For those who are interested sights of Belarus, it will be a big surprise to hear about a church named after St. Mary of Egypt. There are few such temples in our country, and most likely only one. Church in Vileyka was built in 1865, is located in the city center on Lenin Square.
erected, Church of Saint Mary of Egypt, in a retrospective Russian style and has been preserved without rebuilding.
Vileika Church was built according to the project of an engineer and architect Alexey Polozov. The construction was carried out with the money of the nobleman and adviser Apollo Mikhailovich Redkin.
The clock in the central tent looks rather atypical. This attribute is much more common in town halls than Orthodox churches.
The temple is active, a liturgy is held daily, except for Mondays.
Located nearby Holy Cross Church, is another attraction of the city. Finding the church is not difficult, below is the point marked on the map:
I advise you to look into the city park, which was thoroughly renovated several years ago. If you go to Vileyka from Minsk, then along the way you can also look into Church of the Heart of Jesus in Elijah и Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary in the town of Vyazyn.
