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Sanctuary of the Mother of God of Fatima
The church is named after the Fatima Apparitions of the Virgin Mary – a series of events in the Portuguese city of Fatima. According to the assurances of local children, they were repeatedly visited by a woman (later associated with the Virgin Mary) and transmitted messages with calls of a religious nature and prophecies. The...
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Calvin Cathedral
Cathedral of the XVI century is a rare architectural monument of the Renaissance period for Belarus. For hundreds of years, the temple many times has changed its purpose. It was here that the Bible of Simon Budny was reprinted in 1572. Budny was an educator and philosopher, an ardent supporter of humanistic ideas and the...
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Cathedral of the Nativity of Christ
The cathedral is the spiritual center of the Slutsk-Soligorsk diocese and the largest Orthodox church in the Minsk region and southern Belarus. The complex with an area of 3.5 thousand m2 includes the Cathedral of the Nativity of Christ, the small church of the Nativity of the Most Holy Theotokos, the crypt church of the...
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Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ
The construction of the Resurrection Cathedral was started in September 1871. In October 1874, the first divine service was held in the church, at which the Minsk governor was present together with high-ranking clergy. The Resurrection Cathedral in Borisov, designed by engineer Peter Merkulov, is one of the brightest examples of the pseudo-Russian style, which...
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Krinichnaya water
There is a small spring at the foot of the Castle Hill. Both in winter and in summer, the water temperature is 7 ° C. According to the analysis of experts, the water from the spring is highly mineralized, slightly alkaline, has a high content of silicon. There are eight chemical trace elements in krinich...
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Litavets Village Memorial
In the remote forests of the Dzerzhinsk district, there is a memorial to the village of Litavets, which was burned by the Germans. In January 1943, the Nazis shot and burned 196 people here. The village was not rebuilt after the war. It is depicted in the memorial complex “Khatyn”.
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Holy Resurrection Church
This is the only surviving architectural monument of the XVII century in Kletsk. Marshal Stanislav Kazimir Radziwill allocated a building in the center of Kletsk for the Dominican monastery, and on May 24, 1683, the church was solemnly built. Already on June 6, 1684, the church was consecrated under the title of the Annunciation of...
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Chapel-tomb of the Zavish family
The pyramid tomb of the Zavish family (the second half of the 19th century), is one of the most original monuments of Belarusian architecture. The stone tomb of the ancient and influential family of Zavisha was erected in 1800 by General Kazimir Zavisha. It consisted of two levels: the upper one was intended for prayers,...
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Multifunctional sports grounds
The project of the Presidential Sports Club “Sport for All” has opened multifunctional sports grounds in almost all district centers of the Minsk region. Sports grounds are never empty – fans of an active lifestyle of all ages, including pupils of sports institutions, are engaged here. All facilities are multifunctional, and are popular with people...
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Church of St. Nicholas in Logoysk
The stone church was built in 1866. In 1907, the icon of the Mother of God, which was considered lost, was returned to Logoysk, which the locals have long revered as miraculous. In the 80s of the twentieth century, the church was painted by icon painters from Sergiev Posad. The altar was decorated with scenes...
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