two-year theological courses were opened in Žerovice.then these two-year courses grew into a seminary, and the seminary operated until 1963 . it was revived again in 1989. the first patriarchal exarch of all belarus, metropolitan filoret. in 1996 , the minsk theological academy was opened. and the regen department, where not only boys but also girls studied. academy existed until 2015 and then was transferred to minsk, and 2 years ago it returned here again to zhirovishchi, no longer just the regen department, but the department of church arts, which includes the regen department and the icon painting department. this is a spiritual educational institution where, in addition to teaching, students teach. will be brought up here, what will be important is what fruit they can then bear both for society and for the church, therefore the state provides assistance to our theological school, all third-party, our students have the opportunity study for free at the theological school, free accommodation and food, also our students receive a schol