it’s completely written there, it’s just that this is an exact copy of the icon that exists on mount athos the 20th century. worship in the temple was prohibited. in 1936 the temple was destroyed. this is an icon of st. nicholas, painted for our church in the house of mercy, in their painted workshop. and this is an exact copy of st. nicholas, which is located in our cathedral of the holy spirit. and i myself looked at this icon, and i didn’t find any differences at all. for us this is such an image, it also has historical significance, because it is a copy of an icon that was painted back in the 19th century. for the solemn date of the appearance of the krupetsk icon , repairs were carried out in all the temples of the complex, and the domes of the krupetsk pokrovsky church were gilded. it is interesting that the krupetsk icon, a majestic shrine, became the center of attention on the day of the celebration. anniversary of the minsk diocese, before it in april 1893 , a festive liturgy was celebrated in the cathedral, attracting many believers, by the summer of 1995 the construction of a sm

they turned to the holy mount athos so that the monks from this holy mountain would paint an image for. when they finished painting this icon, they brought it to kirkira, where the relics are located, this is in greece, where the relics of st. spiredon of trimefuda are located, and there they donated a piece of the relics for this icon, and it also defended the divine liturgy, and after that they solemnly brought it on our way to vitebsk: we all stand before the lord, we hope in him, we trust in him, and no one leaves unconsoled, and for us this is a great celebration, and this image every year, it is already prayed to in this procession. the church of the holy spirit, which is located next to the assumption cathedral, has a special atmosphere of peace and tranquility; it serves as a place for prayer, spiritual communication and inspiration for many. believers, you and i are now in the temple of the descent of the holy spirit, in general this is our ancient monastery, the women's temple, the descent of the holy spirit, was revived by the third synod of the belarusian orthodox church on