Brest. Holy Resurrection Cathedral

Mitrophoric Archpriest Yevgeny Parfenyuk (1921-2008) became the builder and the first rector of the Resurrection Cathedral. In 1992, as dean of the churches of the Brest region and rector of the Simeon Cathedral, Father Eugene began the construction of the Resurrection Cathedral. At that time, he was already 70 years old.

The lower church of the Resurrection Cathedral is dedicated to the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God, the upper church is dedicated to the Resurrection of Christ.

On July 26, 1992, the solemn consecration of the foundation of the Resurrection Church took place.

In 1995, during his second apostolic journey to White Russia, His Holiness Patriarch Alexy arrived at the cathedral under construction, accompanied by the head of state. The Primate of the Church prayed in the Kazan Temple, blessed the construction and donated an expensive embossed vestment to the Kazan throne. He also expressed his intention to attend the consecration of the cathedral after its completion.

On June 24, 2001, His Holiness the Patriarch completed the rite of consecration of the upper Resurrection Church and conducted the Divine Liturgy there. After the service, Patriarch Alexy II presented the cathedral with Eucharistic vessels, and Father Eugene received the Order of St. Sergius of Radonezh from the hands of the Primate of the Church.

On March 10, 2008, on the first day of Lent, Father Yevgeny Parfenyuk died at the age of 86.

On June 4, 2008, Mitrophoric Archpriest Vladimir Kornelyuk was appointed rector of the Resurrection Cathedral, under whom the construction and beautification of the temple continued. During his abbacy, the church was transformed both externally and internally: a complete renovation was carried out, heating was installed in the upper Resurrection Church; painting of the interior space began, the cathedral shone with gold candlesticks and lecterns.

In 2012, the implementation of the Temple of My Soul project began — a joint action of the Resurrection Cathedral and the administration of the Moskovsky district. As part of the project, a complete reconstruction of the domes of the temple is planned — the production of gold bulbs from titanium nitride and the central part of the domes made of stainless steel with gold edging, as well as the renovation of the bell tower. The rector of the cathedral, Archpriest Vladimir Kornelyuk, is the dean of the churches of the Brest regional district.

The upper church houses the relics of the Great Martyr Panteleimon the Healer and the righteous John of Kormyansk.

Especially revered icons:

- Icon of the Resurrection of Christ, presented by the President of the Republic of Belarus A. G. Lukashenko (located on the central lectern);

- Icon of the Mother of God, called "Lesnyanskaya";

- The image of St. Seraphim of Sarov;

- Tikhvin Icon of the Blessed Virgin Mary;

- Bogolyubskaya Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos (located at the Shroud of the Lord, an unquenchable lamp with a Blessed fire from the Holy Sepulchre is lit in front of it);

- and others.

In the lower temple:

- Kazan Icon of the Mother of God (located on the central lectern);

- Icon of the Miraculous Image of the Savior;

- The image of the Mother of God "From the troubles of the suffering";

- Icon of the righteous Zachariah and Elizabeth, the parents of John the Baptist;

- and others.