Churches and temples of Mogilev. Mogilev is a new city on an old foundation. Churches of Mogilev: Boriso-Glebskaya and Krestovozdvizhenskaya

Mogilev region(Belorussian: Magilio region) is a region in the east of Belarus, bordered by the Smolensk and Bryansk regions of Russia in the east, Vitebsk in the north, Gomel in the south, and Minsk region in the west. Population 1,070,695 people (as of January 1, 2015). The administrative center is the city of Mogilev. Formed on January 15, 1938.

Orthodoxy in the Mogilev region

Story

According to the chronicle of the city of Mogilev, the blessing for its foundation was given by Andrei the First-Called, who traveled along the Dnieper from Kyiv to Novgorod on a missionary mission. The city arose around 1267. Archaeological materials indicate that the first Christians appeared in these places in the 11th century. In 1561, Mogilev received the right to city self-government, in 1577 - Magdeburg law and a coat of arms (on a blue field there is a brick tower with the inscription “Seal of the place of Mogilev”).

Initially, Mogilev was subject to the authority of the Bishop of Polotsk. In 1595, the Brest Church Union was signed. Polotsk Uniate Bishop Herman Zagorsky upon his arrival in Mogilev in 1599. I heard from the townspeople words of rejection of his pastoral authority. In 1619, the residents of Mogilev refused to let in the notorious zealot of the union, Josaphat Kuntsevich. Then all Orthodox churches in the city were ordered to close. But services began to be held outside the city, in tents. The townspeople constantly complained about grievances to the king, and after the death of Kuntsevich, Sigismund allowed the opening of churches. At the same time, it was decided which churches were given to the Uniates and which were returned to the Orthodox. Of the 8 churches, four (Assumption, Resurrection, Ascension and Holy Trinity) were returned to the Orthodox, the rest were given to the Uniates.

One of the most famous Mogilev monasteries was the Epiphany (Brotherly) monastery. Initially, in its place there was the Church of the Epiphany and a church school, established in 1578. In 1595, the Epiphany Brotherhood was formed in Mogilev, heading the religious life of the city. In 1602, King Sigismund confirmed the charter of the Mogilev brotherhood and its right to maintain a school and a church clergy. In 1620, construction began on a new stone church on land donated by Prince Ivan Oginsky. In the same year, the construction of a church and a school next to it received the blessing of the Patriarch of Jerusalem Theophan. In 1633, King Vladislav IV confirmed the right of existence of the Epiphany Monastery and its school, and also allowed the establishment of a printing house here. It existed until 1736 and published mainly Orthodox liturgical books. The construction of a women's monastery next to it dates back to the time of the founding of the Epiphany Monastery (abolished in 1796).

Mogilev St. Nicholas convent remains to this day. It is known that initially the monastery was located at the regular parish church of St. Nicholas. In 1636 King Vladislav IV gave the monastery a confirmatory privilege. In 1667 was laid stone church on the outskirts of the city.

The Mogilev diocese was established on November 1, 1632, having been separated from the Polotsk diocese. Since 1632, the Mogilev Preobrazhensky or Spassky Monastery was appointed by a charter of Vladislav IV to house an Orthodox bishop. Foundation on this site of Spasskaya cathedral church dates back to the times when Mogilev was still under the rule of the Polotsk bishops.

After Bogdan Khmelnitsky swore the oath to Alexei Mikhailovich, the war for Little Russia began between the Moscow state and the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. In the middle of the 17th century. The Jesuits attempted to take away the Spassky Monastery and destroy the Orthodox bishopric in Mogilev, and King Jan Sobieski forced the Mogilev residents to union. In 1697, Serapion (or Seraphim) of Polkhovsky became the bishop of Mogilev. He, like many of his successors, experienced the full brunt of the persecution of Orthodoxy. Mogilev was called nothing less than “a nest of schism.”

