By Nina Mozheyko: The corresponding papal document was signed on 13 April 1991. The center for festive events will be the city of Budslav. The miraculous Budslav image of the Mother of God attracts thousands of pilgrims from all corners of the earth.. In the 1994 Pope John Paul II dedicated a title of minor basilica to the temple. This is evidenced by the inscription at the entrance. Budslav also is a National Shrine.
Funds for the restoration of the interior of the church today are collected on the initiative of the Belarusian Culture Fund.
Vladimir Gilep, chairman of the Belarusian Culture Fund: "The foundation is a public organization, we do not collect money, we collect ideas. That's one of the ideas of the Belarusian Culture Fund."
By the way, during the war the Nazis were not able to destroy the temple.












