Description of the attraction
The Church of the Exaltation of the Cross was built in the city of Baranovichi in 1924. The church is active. It hosts regular masses. He is a vivid example of the paradoxical contrasts characteristic of the modern Republic of Belarus. Such contrasts reflect the long-suffering history of this country, teeming with unexpected changes.
A small cozy Catholic church with a statue of Christ above the gate, a high bell tower directed into the sky, and painted wooden figures of traditional Catholic Mysteries is located on Kuibyshevskaya Street, next to Komsomolskaya Street. It is not clear how it survived, having gone through all the wars, revolutions and changes of power.
Such wooden churches are found in Lithuania, sometimes in Ukrainian and Belarusian small villages and villages, but seeing a wooden church in the center of the modern city of Baranovichi is a real rarity.
An interesting detail - a Masonic sign flaunts above the doors of the church - an eye surrounded by rays in a pyramid, although such a sign is often found in Catholic churches.
In the courtyard of the Holy Cross Church there is an altar of the Blessed Virgin Mary in a grotto made of natural stone. Nearby is a high cross with a crucifix. The altar and the cross always have a lot of fresh flowers.
A well-kept small temple garden, lovingly lined with conifers and flowers, pleases the soul both in winter and in summer. The temple is in perfect condition. Obviously, it is regularly renewed and tinted by the caring hands of the parishioners.
