Trinity church in Gervyaty (Belarus)

There are a lot of wonderful places on the territory of modern Belarus. And today I’d like to introduce you one the most beautiful (from my point of view). Holy Trinity church in Gervyaty (Grodno region) is a real architectural masterpiece. I was lost for words when I saw it first time.

61 m high makes it one of the highest churches in the country.

It was built in 1903. Style: neo-gothic. An old wooden church (built in 1536) fell into disrepair and there was a necessity to build a new one. Brickyard producing high-quality bricks for local consumption was built on the outskirts. Local residents also brought eggs there which were added to cement to make it strength. Some building materials were brought from Germany.

The unique interior is created with the help of belarussian craftsmen. The church has never been closed, even during wars, as it was with other churches in our country. It actually has very good acoustucs, dare I say. That’s why organ concerts take place there nowadays.

The church is also surrounded by a beautiful landscape park. 12 apostles’ sculptures are situated there.

If you are hungry, go about 50 m ahead and you’ll find a café. It is called “The mill” because in 19th century it was built and used as a water mill.

Trinity church in Gervyaty has won a raving fan among tourists from our country and abroad. When someone asks me about sights of Belarus, I genuinely recommend visiting this place. And I’m always all ears when someone speaks about this miracle.

If you visit Belarus and don’t have a lot of time, welcome to Belarus mini museum in Minsk. You’ll find a tiny copy of this church there.

P.S.: this post was inspired by @HiroyukiTakisawa and his #monthlytopic

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Hi @KateZhechko ,
thanks a lot for your awesome post. The church in Gerviaty is also my favorite. It is also called the Belarusian Notre Dame Cathedral or Cologne Cathedral. I haven’t been to Gervyaty yet, but your post made me want to visit it.

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Both the inside and outside architecture of the Trinity Church look awesome @KateZhechko . Other photos and descriptions are also great. Thanks for sharing this nice post. Regards.

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Hello** @KateZhechko **

Thanks for sharing the post from Trinity Church Gervyaty, Belarus. The place is divine and the architecture is great. Good to read the history of this church.

Tagging here my friend LG** @OlgaKlimchik ,**feel free to read this post.

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Hi @KateZhechko ,

Thank you for introducing us the Trinity church and it’s history.

The church itself and the surroundings look gorgeous and peaceful. I was wondering about the neo-gothic style the church was built in. It is not a common style in your area, isn’t it?

I love that part of the story with the built-in eggs in the foundation :slightly_smiling_face:

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Thank you for your feedback and adding some information. I wish you’ll visit this nice place. By the way, thanks to lockdown a lot of tours are organized there

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Thank you. It’s really uncommon for our country. It is often compared with Switzerland and Notre Dame

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Thank you. I truly appreciate your feedback

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Hi @KateZhechko ,

Thanks for your reply.

Indeed the architecture might be compared to the West European appearance.

Just as a reminder, don’t forget when responding to others make sure to tag them (by writing @ before their names) in a post so they can receive notifications that you are communicating with them.

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Thank you. I genuinely love this place and decided to share with other local guides

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Hi @KateZhechko ,
I highly recommend typing the @ sign and inserting the name of the local guide you are discussing with. Then he will clearly understand that the message is addressed to him and will be more willing to talk.

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What a wonderful post @KateZhechko

Thanks for sharing this beautiful church with us here on connect.

Have a nice day

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Hi @KateZhechko !

I like publications that deal with churches with a lot of history.

Thank you for sharing beautiful photos and great historical content :slightly_smiling_face:

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@IshantHP_ig Thank you for tagging me for this great post, it’s really wonderful.

@KateZhechko [The Church in Gervyaty](http://Церковь%20Святой Троицы ул.Набережная 10, Гервяты 8 029 177-71-99 https://maps.app.goo.gl/Hx2MjY53kQv6QSM77) is my dream. I have never seen it in reality, only in Minsk museum “Strana Mini”, you have also mentioned it.

Your post is such picturesque and detailed! It’s a real pleasure to read it.

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@Ant_Bad_Yogi I think you would like to read this post also :slightly_smiling_face: .

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@OlgaKlimchik , thanks to your posts I am aware of this wonderful challenge. I was thinking about the Trinity church introduction for several weeks.

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@KateZhechko Хороший выбор, и я рада, что Вы присоединились.

Было бы неплохо добавить ссылку на церковь, знаете, как?

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@OlgaKlimchik спасибо за помощь и советы

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@OlgaKlimchik Thank you so much for tagging me to this nice post.

@KateZhechko Wow, this church is so beautiful, the garden, the exterior, the interior and the cafe. Lovely. Thank you for sharing this post with us.

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Hello, @KateZhechko

Thank you for joining #monthlytopic. Sorry for the late response.

It’s a beautiful and magnificent church! Amazing.
“The mill” also looks nice:-) Thank you for sharing!

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