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The Best Attractions In Zhyrovichy

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Zhyrovichy Monastery is an Orthodox monastery in Belarus, in the village of Zhyrovichy . The monastery was founded in the 16th century. Due to a belief, an icon of Virgin Mary was found in the local woods. A church was built on the place where the icon was found, but soon it was burned by fire and the icon was lost. Many years later the icon was found again with mysterious imprints on it – presumably those of Virgin Mary’s palm and foot. The icon is considered miraculous and the stone became part of the altar in the church of Exaltation of the Cross. Since then the Zhyrovichy monastery is a major place of pilgrimage in Belarus. The Saint Ascension ...
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  • 1. Zhyrovichy Monastery Zhyrovichy
    Zhyrovichy Monastery is an Orthodox monastery in Belarus, in the village of Zhyrovichy . The monastery was founded in the 16th century. Due to a belief, an icon of Virgin Mary was found in the local woods. A church was built on the place where the icon was found, but soon it was burned by fire and the icon was lost. Many years later the icon was found again with mysterious imprints on it – presumably those of Virgin Mary’s palm and foot. The icon is considered miraculous and the stone became part of the altar in the church of Exaltation of the Cross. Since then the Zhyrovichy monastery is a major place of pilgrimage in Belarus. The Saint Ascension monastery in Zhyrovichy existed even during Soviet times and in 1989 it became a clerical seminary – a highest religious educational insti...
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  • 3. Mir Castle Mir
    The Mir Castle Complex is a UNESCO World Heritage site in Belarus. It is in the town of Mir, in the Kareličy District of the Hrodna voblast, at 53°27′4.46″N 26°28′22.80″E, 29 kilometres north-west of another World Heritage site, Niasviž Castle. Mir Castle Complex is 164 metres above sea level.[1] From 1921 to 1939 the castle belonged to the territory of Poland.
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  • 4. Nesvizh Castle Nesvizh
    Niasviž Castle or Nesvizh Castle is a residential castle of the Radziwiłł family in Niasviž, Belarus. It is 183 metres above sea level.Before 1945 the complex was in Poland and was considered one of the most beautiful castles in the Kresy region.
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  • 5. Ruzhany Palace Ruzhany
    Ruzhany Palace is a ruined palace compound in Ruzhany village, Pruzhany Raion , Brest Voblast , Western Belarus. Between the 16th and 19th centuries Ruzhany, then called Różany, was the main seat of the senior line of the Sapieha noble family, known as the Sapiehas of Ruzhany. The castle is currently under systematic reconstruction, with the palace ornate gate and entry building being already restored.
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  • 6. Corpus Christi Church in Nesvizh Nesvizh
    The Corpus Christi Church in Nesvizh, Belarus, is an early Jesuit church and one of the oldest baroque structures outside Italy, influencing the later architecture of Poland, Belarus and Lithuania. Commissioned by Prince Nicholas Radziwill and constructed in 1587-1593 by Gian Maria Bernardoni during the times of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, it contains tombs of powerful Radiziwiłł family members.
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