During our tour, you will visit 10 religious buildings at once: nine churches and one church, which reflect the religious and cultural traditions of local residents.You can also learn about famous people who used to live in these parts. PS: the local places are rich in attractions and it is not possible to include them in the program of one day, so they are divided into several excursions that are available on this website.

The stone Orthodox church, which was consecrated in honor of St. Nicholas, was built in 1811 in the classical style.

Zasimovichi. Church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker.

It was here that the famous Belarusian, Polish and Russian artist Stanislav Yulianovich Zhukovsky (1875-1944) spent his childhood and youth.
The Zhukovsky family estate has not survived to our time, and now there is an ordinary peasant hut. 
But the artist painted a picture of his estate at the end of the 19th century.

Starovolya. The birthplace of the artist Stanislav Zhukovsky.

Starovolya. The birthplace of the artist Stanislav Zhukovsky

A small wooden Orthodox church was built in the local cemetery in the 18th and 19th century in the traditions of Belarusian wooden folk architecture.

Yalovo. St. Anne's Church.

The stone Catholic church was built in 1848 in the classical style. 
The facade of the church is decorated with two sculptures of the apostles. 
The organ from 1875 has been preserved in the interior. 
The altar is decorated with a Corinthian colonnade with 2 figures of saints, and there is also a 19th-century icon of the Crucifixion.

Shereshevo. Holy Trinity Church.

The stone Orthodox church was built in 1873 in a retrospective Russian style.
The interior features choirs on two columns and a wooden iconostasis, as well as icons from the 18th and 19th centuries.

Shereshevo. Church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker.

The wooden bell tower, which was built in 1799 in the classical style, has a height of 18 meters, and its roof is covered with wood chips.
Once there was a wooden church next to the bell tower, which was built during the time of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania in 1517.
At that time, a handwritten Gospel from the 15th and 16th centuries was used in the church for services. 
This valuable book, along with ancient icons and an iconostasis from the 18th century, is now in the National Art Museum in Minsk.

Shereshevo.  The Church of the Nativity of the Virgin. The Bell tower.

Shereshevo.  Nativity of the Virgin church. The Bell tower.

The small wooden church was built in 1760 in the classical style in the traditions of Belarusian folk wooden architecture.
Mikhail Bobrovsky (1784-1848), a scientist and public figure, professor at Vilnius University, is buried next to the church.

Shereshevo. The Church of the Apostles Peter and Paul.

The stone church was built in 1903 in the pseudo-Russian style.
The interior features a wooden iconostasis and a 19th-century icon.

Sukhopol. Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross.

The stone Orthodox church was built in 1873 in a retrospective Russian style.

Mokroe. The Church of the Apostles Peter and Paul.

The stone Orthodox church was built in 1872 on the site of an old wooden church in a retrospective Russian style with Baroque elements.
Throughout its history, the Church of the Intercession has never been closed.

Rudniki. Church of the Intercession.

The stone Orthodox church was also built in 1872 on the site of an old wooden church in a retrospective Russian style.

Pruzhany Region (route 2): Zasimovichi-Starovolya-Yalovo-Shereshevo-Sukhopol-Mokroe-Rudniki-Smolyanitsa.

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