Photo survey of the patrimony of the district center of Chervjen’ (Ihumjen) in eastern Mjensk Region 2015. Фотавандроўка па спадчыне г. Чэрвень (Ігумен) 2015 г. Churches of Belarus (part DXI): Roman Catholic church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross (completed after 2008), replacing a wooden church of 1799-1800 which the occupying Soviet… Continue reading Photo of the Day for February 8, 2023
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Photo of the Day for February 6, 2023
Photo survey of the patrimony of the district center of Chervjen’ (Ihumjen) in eastern Mjensk Region 2015. Фотавандроўка па падчыне г. Чэрвень (Ігумен) 2015 г. An example of two polar opposite forces in Belarus: destruction of Belarusian patrimony by the current authorities versus the new birth of Christian faith. On the left is (was)… Continue reading Photo of the Day for February 6, 2023
Photos of the Day for January 16, 2023
Churches of Belarus (part DX): Roman Catholic church of St. Anthony of Padua and the Immaculate Conception on a day of capricious light, Pastavy, January 2012. Касьцёлы Беларусі (частка DX): касьцёл Сьв. Антонія Падуанскага й Беззаганнага Зачацьця Найсьвяцейшай Панны Марыі ў дзень адвольнага асьвятленьня, Паставы, студзень 2012 г.
Photo of the Day for January 1, 2023
Best wishes for a happy New Year full of faith, hope and triumph over darkness. З найлепшымі пажаданьнямі Новага года, поўнага веры, нядзеі ды перамогі над цемрам. Найкращі побажання Нового року, сповненого віри, надії та перемоги. To commemorate today’s Feast of Mary, Mother of God. З нагоды сёньняшняга сьвята Сьвятой Багародзіцы Марыі. … Continue reading Photo of the Day for January 1, 2023
Photo of the Day for December 30, 2022
Churches of Belarus (part DVIII): Roman Catholic church of Saints Simon and Helena, also known as the “Red Church” (1905-1910), Mjensk 2001. One of the most active Roman Catholic parishes in Belarus. The Soviet occupiers expropriated the church’s sacred artifacts and treasure in 1923, desecrated the church, and turned it into a cinema; the church… Continue reading Photo of the Day for December 30, 2022
Christmas 2022 / Нараджэньне Пана
From the Gospel according to Luke, chapter 2: 2:10 And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. 2:11 For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. … Continue reading Christmas 2022 / Нараджэньне Пана
Photo of the Day for September 28, 2022
Photo survey of the patrimony of Navahrudak District 2017. Фотавандроўка па спадчыне Навагрудскага раёна 2017 г. Ruins of Navahrudak Castle and, on the right, Roman Catholic church of the Transfiguration, Navahrudak. This castle lay at the foundation of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania; when Belarus has a normal government that honors the Belarusian nation… Continue reading Photo of the Day for September 28, 2022
Photos of the Day for August 19, 2022
Photo survey of the heritage of Mahiljou and Homjel’ Regions 2017. Фотавандроўка па спадчыне Магілёўскай і Гомельскай абласьцей 2017 г. Churches of Belarus (part CDXCV): remains of former Cistercian monastery & church, desecrated and turned into a factory during the Soviet occupation in the early 1950s, Mazyr 2017. See also photos of the day… Continue reading Photos of the Day for August 19, 2022
Photos of the Day for August 16, 2022
Photo survey of the heritage of Mahiljou and Homjel’ Regions 2017. Фотавандроўка па спадчыне Магілёўскай і Гомельскай абласьцей 2017 г. Churches of Belarus (part CDXCI): , Roman Catholic church of the Assumption and Cistercian nunnery, Mazyr 2017. See also photos of the day for November 21, 2021. Касьцёлы Беларусі (частка CDXCIV): касьцёл… Continue reading Photos of the Day for August 16, 2022
Photos of the Day for August 8, 2022
Photo survey of the heritage of Mahiljou and Homjel’ Regions 2017. Фотавандроўка па спадчыне Магілёўскай і Гомельскай абласьцей 2017 г. Churches of Belarus (part CDXCIII): Orthodox church and monastery (originally Jesuit church and collegium, then Bernardine monastery) of the Birth of the Blessed Mother of God (1726-46), Juravichy (Kalinkavichy District). See also photos of… Continue reading Photos of the Day for August 8, 2022