Description of the attraction
The Cathedral in the name of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker in Novogrudok was opened in 1846 after the closure of the Franciscan Church, which was previously located in the building of the temple.
Franciscan monks were invited to Novogrudok by the Grand Duke Gediminas in 1323. In 1780, a Franciscan monastery was erected, and with it the majestic Church of St. Anthony, built with funds donated by Elena Radziwill in the late Baroque style in the form of a ship.
In 1831 "by the highest command" the monastery, and with it the church, were closed and the Franciscans were forced to leave the territory of the Russian Empire.
In 1846, the empty majestic church of St. Anthony was rededicated into the Orthodox Church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker. In 1852, there was a big fire in Novogrudok, in which the St. Nicholas Church was badly damaged. During the restoration work, the building was significantly rebuilt and acquired the Byzantine features inherent in Orthodox churches. The pediment on the facade was replaced by a bell tower. The Orthodox iconostasis was painted in the Moscow icon-painting workshop.
The temple has two thrones: St. Nicholas the Wonderworker and the Holy Great Martyr Queen Alexandra.
Orthodox relics are kept in the Novogrudok St. Nicholas Cathedral: the icon of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker of St. Myra of Lycia and particles of holy relics
Icon of the Holy Trinity; icon of the Mother of God "Joy of All Who Sorrow" (with pennies). In the crypt of the temple there is a church of Saints Cyril and Mythodius, the teachers of Solovensky.
After the revival of the Orthodox shrine in 1992, the cathedral was given the status of a cathedral.
