Luchaj - village of Pastavy district, Vitebsk region of Belarus. The main architectural landmark of the village Luchaj is the church of St. Tadeusz. This temple was built in 1776, and at the moment it is perfectly restored. The church in the village Luchaj has very impressive dimensions and a very memorable appearance. It is beautifully situated on one of the highest points in the area and is visible from afar. The area around the church beautifully landscaped. Next to the church in a village Luchaj preserved as plebania (the priest's house, and is the parish administration building), presumably built in the 19th century. All these factors make the church in the village Luchaj quite interesting tourist attraction. This temple is an important architectural monument of the 18th century, historical and cultural value and interesting sights of Belarus.
Another notable feature of the church in the village Luchaj is that it was here in 2008 was set, according to some reports, chronologically the first in the world monument to Pope Benedict XVI. Now a little information from the history of the temple. During World War II, the church in the village Luchaj badly damaged. In 1948, the rector of the church, was arrested and exiled, his successor also been here long. But despite the fact that the parish had no priest, people gathered at prayer in the temple building until 1971, when the temple was finally closed and turned into a warehouse. In 1990, the church building was returned to the believers. Later, the church was also completely renovated and restored, but the work on improvement of the adjacent territory continues to the present day.