filofey narko was recruited.y cathedral, that is, the main church of minsk, under the leadership of filofei narku , the all-belarusian orthodox church began work council, at which the fate of the belarusian orthodox church was decided, the metropolitan was not allowed to attend the meeting, he set the condition that he would declare an autocephalous church subject to the recognition of all orthodox churches, including the moscow patriarchate, letters were prepared to all churches, and were translated... the autocephalous project in the occupied territory of belarus failed, the policy of a loyal attitude to the church, flirting with the population when they were allowed to open churches and openly attend services, was not successful, it did not receive the proper return; neither the population, nor the priests, nor the occupiers supported it. the great patriotic war was a time when dozens of belarusian priests carried out their quiet feat, silently, in secret, and did what a shepherd should do in difficult times f