All Saints Church

Beautiful. Massive ornamental church. I don't understand it! Seems there is no area for people to sit and listen to the priest. Only people standing and praying. From the outside to the inside is highly decorated. Beautiful. I saw few men here and a .. Read more »lot of women. Many of the women were not in my opinion dressed to attend church the clothing was very provocative. Is that way they were praying?

A new orthodox cathedral in Minsk, exceptionally impressing and magnificent; built in the last decades of 20 century. All architectural complex about the cathedral is splendid. It is very worth to be visit. The admission and taking shots is free. One.. Read more » can observe an authentic Orthodox liturgy a few times each day.

Beautiful but new cathedral. Clearly a prestigious project of the master boss.

On coming from the airport to our hotel, we passed this very noticeable church with gold decorated spires and rooftops. My attention was immediately attracted and I simply had to visit it and get a close up look. The Church of All Saints (the Memoria.. Read more »l Church in Honour of All Saints) was built in memory of innocent victims and is one of the most beautiful Orthodox churches in Minsk. It is a temple of the Belarusian Exarchate of the Russian Orthodox Church and can seat 1,200 worshippers at a time. The Church is part of a temple complex. Besides the House of Mercy, the complex also includes the wooden Trinity Church. The Church of All Saints is the only memorial temple/ church in the country. On July 2, 2010 the remains of three unknown soldiers, killed in the battles of three wars (the War of 1812, World War I and World War II), were buried in the crypt of the church. The crypt of the Church of All Saints in Minsk is a unique object. There are nothing to compare with this in the world and there are 504 niches in the crypt, each of them has a crystal container. They plan to take the sand from the fields of all major historical battles where the blood of the Belarusians was spilt in the name of peace.

Absolutely beautiful and very prayerful place.