Church of Christ Resurrection, Minsk, Orthodox temple in Minsk, Belarus.
The Church of Christ Resurrection stands on Hamarnika Street in the Zialiony Luh district, not in central Minsk. The brick church, designed by architect V. I. Ramanenka, is built in stylized forms of Old Rus church architecture: a cubical volume topped by five domes on cylindrical drums, a three-part narthex with zakomara gables, and arched risalits on the side facades. It contains an upper Church of the Resurrection and a lower crypt church dedicated to St. John of Korma.
The parish was registered on 12 May 1994 at 29 Gamarnika Street, and the first service was held in a donated tent church on Palm Sunday 1997. Patriarch Alexy II of Moscow consecrated the foundation stone on 25 September 1998, and Metropolitan Filaret of Minsk consecrated the completed church on 4 May 2008. The brick church stands on the site of mass graves of victims of 1930s political repression.
The parish runs a Sisterhood of Mercy named for the Royal Passion-Bearers and a Brotherhood of St John of Korma, along with a sewing workshop, a Sunday school and a library for parishioners. The lower crypt church holds a particle of the relics of St John of Korma.
Visitors can attend services and explore the church grounds daily, with major celebrations following the Orthodox Christian calendar. It is helpful to check service times beforehand and wear modest clothing when entering the interior.
The church stands on the site of mass graves of victims of the political repressions of the 1930s. Its architect was V. I. Ramanenka, and the building is made of brick in stylised forms of Old Rus church architecture, crowned by five domes on cylindrical drums.
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