Church of St. Michael in Synkavičy, Orthodox church in Synkavičy, Belarus

The Church of St. Michael in Synkavičy is an Orthodox place of worship made of brick in the village of the same name in western Belarus and belongs to the country's cultural heritage. Four towers rise at the corners, two round and two angular Gothic ones, while battlements and arrow slits mark the entire wall surface.

Archaeological digs show a castle first stood on this raised site amid marsh at the meeting of several streams; by the early 15th century it lay in ruins. Grand Duke Vytautas then had a fortified church built on its place, consecrated in 1407 in his presence. Graffiti found in the building was dated to the 1320s, pointing to an even older structure. In 1880–1881 the roof was replaced and a porch and apse dome added.

The name Synkavičy comes from an old Slavic root and the building combines Orthodox worship with a fortified brick structure to this day. Believers use the space for liturgy while visitors notice the walls and towers as evidence of medieval craftsmanship in Belarus.

The site is located about 15 kilometers (9 miles) west of Slonim and is accessible during Orthodox services. Since it is a protected cultural monument visitors should be respectful of ongoing ceremonies.

In 2012–2013 restorers led by the artist Ales Pushkin stripped blue oil paint from the interior. Beneath it they found 16th-century graffiti and wall paintings from 1872. Assistant professor Gennady Lavretsky dated the graffiti to the 1320s, which pushed the accepted construction date back well before 1407.