The archpastor of the Mogilev diocese from 1755 to 1795 was the outstanding Orthodox saint George of Konis. According to his own words, for 17 years of his bishopric he fought with wolves, and then for 22 years he lived peacefully with sheep (in 1772 Mogilev went to Russia). Through the efforts of St. George, a theological seminary was opened in Mogilev and a printing house was revived. After the first partition of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, when a significant part of the Orthodox Belarusian flock remained “abroad,” St. George petitioned for the opening of an Orthodox diocese in Slutsk, and then Minsk (1793). One of the remarkable works of the Right Reverend was a historical set of rights and privileges Orthodox Church in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, starting from the time of the independent princes of Lithuania.

The Mogilev diocese was abolished in 1937. Recreated in June 1989. In 1990, the Gomel diocese was separated from its composition, after which the diocese was limited to the territory of the Mogilev region. On December 24, 2004, the Bobruisk diocese was separated from it.

Present tense

On the territory of the Mogilev region there are Mogilev and Bobruisk dioceses.

Territory Mogilev diocese covers 15 districts of the Mogilev region: Belynichi, Goretsky, Dribinsky, Klimovichsky, Krasnopolsky, Krichevsky, Kruglyansky, Kostyukovichsky, Mogilevsky, Mstislavsky, Slavgorodsky, Khotimsky, Chaussky, Cherikovsky, Shklovsky.

Cathedral city - Mogilev. Cathedrals - Trekhsvyatitelsky (Mogilev), Alexander Nevsky (Mstislavl).

Under the omophorion of the ruling bishop Bobruisk diocese– St. Seraphim – there are 55 parishes.

Settlements

• Mogilev
• Bobruisk
• Gorki
• Osipovichi

The Saints

• Saint George (Konissky), Archbishop of Mogilev
• Saint Gabriel (Gorodkov), Archbishop of Ryazan
• Hieromartyr Pavlin (Kroshechkin), Archbishop of Mogilev
• Holy Martyr Joasaph (Zhevakhov), Bishop of Mogilev

Shrines

• Three Saints Cathedral (Mogilev): “Mogilev-Brotherly” icon of the Mother of God, icon of St. Nicholas with particles of relics, revered lists of the Belynichi and Borkolabovskaya icons of the Mother of God, image of St. Euphrosyne of Polotsk.
• Alexander Nevsky Cathedral (Mstislavl): icon of the Mother of God "Tupichevskaya"
• Holy Ascension Convent (Barkolabovo): Barkolabovo Icon of the Mother of God
• Pustynsky Holy Dormition Monastery: The Face of the Savior Not Made by Hands
• Mogilev St. Nicholas Convent: image of St. Tsar Nicholas; a copy of the “Three-Handed” icon of the Mother of God, before which the Royal Martyrs prayed in the Ipatiev House; an icon of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker with parts of his relics, copies of the Belynichi Icon of the Mother of God, the Mogilev Fraternal Icon of the Mother of God and the “Blessed Heaven” icon.
• Holy Cross Cathedral (Mogilev): icon of the holy martyrs Boris and Gleb with particles of relics, icon of Saints Peter and Fevronia of Murom with particles of relics, icons of the Archangel Michael and holy prince Alexander Nevsky.
• Church of the Holy Royal Passion-Bearers (Mogilev): St. Seraphim of Sarov with a particle of relics, the holy Royal Passion-Bearers, the Cathedral of New Martyrs and Confessors of Russia, the Holy Martyr. Vladimir, Metropolitan of Kyiv and Galicia with a particle of relics, a copy of the miraculous icon of the Mother of God of Belynichi, St. Luke of Voino-Yasenetsky, Archbishop of Crimea and Simferopol.
• Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Slavgorod): locally revered image Holy Mother of God"Joy to all who mourn"

Monasteries

Bobruisk Convent of Myrrh-Bearing Women

Bobruisk Convent of Myrrh-Bearing Women

In 2008, the Synod of the Belarusian Orthodox Church decided to create a convent of the Holy Myrrh-Bearing Women in Bobruisk - the first ever convent for women in this city.

On March 30, 2008, the monastery was opened on the territory of the Bobruisk fortress in the parish of the St. Nicholas Church.

