Church of St. Francis, Delyatyn
Roman Catholic Church of St. Francis is the main attraction of the village Delyatyn . Bookmark Temple took place with the participation of Emperor Franz Joseph. Austrian emperor came to the day of foundation of worship and personally put a few stones of future attractions and poured gold coins into the corners of the building. Also on the territory adjacent to the church he planted four cedar, which were brought from Vienna. This event took place in 1857.
Completion of construction of the temple and its consecration took place in 1882. Until 1945, the church was active and not closed during the war. Later the temple premises used as a military depot and then in the 1970s, it housed the shop LESOKOMBINAT.
Being without much supervision, landmark declined. The idea to fix the ruined church and make it a museum owned by the scientist B. Klapchuku. Thanks to his efforts, the church received the status of an architectural monument. Since 1992, the church of St. Francis belongs to the Roman Catholic community Delyatyn.
Architecture attractions include Roma-Gothic style. High rectangular red brick building decorated with large windows, a narrow arch, stone ledges on both sides, three-tiered tower, topped with a cross and an annex with a faceted roof. The temple with a bell tower, built in 2011, is located behind wooden and stone fence.
