Description of the attraction
The male Cistercian monastery in Mozyr was founded in 1647 on the initiative of the Novogrudok kashtelian Anton Askerka. Subsequently, the monastery has repeatedly received large donations from the royal persons ruling the Commonwealth. The picturesque valley where the Cistercian monastery was built was popularly called the Valley of Angels.
Cistercian monasteries are notable for their strict statutes, solitude and asceticism. The charter prohibits monks from any luxury, including the prohibition applies to the decor of monasteries, church utensils, and precious jewelry of the clergy. Cistercians are also called white monks for their vestments: a white robe with a black scapular, a black hood, and a black woolen belt.
The Church of St. Michael and the Cistercian convent were built between 1743 and 1745 in the late Baroque style. The church is single-nave, with a three-sided apse, under a high gable roof. The founder of the nunnery was Benedict Rozhansky, the sum of 30 thousand gold coins was allocated by Prince Kazimir Sapega.
In 1864, the authorities abolished the Cistercian monastery. In 1893 the convent was also abolished. The church was transferred to the Orthodox Church. In 1894, the reconstruction of the temple was completed, during which all the baroque decor was removed, side galleries were added and a wooden belfry was built. Unfortunately, during the reconstruction, the frescoes that once adorned the Church of St. Michael were completely destroyed.
At the end of the 19th century, within the walls of the former Cistercian monastery for men, a match factory "Malanka" was opened, which still operates there today.
In 1990, the Church of St. Michael was transferred to the believing Catholics. Now it is a working temple.
Reviews
| All reviews 5 Grigory 2017-11-05 19:54:34
parishioners Good day. At the beginning of the 19th century in the 1920s, there was a Kimbarovsky church in Mozyr. Today it is the Roman Catholic Church of St. Michael the Archangel. At what cemetery in Mozyr were the parishioners of the Kimbarovsk Church buried? Sincerely.
