Nicholas Cathedral description and photos - Belarus: Novogrudok (Topic)

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The Cathedral of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker in Novogrudok was opened in 1846 after the closure of the Franciscan church, located earlier in the building of the temple.

Franciscan monks were invited to Novogrudok Grand Duke Gediminas in 1323. In 1780, a Franciscan monastery was erected, and with it the majestic Church of St. Anthony, built with funds donated by Elena Radziwill in the late Baroque style in the form of a ship.

In 1831, "by the highest command" the monastery, and with him the church was closed and the Franciscans were forced to leave the territory of the Russian Empire.

In 1846, the empty majestic church of St. Anthony was rededicated into the Orthodox Church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker. In 1852, a big fire broke out in Novogrudok, in which the St. Nicholas Church was badly damaged. During the restoration work, the building was significantly rebuilt and acquired the Byzantine features inherent in Orthodox churches. The pediment on the facade was replaced by a bell tower. The Orthodox iconostasis was painted in the Moscow icon-painting workshop.

The temple has two thrones: St. Nicholas the Wonderworker and the Holy Great Martyr Queen Alexandra.

Orthodox shrines are kept in the Novogrudok St. Nicholas Cathedral: the icon of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker of St. Peace of Lycia and particles of holy relics - The Icon of the Holy Trinity; icon of the Mother of God "Joy of All Who Sorrow" (with pennies). The church of Saints Cyril and Mythodius, the teachers of Solovensky, is arranged in the crypt of the temple.

After the revival of the Orthodox shrine in 1992,

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