Six buildings on the territory of the military fortress were given over to the monastery: four two-story and two one-story. The abbess of the monastery, Mother Raisa, noticed interesting detail: the former headquarters, hospital, government offices, warehouses, school and prison are located in the shape of a cross. Prison in the center. Therefore, it was decided to create a monastery church of Mary Magdalene in this building. There will be a house church in the hospital building.

The monastery plans to recreate the Alexander Nevsky Church, which was blown up in 1934.

The monastery is surrounded by a white brick wall one and a half times tall.

Address: Belarus, 213800, Mogilev region, Bobruisk, st. Karbysheva, 28

Holy Ascension Convent (Barkolabovo)

Holy Ascension Convent (Barkolabovo)

The monastery was located on the left bank of the Dnieper, south of the village of Borkolabovo and 12 km from the city of Bykhov. The name of the village Borkolabovo comes from the name of the captain of the Polish king Augustus - Barkulab Ivanovich Korsak. In 1584 he built a castle, and 4 years later - two Orthodox churches.

In June 2008, at a meeting of the Synod of the Belarusian Orthodox Church, a decision was made to revive the monastery. On June 16 of the same year, nine nuns from the Orsha Assumption Convent, headed by Schema-Abbesses Antonia (Poluyanova), appeared in Borkolabovo. They took on the difficult task of building and reviving the spiritual life of the monastery.

On May 13, 2010, the consecration of the restored temple in the name of John the Baptist took place, which was performed by Bishop Seraphim of Bobruisk. The temple was restored in less than a year thanks to donations from parishioners and sponsors.

On July 25, 2010, the Borkolabovskaya icon was solemnly returned to the Ascension Monastery.

Address: Belarus, 213320, Mogilev region, Bykhovsky district, Borkolabovo village

Mogilev St. Nicholas Convent

Mogilev St. Nicholas Convent

The history of the monastery is connected with the construction of the Church of St. Nicholas in Mogilev. The first mention of it dates back to 1522. Chronicles tell that the temple was rebuilt many times, was robbed and finally completely destroyed by a large fire that happened in the city.

In April 1636, the Kiev Metropolitan Saint Peter (Mogila) received consent from the Polish king Vladislav IV to build the St. Nicholas Church in Mogilev with premises “for clergy, monks, priests and clerks.” In 1637, under Bishop Sylvester (Kossovo) of Mogilev, parishioners built a temporary wooden church and cells to establish monastic life at the temple. Construction of the unheated brick church began in 1669, and in 1672 it was consecrated with chapels in the name of the Prophet John the Baptist and the Great Martyr Demetrius of Thessalonica.

Address: Belarus, 247720, Mogilev, st. T. Surty, 19

Telephone: (+375 0222) 22-83-30

Pustynsky Holy Dormition Monastery

Pustynsky Holy Dormition monastery

The monastery was founded in 1380 by the ancestor of the Mstislav princes, Prince Lugveny (Simeon), son of Olgerd.

According to legend, Prince Lugven, after a serious illness, began to weaken his eyes. Having received a revelation in a dream, the prince finds a source not far from Mstislavl near the river. Oslyanka (a tributary of the Sozh), after washing in which one receives healing. At the same time, an icon of the Mother of God appears to him, later called the Pustynskaya (Patriarchal) icon.

As a token of gratitude on his orders next to healing source A church was built and a monastery was founded. According to one version, the Pustynsky Monastery received its name because the area where the monastery is now located was inhabited long before the prince’s healing by hermit monks, who united into a cenobitic monastery in 1380.

In the 16th century it was one of the largest monasteries in the eastern Belarusian lands.

On June 16, 2003, work began on the restoration of the monastery. On August 28, 2003, on the throne day, the first prayer service was held in the monastery after many years of desolation.

Address: Belarus, 247600, Mogilev region, Mstislavl

Temples

Three Saints Cathedral (Mogilev)

Three Saints Cathedral (Mogilev)

In 1903, the solemn laying of the first stone of a new temple took place in the name of three hierarchs of the Church - Basil the Great, Gregory the Theologian, John Chrysostom. Construction took place according to the project and under the supervision of the court councilor, provincial architect P. Kalinin. The construction of the cathedral lasted 11 years and was completed in 1913. The temple was consecrated on December 1 of that year.

