St. Athanasius Monastery in Brest, Orthodox monastery in Brest, Belarus

St. Athanasius Monastery in Brest is a men's Orthodox monastery in the Arkadia district, founded in 1996. Its core is a wooden church built around 1900 on the reputed site of the martyrdom of Abbot Athanasius Filippovich, later enlarged with a refectory and monks' cells. The monastery holds an icon with a particle of the saint's relics.

A wooden church was built around 1900 in Arkadia, at the site believed to be where Abbot Athanasius Filippovich was martyred in 1648. Closed under Khrushchev and devastated, it was returned to the Orthodox Church in the 1980s and restored, with services resuming in 1988. Patriarch Alexy II visited in July 1995 and blessed the monastery's opening; the Synod of the Belarusian Exarchate decided on 3 February 1996, confirmed by the Russian Orthodox Synod on 21 February 1996.

Twice a year, processions reach the monastery: on the Sunday of the Belarusian Saints (third Sunday after Pentecost) and on 18 September, the anniversary of Athanasius's martyrdom. The monastery keeps an icon with a particle of his relics, and the church is dedicated to him.

The complex is open to visitors who wish to attend services or explore the grounds at their own pace throughout the day. Those interested in experiencing the spiritual life of the monastery should plan to arrive during service times when the community actively gathers.

The monastery houses relics connected to a 17th-century martyr whose death in 1648 occurred while defending his religious convictions. These remains draw pilgrims who come specifically to honor this figure from centuries past.