Cathedral of the Transfiguration of the Savior description and photos - Belarus: Slonim (Topic)

Cathedral of the Transfiguration description and photos - Belarus: Slonim. Detailed information about the attraction. Description, photos and a map showing the nearest significant objects.

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The Savior Transfiguration Orthodox Church in Slonim was founded, according to some sources, in the 16th century. There was also a church school, a monastery and an almshouse at the church.

After the conclusion of the Brest Union, in 1650 in Slonim, next to the Orthodox Church, the Corpus Christi Church was founded. The founder of the church was the Marshal of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania Jan Stanislav Sapega, who invited Lateran canons and an Italian architect to Slonim, who built a copy of the Il Jezu temple in Rome in Slonim. In the church there were famous icons by F. Smuglevich. The Church of the Transfiguration of the Savior was confiscated by the Uniates.

After Slonim came under Russian jurisdiction, Uniate and Catholic churches were persecuted. In 1848, the old Church of the Transfiguration of the Savior burned down, it was decided to rebuild the Church of the Body of God into an Orthodox church.

After the Great Patriotic War, the temple, badly damaged by fascist bombings, stood in ruins for a long time, but in 1963 it was blown up and finally dismantled.

In 1994, the revival of the Transfiguration Cathedral began. For some reason, it was decided to revive not the original Orthodox church, but the Church of the Body of God rebuilt in the Byzantine style.

On October 17, 2010, the Archbishop of Novogrudok and Lida illuminated the new Transfiguration Cathedral in Slonim. After the restoration of the temple, it turned out that the monument to Lenin points to the new temple with a fatherly hand, showing the direction in which to go.

After the Great Patriotic War, the temple, badly damaged by fascist bombings, stood in ruins for a long time, but in 1963 it was blown up and finally dismantled.

In 1994, the revival of the Transfiguration Cathedral began. For some reason, it was decided to revive not the original Orthodox church, but the Church of the Body of God rebuilt in the Byzantine style.

On October 17, 2010, the Archbishop of Novogrudok and Lida illuminated the new Transfiguration Cathedral in Slonim. After the restoration of the temple, it turned out that the monument to Lenin points to the new temple with a fatherly hand, showing the direction in which to go.

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