Metropolitan Veniamin named main Orthodox spiritual centres in Belarus
Each region of Belarus has its own spiritual centres of Orthodoxy, Metropolitan of Minsk and Zaslavl Veniamin, Patriarchal Exarch of All Belarus, told journalists today, BelTA reports
“We should have spiritual centres in every region (and there are), which serve as places of attraction. For example, the Gomel Region is an ancient land where the Turov eparchy, the second after the Polotsk eparchy, was founded 1,020 years ago. The Monastery of St. John of Korma is another attraction. Pilgrims from Ukraine, Russia, and Belarus used to come there. There were so many of them that the local church could not even accommodate them,” Metropolitan Veniamin gave an example.
Such spiritual centres in the Vitebsk and Grodno regions include the Saviour and St. Euphrosyne Convent in Polotsk and the Holy Dormition Stavropegic Monastery in Zhirovichi.
“There should also be such a place of attraction in the capital. This is both the Holy Spirit Cathedral and the Church of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul. I think that the Memorial Church in Honour of All Saints should also become a spiritual centre, because not only Belarusians come to this place. Moreover, the memory of the soldiers who died for their land is perpetuated here,” the Patriarchal Exarch of All Belarus emphasised.