During the stay of Headquarters in Mogilev (1915-1918), the cathedral was often visited by Emperor Nicholas II. With interruptions, the temple operated until 1959.

In 1961, the church, built with public money, was closed - the bell tower, domes, crosses were demolished and the Strommashina plant club was founded here. In the room, dance parties began to be held to the music of a brass band, and then the city disco "Resonance" thundered.

Address: Belarus, 212000, Mogilev, st. Pervomaiskaya, 75

St. Nicholas Cathedral (Bobruisk)

St. Nicholas Cathedral (Bobruisk)

First famous temple in the name of St. Nicholas was built in Bobruisk in 1600 on the most elevated place in the city.

In 1795 or 1798, the parish of the church returned from the union to Orthodoxy and the temple was established as a cathedral.

In 1892, with funds allocated from the treasury, as well as church donations, a new stone cathedral was built in the city center to replace the old church, which was built in two years and consecrated in 1894. The material from the dismantled old temple was used for the construction of the Holy Spirit Church in the Berezinsky suburb. In the new St. Nicholas Cathedral, a chapel was built in honor of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

During the Great Patriotic War, the cathedral remained active. On the territory adjacent to the temple building, German troops built a military cemetery.

Address: Belarus, 213826, Mogilev region, Bobruisk, st. Sovetskaya, 76

Telephone: (+375 225) 72-01-92

Holy Trinity Cathedral (Khotimsk)

Holy Trinity Cathedral (Khotimsk)

The Holy Trinity Cathedral in the town of Khotimsk - an architectural monument of the second half of the 19th century - was built at the expense of local residents in honor of the abolition of serfdom. Its construction took 12 years, and all materials were prepared local residents on the spot. In 1873, on the feast of Pentecost, the temple was consecrated by Archbishop of Mogilev and Mstislav Eusebius in the name of St. Life-Giving Trinity, and its boundaries are in honor of the Kazan Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos and St. Nicholas, Archbishop of Myra in Lycia, miracle worker.

The temple was first closed in 1938. In the courtyard of the district executive committee, icons were burned, the church was beheaded, and the belfry was destroyed. Then the building housed a bank, then a mechanization school, a grain warehouse, and a regional House of Culture. During the war, the Germans turned the cathedral into a bastion, and after the liberation of the city the building remained empty for a long time. In 1954 it was again converted into a House of Culture.

The complex of the St. Nicholas Church is the only complex in the Belarusian Baroque style preserved in Eastern Belarus. On paper, the St. Nicholas Monastery was founded at the beginning XVII century, in fact, the first building was created only in the 70s of the 17th century. The monastery was first for women, then for men, and then completely became just a parish. By the end of the 19th century, the church had become very dilapidated, lost part of the interior and required significant restoration. As a result of the renovation work, some interior details, including some of the ancient paintings, were done anew.

In 1924, the temple was closed, later a book base was located here, the walls and dome were plastered by this time. During the restoration work of our time, some of the 17th century paintings were uncovered; they can be seen today.

Nowadays, the restored complex consists of stone buildings St. Nicholas and Winter Onufrievskaya churches, a residential building and a bell tower, surrounded by a stone fence with a gate. St. Nicholas Church is the oldest in the city. Thanks to its special tiered architecture, it looks very elegant.

But although from an architectural point of view the church is related to churches, the design of the facade is based on local Belarusian techniques and is rather related to Moscow architecture. The tiers are decorated with pilasters and columns, which are covered with stucco ornaments depicting plants.

This church is considered an outstanding monument of the Belarusian architecture XVII century. It was almost impossible to restore the original frescoes of the temple, but the outstanding carved iconostasis was restored almost to its original form.

Church of the Three Saints

The Cathedral of the Three Saints is considered the main Orthodox church in Mogilev and also belongs to the architectural monuments of the early 20th century. Named in honor of three saints: John Chrysostom, Basil the Great and Gregory the Theologian. Interestingly, you can enter the temple from three sides.

