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"The Blagoveshchensk Church. 12V., Rest. in mid 18c. and in 1862 Belorussia, Vitebsk. Blagoveshchensk Church. General view from the north-western side. "The picture was signed by the author-photographer Shimansky Sergey Gavrilovich. " The chronicle sources of the XVI-XVII centuries. (Chronicle of Strykovsky, Chronicle Bykhovtsz) refer to the construction of the church to the XIV century and are associated with the name of Prince Olgere. The legend, fixed in the city chronicle of the 18th century, speaks of the construction of the temple of the Annunciation in Vitebsk in 974 by Princess Olga simultaneously with the foundation of the city. The sorporation was repeated several times. In 1619, by order of the king, Sigismund III was transferred to unitam. The church suffered greatly during the Northern War. In 1714, repairs were made, and in 1759 the church was rebuilt in the style of Late Baroque.