Уния и реституция православия на территории православного прихода Вознесения Господня в Клейниках

Abstract

This article is an attempt to present violent history of Klejniki Parish related to the Union of Brest and its subsequent dissolution. The Union was a breakthrough event with significant orthodox changes in various spheres of its existence. It led to great confusion in previously uniform spiritual life of Klejniki parishioners and disorganized strongly “orthodox life” of the parish. As the time passed by, parish community accepted a new religious practice concerning celebration of masses and temple fittings. In new Uniate Church there appeared pulpits and icons with saints whose image deviated from orthodox canonical symbolism. After 1839, the Uniates turned to the Eastern Orthodox tradition. One of the main reasons of the dissolution of the Union was a lack of liturgical vessels to celebrate masses in Eastern Orthodox rites. Then, Klejniki parishioners inclined to retain certain religious practices of the Union.