Monument of Szymon Budny in Niasvizh, Bronze and granite monument in Niasvizh, Belarus.
The Monument of Szymon Budny in Niasvizh is a bronze standing figure 2.85 m tall on a granite pedestal 0.65 m high, made by sculptor Sviatlana Harbunova and architect Yury Kazakou in 1982. The raised hand holds a book bearing a sun emblem, a symbol of light and knowledge. The pedestal carries the inscription "СЫМОН БУДНЫ" in Belarusian.
Szymon Budny, a humanist and Reformation activist of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, founded a printing house in Niasvizh in the early 1560s with Maciej Kawieczyński and Laurentius Krzyszkowski. There, in 1562, he printed the Catechism, the first book published on the territory of present-day Belarus, in Old Belarusian. The monument by sculptor Sviatlana Harbunova and architect Yury Kazakou was erected in 1982.
The granite base carries the inscription "СЫМОН БУДНЫ" in Belarusian, and the raised hand holds a book marked with a sun, a symbol of light and knowledge. The square by the former plebania and the Corpus Christi church is a stop on guided city tours. On 29 December 1993 Belarus issued a stamp marking 400 years since Budny's death, showing the monument.
This spot is located in the center of Niasvizh and is easy to reach on foot for a quick visit without special preparation. Plan some time to examine the figure closely and read any information on the granite base.
The monument appears on a Belarusian postage stamp issued on 29 December 1993 to mark 400 years since Budny's death. The raised hand holds a book bearing a sun emblem, a symbol of light and knowledge.
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