Knyaginin. Trinity Church.

The Knyaginin agro-town is located in the southeastern part of the Myadel district of the Minsk region. The first mention of these lands dates back to the 15th century. In 1493, according to the oldest writings of the Lithuanian metric, there was a noble principality here.

In the 16th century, King Sigismund I donated these lands to E. Slizen, and later they were transferred to the possession of the Poklewski-Kozell family. In 1846, the Knyaginin estate became the property of K.I. Kozell. A winery and mills operated on these lands. However, the pearl of the agro-town called Knyaginin is considered to be the wooden Trinity Church, which has survived to the present day.

The Holy Trinity Church was built in the 1770s as a Uniate shrine. It is built of wood in rather simple and concise forms. It looks like one low four-sided turret with a towering bell tower, where, it is worth noting, there is no decoration on the walls.

In 1839, the Uniate denomination in the Russian Empire was abolished, and all uniates automatically converted to Orthodoxy. The same thing happened with the Church of the Holy Trinity. In Soviet times, the church, like most churches, was shut down, and immediately after the collapse of the Soviet Union it was again handed over to believers.

In 1886, the temple began to deteriorate rapidly, so it was necessary to carry out restoration. They decided to brick the Holy Trinity Church. The bricks were fixed with cement mortar mixed with chicken eggs. The Soviet government wanted to destroy the shrine, but all attempts were in vain. The shrine stood inviolate even after the bell tower was blown up.

In the 19th century, a rubble stone fence was erected around the temple. The entrance to the church grounds itself is opened by an interesting keel-shaped gate.

In 2012, the temple building underwent restoration again, the facade was sheathed with the latest material, so it can easily be mistaken for a modern building. On September 29, 2013, the renovated Holy Trinity Church was consecrated.

The interior of the church stands out for its striking unity. The soft diffused light coming from above from eight narrow windows allows parishioners to thoughtfully and unhurriedly contemplate the holy images of the sacred iconostasis, which is crowned with rather rare and ancient icons.

The sacred images of the Trinity Church were executed by a group of artists led by Reverend Andrei Rublev. The main icon in the temple is the Trinity icon, which anyone who comes to the temple can touch.

The Trinity Church in the Knyaginin agro-town is the main temple of this settlement. Divine services are held here daily.