Small Sharips. The Red Church

Unfortunately, there are not many architectural monuments in the Mogilev region. And some of them are now in a neglected state. But even in the ruins there is some beauty. One of such beautiful and mysterious temples is the Orthodox Church in the small village of Malye Sharipi.

To get there, you need to come to the town of Sava, on the Orsha – Gorki highway. Then drive about three kilometers to the village of Malye Sharipy.

In Sharipi itself, among the thickets of trees, you will see the ruins of a tall bell tower that dominates the surroundings. Locals call this Orthodox church the Red Church. Over time, the real name of the church was lost and the people's name remained - the Red Church. This is how the temple is called, apparently because the church is built of red brick. According to the memoirs of old–timers, the church was built by 1913 in honor of the 300th anniversary of the Romanov dynasty. The building was built in pseudo–Russian style according to a standard design. In Soviet times, the church was closed and a storage room was equipped here.

The church consists of several main parts: a bell tower, a narthex, a prayer hall and a semicircular apse. The bell tower was multi-tiered. The building is decorated with red brick.

There is a parking space near the church. If you drive through the town of Sava, you can see near the local school a monument to the Belarusian poet Vasily Koval (1907-1937), who was born in this town.