Zhirovichi Monastery to celebrate 500th anniversary since its foundation in May

28 апреля 2020
Zhirovichi Monastery is one of the oldest Orthodox centers in Belarus, will mark turn 500 since its foundation in May. And the origin of the monastery had no documentary basis. The manuscript sources found in Europe, in Latin, made the legend a reality.  The identity of the founder has also been established.  

The monastery  was founded by Alexander Soltan. This was the specificity of church life in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, most churches and monasteries were privately owned. During its history, the monastery has experienced a lot, it was handed over to other confessions, ruined and devastated. The large-scale restoration work in the monastery has already begun in independent Belarus. The restoration of ancient cult buildings does not stop today.