Ivye. Monument to four faiths.

About twenty religious communities are registered in the Ivye district, which freely practice their faith, avoiding pressure and propaganda. The uniqueness of this place is the peaceful neighborhood of Catholics, Jews, Orthodox and Muslims for centuries.

In honor of this phenomenon, the monument "Unity of four Faiths" was erected in Ivye, immediately attracting attention with its scale and symbolism. Each denomination participated in the design of its stele, and the idea of the creators was for the monument to serve as a pointer for tourists, indicating the direction to the temples of each religion.

Today, the Catholic parafia is the most numerous in Ivye. The Church of Peter and Paul, founded in the 15th century, has not been preserved, and Catholics visit the 17th-century church, next to which the Bernardine monastery is located.

The Ivye synagogue miraculously survived during the Second World War. The Jewish community, which once made up 76% of the population, was destroyed in 1942, and its culture was preserved only in architecture. There is now a gym in the synagogue.

The Islamic community of Ivye, considered the center of the Tatar community, is flourishing. The mosque, built in 1882, survived the wars and the Soviet period.

The Ivye Muslim community is one of the largest in the country.

Orthodoxy is the youngest religion in Ivye, the church was opened in 1995.

The monument to the four faiths highlights the possibility of peaceful coexistence of different religions. Mixed marriages are not uncommon here, and believers try to avoid conflicts.

Tourists interested in this topic should visit the private Ivan Buiko Museum, where you can see a 17th-century Psalter, Jewish choirs and the Koran in Russian.