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Showing posts with label Orthodoxy. Show all posts

Based on archaeological research, it can be argued that the territory of modern Polotsk was settled already in 780.

Spaso-Evfrosinievsky monastery -
 women's Orthodox monastery in Polotsk

The most ancient city of the Republic of Belarus is Polotsk. 

Based on archaeological research, it can be argued that the territory of modern Polotsk was settled already in 780. 

Zhirovsky Orthodox Monastery in Belarus

Zhirovichi monastery

The national treasure of Belarus, a place of amazing history and spiritual strength, a monastery where the legendary shrine - the Zhirovichi Icon of the Mother of God has been kept for many centuries ... 

The Holy Assumption Zhirovichi Stauropegic Monastery was founded in 1520, and has not been closed for centuries nowadays is the largest Orthodox center of the country.

Kolozha Church in Grodno

Kolozha Church, in Grodno, Belarus

The St. Boris and Gleb Kolozha Church is the architectural pearl of ancient Grodno, a unique monument of ancient Orthodox architecture of the 12th century in Belarus and throughout Eastern Europe.

Built-in the north-west of Ancient Russia, the Kolozha Church is not like any temple in the world. The Orthodox shrine, the history of which dates back nine centuries, is included in the preliminary list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

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