Church of Saint Andrew in Slonim, Catholic church in Slonim, Belarus

The Church of Saint Andrew in Slonim is a single-nave stone church with a 14-metre-high nave covered by cylindrical vaults and lit by arched windows. Two symmetrical towers stand at an angle to the facade, and wooden statues of Saints Peter and Paul are set in niches above the entrance. Small square sacristies flank the presbytery.

The first building was wooden and built in 1490 under King Casimir IV Jagiellon, but it burned down during the Russo-Polish war. The current stone church was constructed in 1775 to replace it.

The parish belongs to the Slonim deanery of the Grodno diocese. The name honours the Apostle Andrew, and the interior is decorated with wall paintings and stucco work around a main altar in Rococo style. Look for the wooden statues of Saints Peter and Paul in the niches above the entrance.

Visiting this church requires no special arrangements and the building is open for casual visits. After reopening for religious use in 1993, you can walk through and view the interior at your own pace.

The Soviet authorities closed the church after World War II and used the building as a salt warehouse, not a food store; the Russian source specifies salt. The parish recovered it in the early 1990s, and after a long restoration it was consecrated again in 1993.