The temple is built in the shape of a cross; the building is crowned with seven domes. The building was built in a pseudo-Russian style, although it is not devoid of grace. The cathedral took 11 years to build, starting in 1903. It is known that during the First World War, the temple was often visited by the Russian Tsar Nicholas II, who was here.

In the early 60s of the 20th century, when persecution of religion began, the temple was beheaded - the domes, bell tower and crosses were demolished - and given over to the premises of a local factory club. It was only in 1989 that it became a parish again.

The pride of the cathedral is the list of the miraculous icon of the Mother of God “Mogilev-Bratskaya”. Also here are the icon of St. Nicholas with particles of relics, venerated copies of the “Belynichi” icon of the Mother of God and the “Barkolabovskaya” icon of the Mother of God, as well as the image of the Venerable Euphrosyne of Polotsk, painted in 1910 for the event of the transfer and meeting in Mogilev of the holy relics of the venerable, transferred from Kiev-Pechersk Lavra to Polotsk.

In the Republic of Belarus, Orthodoxy is the main religion followed by the majority of believers in our country. However, the Constitution of our country enshrines such freedom as freedom of religion, that is, representatives of a wide variety of faiths can live peacefully in our state.

The main beliefs of Orthodox believers can be called the following: life on earth is a test of the soul before eternal life, Jesus Christ, crucified approximately two thousand years ago, will return, people who once died, buried according to the Orthodox rite, will be resurrected during the second coming.

You can find out about Orthodox rituals at funerals, churches in Belarus, as well as in the city of Mogilev on our resource - Belarusian Directory of Funeral Services website

We may never understand why people die and where their souls go after death. We don't even know if man has a soul. Of course, there are assumptions made by religion and science, but they cannot give us an accurate and transparent answer.

However, each religion has its own idea of ​​death, and with it, its own rituals associated with it.

Thus, in Orthodoxy, the most important ritual rite is the funeral service. Some people may mistakenly believe that the funeral service serves as a kind of “pass to heaven” - however, this is not so. The funeral service is only the last opportunity to beg for a place in heaven for a person.

Also, Orthodox believers attach great importance to symbols and designations. For example, the hands of the deceased must be folded in a certain way, and icons of the Savior and the Mother of God are also placed in the coffin, depending on what gender the deceased belonged to.

The funeral service for the soul of the deceased must be carried out as soon as possible, therefore, during preparations for the funeral, it is necessary to agree in advance and promptly with the priest of the church in the city of Gomel about the funeral service.

Depending on what beliefs a person followed during his life, in what environment he was raised, and also on what traditions are provided in this country, how he will be buried depends.

In our country, Orthodoxy predominates, so Orthodox Christian customs are widespread in the burial culture.

First of all, it is a funeral in a coffin. Before committing the coffin with the body to the ground, the priest sprinkles the coffin with the deceased with holy water. Now this means that the tomb is a kind of ark for the deceased, which gives him the opportunity to be resurrected during the second coming of Jesus Christ.

Also, in Orthodoxy it is customary to remember the deceased on the third, ninth and fortieth days after burial.

You can find out how to apply for a funeral service or get advice from a priest of one of the churches in the city of Mogilev by reading directly the article about a specific temple settlement where you live.

The city of Mogilev also has on its territory a large number of Orthodox churches and churches. And the Belarusian Directory of Funeral Services website has collected all the necessary information in the form of a convenient list:

History of churches;

The present;

Contact details;

Driving directions;

Schedule of work and services.

We offer you short description the main attractions of Mogilev, which will help you plan a trip to this wonderful city.

The fate of this ordinary regional center of Belarus is interesting and somewhat tragic. Once upon a time, it could have become the capital of Belarus... The Russian Empress Catherine II and the Austrian Emperor Joseph II met in this city... Mogilev was under the rule of three crowns and survived all three...

Unfortunately, time has not spared many monuments of the history of Mogilev, which today could be 500 or more years old. Much has been recently restored. Much remains to be restored. But today's Mogilev, with its dominant 20th-century architecture, is a very attractive city.

