Once a place pershai belonged to the famous family of Tyszkiewicz. There was a manor complex with a farm, but almost all the buildings were dismantled. Today, the main attraction in the village of Pershai is Church of St. Yuri.
Pershai village known since the end of the 15th century, and the Catholic parish was founded in the middle of the 16th century, there is even an exact date - 1545 year.
Probably, the first wooden church appeared in that period, on the site of which a stone church was later built in 1933 year.
The three-nave church of St. George belongs to the architectural style eclecticism.
In 1990, the church in the village of Pershai was restored, the towers and facade were completely restored.
In front of the temple entrance statue of jesus christ. Of interest is a boulder in the shape of a hand with a picture of a child and Roman numerals from 1 to 10.
The Church of St. George is located on Sovetskaya Street, not far from the local reservoir. On the M6 highway, the road from Minsk will take about an hour.
By the way, the village is partially preserved old manor "Romany". In addition, you can go see Vishnevo и Volozhin. More interesting sights of Belarus on the map.
A rather rare case, a photograph of 1914 has been preserved, in which you can see what the previous wooden church looked like in the village of Pershai. Pay attention to the massive bell tower and the fence, unfortunately there is no trace of them