catholic Diocese of Grodno, Soviet Union, World War II.

2. 1687 establishments
3. Baroque church buildings in Belarus
4. Churches in Grodno
5. Roman Catholic cathedrals in Belarus

Aleksander Kaszkiewicz

Aleksander Kaszkiewicz (also Alyaksandr Kashkevіch, Аляксандр Кашкевіч, Aleksandras Kaškevičius; born on 23 September 1949) is the Bishop of the Diocese of Grodno, a Catholic diocese centered in the city of Grodno (Belarus).

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Augustus II the Strong

Augustus II the Strong (12 May 1670 – 1 February 1733), was Elector of Saxony from 1694 as well as King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1697 to 1706 and from 1709 until his death in 1733.

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Baroque

The Baroque is a Western style of architecture, music, dance, painting, sculpture, poetry, and other arts that flourished from the early 17th century until the 1750s.

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Baroque architecture

Baroque architecture is a highly decorative and theatrical style which appeared in Italy in the early 17th century and gradually spread across Europe.

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Basilicas in the Catholic Church

Basilicas are Catholic church buildings that have a designation, conferring special privileges, given by the Pope.

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Belarus

Belarus, officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe.

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Cathedral

A cathedral is a church that contains the of a bishop, thus serving as the central church of a diocese, conference, or episcopate.

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Catholic Church

The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.28 to 1.39 billion baptized Catholics worldwide as of 2024.

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Francis Xavier

Francis Xavier, SJ (born Francisco de Jasso y Azpilicueta; Latin: Franciscus Xaverius; Basque: Frantzisko Xabierkoa; French: François Xavier; Spanish: Francisco Javier; Portuguese: Francisco Xavier; 7 April 15063 December 1552), venerated as Saint Francis Xavier, was born in Navarre, Spain Catholic missionary and saint who co-founded the Society of Jesus and, as a representative of the Portuguese Empire, led the first Christian mission to Japan.

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Grodno

Grodno (Гродно; Grodno) or Hrodna (Гродна) is a city in western Belarus.

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Jesuits

The Society of Jesus (Societas Iesu; abbreviation: SJ), also known as the Jesuit Order or the Jesuits (Iesuitae), is a religious order of clerics regular of pontifical right for men in the Catholic Church headquartered in Rome.

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List of Jesuit sites

This list includes past and present buildings, facilities and institutions associated with the Society of Jesus.

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Peter the Great

Peter I (–), was Tsar of all Russia from 1682, and the first Emperor of all Russia, known as Peter the Great, from 1721 until his death in 1725.

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Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth

Poland–Lithuania, formally known as the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and also referred to as the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth or the First Polish Republic, was a bi-confederal state, sometimes called a federation, of Poland and Lithuania ruled by a common monarch in real union, who was both King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania.

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Roman Catholic Diocese of Grodno

The Diocese of Grodno (Grodnen(sis) Latinorum, Hrodzienskaja dyjacezija, Diecezja grodzieńska) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church located in the city of Grodno in the ecclesiastical province of Minsk-Mohilev in Belarus.

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Soviet Union

The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), commonly known as the Soviet Union, was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991.

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World War II

World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers.

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See also

1687 establishments

• Chapel of Loreto
• Chapel of Our Lady of Help (Cachoeira)
• St. Francis Xavier Cathedral, Grodno

Baroque church buildings in Belarus

• Cathedral in the name of Archangel Michael
• Cathedral of the Holy Name of Saint Virgin Mary
• Church of St. Charles Borromeo, Pinsk
• Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Budslaw
• Church of the Immaculate Conception of Saint Virgin Mary, Babruysk
• Corpus Christi Church, Nyasvizh
• Holy Spirit Cathedral, Minsk
• Saints Peter and Paul Church, Iwye
• St. Francis Xavier Cathedral, Grodno
• St. Joseph Church, Minsk
• Transfiguration Church, Novogrudok

Churches in Grodno

• Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Grodno
• Kalozha Church
• St. Francis Xavier Cathedral, Grodno

Roman Catholic cathedrals in Belarus

• Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Pinsk
• Cathedral of the Holy Name of Saint Virgin Mary
• Cathedral of the Merciful Jesus, Vitebsk
• Co-Cathedral of the Assumption of the Virgin and St. Stanislaus, Mogilev
• Old Cathedral of St. Barbara and St. Paul, Vitebsk
• St. Francis Xavier Cathedral, Grodno

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Francis_Xavier_Cathedral,_Grodno