History of Mogilev

According to chronicles, Mogilev is only a century younger than Moscow. The founding date of the city is quite arbitrary: the year 1267 is, in fact, only the year of the first written mention of it. But archaeologists date human settlements in this place, in the form of small villages, to an even earlier period.

Some are connected with Mogilev important events Eastern European history. In 1618, the city experienced a popular uprising against the expansion of the Greek Catholic Church. One of the battles of the War of 1812 took place here (the Battle of Soltanovka). From 1915 to 1917, the Headquarters of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief was located near Mogilev, and after the formation of the USSR, Mogilev was twice considered as a possible capital of Belarus.

Mogilev was alternately under the rule of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and Russian Empire. The Polish-Lithuanian period of the city’s history was most clearly reflected in its architecture and appearance. Before the Second World War, there were many clearly recognizable Catholic buildings here, built in a characteristic Gothic style. But the invasion of German troops and the battle for Mogilev (both 1941 and 1944) thoroughly undermined the city’s historical foundation.

According to experts, about two-thirds of the total number of historical and architectural monuments were irretrievably lost in Mogilev. In addition, the historicity of the city suffered in the post-war period: “thanks to” a number of absolutely ill-considered decisions, many remaining buildings and structures of the 17th-19th centuries were demolished.

Mogilev. Leninskaya street.

Thus, today’s Mogilev can be considered practically a new young city, in which the “Stalinist Empire style” coexists with modern monolithic buildings and panel buildings of the “era of developed socialism”. Monuments of the Middle Ages and even the New Time are presented here very sparingly: the house of the merchant Antoshkevich (1698) on Leninskaya Street, Catholic cathedral The Assumption of the Virgin Mary and St. Stanislaus (1752), as well as the St. Nicholas Convent (1672), Memorial Arch (1780) and some others, included in the UNESCO register.

I would also like to mention the Church of St. Casimir, built back in 1604, but it is in such a deplorable state that it does not even remotely resemble the architectural monument that it was at the beginning of the twentieth century. For a long time, the premises of the church housed warehouses; the dome and part of the outbuildings were demolished, and interior decoration was plundered and destroyed.

House of merchant Antoshkevich in Mogilev.

Town Hall in Mogilev

The City Hall of Mogilev deserves special mention. It was erected back in 1578, when the city was granted minor Magdeburg rights. But, since this building was wooden, fire often destroyed the building. Therefore, a hundred years later, construction began on the stone Town Hall, which was completely completed in 1698.

In 1733, it underwent extensive repairs after another major fire, and in 1780, with observation deck The city hall was admired by Empress Catherine II and Austrian Emperor Joseph II.

The Town Hall building was heavily damaged during the Great Patriotic War. After the war, a decision was made to restore the Town Hall, but the start of work was delayed. Since 1952, the town hall building was given the status of an architectural monument, and in 1957, despite the active opposition of enthusiasts and professionals, the town hall building was blown up.

A second decision to restore was made only in 1992, and real work began only 15 years later. But the Town Hall was rebuilt in just one year: in 2008 its grand opening took place.

On the first floor of the new building there are exhibition halls on the history of the Mogilev region, on the second there are premises of the City Executive Committee, which corresponds to the original purpose of the building, and on the third - office premises museum. The decoration of the Town Hall tower is a clock with a one and a half meter diameter dial.

The Town Hall is located on the territory of another Mogilev landmark - Sovetskaya Square. The significance of this place is exactly the same as that of Red Square in Moscow. In other words, historical and administrative center Mogilev. The square appeared in the 16th century at the confluence of the Dubrovenka River and the Dnieper. The location chosen was traditional - a high hill. Initially, the square was called Torgovaya. It housed shopping arcades, shops, taverns and other similar establishments.

Later, from the moment the region annexed to the Russian Empire, the commercial significance of the square narrowed significantly, and administrative and public buildings began to be erected on the site of taverns and chambers of commerce. Since then, the square has become known as Governor's Square. And it received its current name in 1919.

Sovetskaya Square in Mogilev. On the right is the Town Hall.

