today we will go to the small poleska village of kupyatichi, where almost 9 centuries ago. one of thet images of the mother of god was revealed in belarus. not far from the city of pinsk on the banks of the yaselda river, among wide fields , there is a small village of kupyatichi, narrow streets, cozy houses, a measured pace of life. at first glance, it is an ordinary belarusian village, but its history goes back many centuries and is of great importance for the orthodox church. the first scientific, historical, written mentions of the town of kupyatishte date back to the 15th century, although church tradition tells us that already in the 19th century, at the end of the 19th century, villagers built a temple here in honor of the introduction of the blessed virgin mary into the temple, this event is connected it was because at this place the miraculous icon of the mother of god was revealed, which later became known as the kupyat icon. according to legends , near the village, a young shepherdess girl noticed an unusual glow in the branches, when she approached, she discovered a cross