Osipovichi. Holy Cross Church.

Initially, this wooden church was built in 1826 on the outskirts of the village of Zamoshye, which is now located in the Osipovichi district. It was built in the style of folk architecture at the expense of Count Zavisha and was called St. Kozmo-Demyanovsky. At that time, the city of Osipovichi did not exist yet, there was only a small village with that name. In 1872, the Libovo-Romenskaya railway was laid near the village, and the village gave its name to a new station, which began to develop actively. In August 1924, Osipovichi became the center of the district, and in 1935 received the status of a city.

In 1946, the church was moved from Zamoshye to the young town of Osipovichi. After the war, Stalin allowed churches to be opened, counting on the support of the Orthodox clergy in their ambitions for Russia's world domination. During a meeting with Patriarch Alexy, Stalin promised to support the church if it resisted Western Catholicism. The patriarch was also required to organize a pan-Orthodox council in Moscow. However, despite Alexy's efforts, the Greek clergy and the Patriarch of Constantinople refused to participate, arguing that such a council was possible only in Jerusalem. It became clear that there would be no cathedral in Moscow, and Stalin lost interest in the church. Since 1948, the closure of churches and the repression of the clergy began again.

Since 1946, services in the temple have been held every weekend, and the temple has never been closed. Currently, the church is open daily, except Mondays, from 9:00 to 13:00. The church, located near the railway station, is in excellent condition and is surrounded by a wooden fence on a concrete foundation. Horizontal slats are attached to rectangular brick pillars.