Arriving in Mogilev, it is worth visiting the Mogilev Regional Museum of Local Lore, which was opened in 1867. Today the museum's collections contain more than 300 thousand exhibits. Its permanent exhibition includes four main sections: “Nature of the region”, “Archaeology and ancient history", "History of pre-Soviet times", "Soviet period".

Until 1941, the museum’s funds were regularly replenished as a result of archaeological excavations and donations from townspeople, but during the Great Patriotic War it also suffered greatly, losing many items from its collections. A significant part of the museum’s current collection consists of exhibits donated to the museum after the war.

Churches and temples of Mogilev

The main religious building of the city and region is the Cathedral of the Three Saints. It is a stretch to classify it as a historical monument, since its construction began only in 1903 and ended on the eve of the First World War, but over the course of a century the cathedral went through a period of complete oblivion and restoration to its status.

An interesting feature of the Temple is the ability to get inside it from three different sides. Each side bears the name of one of the Christian saints: John Chrysostom, Gregory the Theologian, Basil the Great.

The temple was built in the shape of a cross and topped with seven domes. During the war, the cathedral was often visited by Nicholas II and his family. Many consider it simply a miracle that the building was not demolished after the October Revolution and survived the Second World War.

But in 1961, thanks to the “zeal” of party officials, the bell tower was demolished, the domes and crosses were dismantled. At the direction of the “higher-ups,” the Temple was closed and the premises were given to the club of the Strommashina plant.

Only 28 years later, during perestroika, the Temple was returned to believers and its reconstruction and major repairs were carried out. The main shrines of the Temple are the icon of St. Nicholas with particles of relics and a list of the miraculous icon of the Mother of God “Mogilev-Bratskaya”.

The fate of the Boriso-Gleb Church, built in the 19th century, is similar. The church is one of two components temple complex. Main temple, Holy Cross Cathedral, was erected thanks to donations from residents of the Mogilev region. It “counts” its history from the very beginning of the 17th century. But no doubt he is somewhat older. The thing is that the first mention of this, still wooden, dates back to 1634. religious building in connection with its transfer to the Orthodox community. Over the next 300 years, the Temple survived wars, fires, destruction and a number of reconstructions.

Shortly before the Great Patriotic War, the Temple was closed. During the German occupation, the Temple was opened and services resumed. Then, during the liberation of Belarus, it was heavily damaged by bombing. After the war, services there did not stop, but very little funds were allocated for reconstruction. There was no longer any previous persecution of the church, but anti-religious propaganda dominated society, and the Temple gradually fell into decay.

A kind of rebirth of the Temple occurred only in the 70s. During these years, funds began to be allocated from the republican budget and parishioners became more active. Today it is one of the most beautiful cathedrals in Belarus and a must-see on all excursions.

Sights of Mogilev

Along with ancient monuments, Mogilev has enough attractions that appeared only in the last century. This is the city zoo, Central Park culture and recreation, the Buinichi Field Memorial Complex, erected in honor of the soldiers of the Red Army and the people's militia who stopped the advance of German troops, the Alley of Heroes with the names of 104 Heroes of the Soviet Union - natives and residents of Mogilev and the region.

Saturated and cultural life Mogilev. Every year in September the city hosts “Animaevka” - international festival animated films.

Since 1995, every October, the annual Golden Hit festival has been held here. Around the same time, the festival of beginning poets “Plasticine Stork” takes place. In the second half of March, “March-Contract”, the International Youth Theater Forum, is organized in Mogilev.

There are four 3D cinemas in the city: “Red Dawn”, “Rodina”, “Cosmos”, “October”. Concerts are regularly held at the Mogilev Regional Philharmonic, and fans of live choral singing should attend a performance by the Mogilev City Chapel.

The repertoire of the Mogilev Regional Puppet Theater and Regional Drama Theater is constantly updated.

But no matter how detailed and extensive the article about Mogilev is, it will not be able to convey the entire palette of this Belarusian city. There is no and cannot be a better acquaintance with the city than visiting Mogilev itself. This is the only way to truly appreciate the sights of this city.