Description of the attraction
The temple in honor of the holy great martyr George the Victorious in Bobruisk was built in 1907 as a garrison temple of the Bobruisk fortress, in the immediate vicinity of the entrance to the fortress.
The temple was erected by the forces of military builders according to the project of the architect A. Chagin. Its patriotic silhouette was dictated by the tsarist authorities, who wanted to have another reminder of the imperial affiliation of the recently annexed and restless Polish lands. For simplicity, the military whitewashed the walls, for which the people called the temple the White Church.
In 1928, the Bolsheviks who came to power in Bobruisk closed the St. George Church, using it first for sewing production, then for a grocery warehouse, and during the war an auto repair workshop was organized here. After the end of the war, the city authorities decided to adapt an empty high-quality building for their needs. A public dining room was opened on the first floor, and a library named after Lenin on the second.
In 1990, the restoration of the temple began, which required a lot of effort and expense, because the temple was fundamentally altered by Soviet builders. In 1992, the construction of the bell tower began. In 1995, construction began on a two-story spiritual and educational center and a baptismal church.
Currently, the St. George Church in Bobruisk is an active Orthodox church. An Orthodox spiritual and educational center with a Sunday school, a printing house, and an Orthodox library was opened under him. At the educational center, the youth center of St. John the Theologian and the sisterhood of St. Juliana of Lazarevskaya were created.
