Cathedral in Pruzhany. Priest Fedor Dmitriyuk served here in the thirties of the last century. Until 1939 Pruzhany were under the jurisdiction of Poland. For his loyalty to the Russian Orthodox Church, the Polish authorities deprived Father Fedor of citizenship. The exile was prevented by World War II. After the territory was returned to the USSR, Fedor Dmitriyuk was sent to serve in the parish of the village of Cherevachitsy in today's Kobrin District.
Archpriest Mikhail Nosko, rector of the Alexander Nevsky Cathedral in Pruzhany, dean of churches of Pruzhany district:
It is documented that he helped the partisans. In his house there was a wounded partisan, which was cared for by the relatives of Father Fedor. He also helped the partisan detachment with information and food.
The house of the priest became a secret address for the partisans. The weapons were also stored here. The whole family of Father Fedor participated in the underground movement - distributed leaflets, extracted information. Not far from the village there was a railroad. On November 7, 1943, partisans blew up a German train with equipment, weapons and soldiers.
"The punishers decided to take revenge. Of course, they took revenge on the nearby villages. In particular, the village of Cherevachitsy. 56 people were shot, 18 houses were burned. Among the victims of the German punishers was the family of Fedor Dmitriyuk", - said Archpriest Michael Nosko.
The Nazis exterminated Father Fedor's wife, eldest daughter, son-in-law and close relatives.
The youngest daughter was seriously wounded. The priest was saved by the fact that at the time of the tragedy he was not in the village. He returned to the ashes. After the loss of loved ones, Father Fedor moved to Kobrin, then in Bobruisk.
Archpriest Mikhail Nosko:
In 1955 he accepted monasticism with the name Flovian. In 1958 he was ordained a bishop, and we know that from 1966 to 1977 he was archbishop of the Gorky and Arzamas cathedra.
