SACRED PLACES IN THE WORLD

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SACRED PLACES IN THE WORLD
SLONIM
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The Church of St. Andrew

• The church was founded by Kazimir Yagilontshyk
  in the 15th century, and the present brick church
  was built in the 18th century in the late baroque
  style.

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Bernadine's church

• The church and monastery were built in 1630. It
  is an early baroque building. Its façade is
  decorated by a mighty high three-storey tower.

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Zhirovichsky monastery
Zhirovichsky monastery means as much for
Belarus as Troice-Sergeivsky Lavra for Russia and
Kievsko-Pechorsky monastery for the Ukraine.
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The history of Zhirovichy dates back to 1470.
Nowadays Zhirovichy has become the biggest Greek
Catholic centre in the Republic Poland and one of
the biggest Orthodox churches in Belarus
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Zhirovichys monastery
The monastery was founded in 1493. In 1520 there
was a fire which destroyed the whole
monastery.Some years later the Cathedral of
the Blessed Virgin was built on this place.
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Zhirovichy Svjato-Uspenski mens monastery
It was founded in the 16th century in the village
of Zhirovichy. It appeared due to the icon of
Mother of God. On the place where the icon
appeared A. Soltan built a church. In 1618 the
monastery became a part of the village Zirovichy.
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The Icon of the Blessed Virgin of Zhirovichy
In the year 1470 Alexander Soltan's shepherds
noticed a wonderful icon of the Blessed Virgin
on a pear tree. Nowadays the icon is kept in
the cathedral.
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The Icon of the Blessed Virgin
The 20th of May (New Style) is the day of
glorifying the icon of the Blessed Virgin of
Zhirovichy. Moreover it is the biggest pilgrimage
centre in Belarus.
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When you come to Zhirovichy you'll visit the
acting Zhirovichy orthodox monastery, make a tour
around the architect complex of the Zhirovichy
monastery 16th-18th centuries and Theological
Seminary, visit the Cathedral with the Magic
Image of Mother of God (15th cent.), visit the
Secret Spring to get some pure medicinal water.
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Zhirovichy is the place you must not miss if you
get the chance to go to Slonim!!!