Pogost-Zagorodsky. The Church of Saints Cyril and Methodius.

The Church of Saints Cyril and Methodius in the village of Pogost-Zagorodsky, Brest region, is an architectural monument with elements of classicism and is included in the State List of Historical and Cultural Values of the Republic of Belarus. 

There is no written information about the construction of the first, most ancient church in Pogost-Zagorodsky. The new parish church was built in 1769 by the owner of Pogost-Zagorodsky, Prince Frantishek Lyubetsky, as the catholic church of St. Joseph, and in 1838 it was renovated by Prince Konstantin Lyubetsky.

After the suppression of K. Kalinovsky's uprising in 1863, the church was rebuilt into an Orthodox church.

In the 1930s, during the interwar period, when the territory was part of Poland, the temple temporarily became a catholic church.

In 1945, after the Second World War, the church became the Orthodox Church of Saints Cyril and Methodius.

The temple is an octagonal building with a dome, combining elements of Baroque, late classicism and retrospective Russian style. In its final form, it was formed at the end of the 19th century after a large-scale restructuring. 

The main building of the church includes a rectangular room of the vestibule-refectory, which adjoins the central octagonal volume in the shape of a rotunda, passing into a pentagonal apse. The architectural dominant feature is a two-tiered bell tower of eight on four, towering over the vestibule. The upper level is crowned with a helmet-shaped dome with a bulbous head.

The main volume of the building is covered with a closed spherical dome, which rests on an octagonal drum and is also completed with a bulbous head. The central entrance is decorated with a portal, accented by a triangular pediment. The facades of the temple have a strict, planar design, pierced by high arched windows and decorated with a cornice with decorative elements in the form of crackers.

This architectural solution harmoniously combines traditional elements of Orthodox architecture with classical features, giving the temple a majestic and harmonious appearance.

The church houses famous icons such as the "Mother of God of Czestochowa" (XV-XVI centuries) and the "Mother of God Odigitria" (XVIII-XIX centuries).

This temple is not just a religious building, but a real historical monument reflecting the difficult fate of the region.