Description of the attraction
The Brest Resurrection Cathedral-monument in honor of the Great Victory was founded in 1992 and was erected to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War. The initiator of the construction of the cathedral was Archpriest Yevgeny Parfenyuk, one of the oldest clergymen of the Belarusian Exarchate, a veteran of the Great Patriotic War.
The construction of the Resurrection Cathedral was carried out according to the project of a group of architects of the Institute "Brestgrazhdanproekt" with funds raised by the parishioners. The construction was carried out by the construction organization of the management "Brestselstroy".
The cathedral consists of an upper church in honor of the Resurrection of Christ, a lower church in honor of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God and a high bell tower. The first divine service in the still under construction church took place in 1995 at the Annunciation. The fully completed cathedral was consecrated by the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Alexy II on June 24, 2001.
The temple houses the ancient Bogolyubskaya icon of the Mother of God. A 400-kilogram bell is installed on the bell tower of the temple. There is an oak alley near the temple.
In the building of the bell tower there is a museum dedicated to the memory of the victims of the Great Patriotic War and glory to the victorious soldiers over the Nazi invaders. A sisterhood was organized at the temple in honor of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God, engaged in merciful help to those in need. There is also a Sunday school for children at the Resurrection Church, which is engaged in the spiritual enlightenment of children. The school has four classes.
On September 23, 2003 the Brest Resurrection Cathedral was given the status of a spiritual historical and cultural value of Belarus.
