The bearded monks did not sell tickets, but wanted "what grace" for a brick for the reconstruction of the monastery. As in other Orthodox churches, you can light a candleAnd inside and stick in the sand.
28.08.2014The origins of the Supraska monastery date back to the 15th century.In 1498, Novogrudok voivode and marshal of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania Alexander Chodkiewicz, together with the archbishop of SmolenskThey established a monastery in Gródek near what later became Suprasl with the help of Joseph Soltan. However, secular life centered around the castle that existed there interfered with the monks' spiritual concentration, so two years later they moved to the Suchy Hrud nature reserve, which gave rise to the Suprasl Lavra. The act of erection was confirmed by King Alexander Jagiellon. After September 17, 1939, the entire monastery area was occupied by a detachment of the Red Army. It set up a mechanical workshop and a forge in the Annunciation Orthodox Church (it was in its hearths that the iconostasis disappeared -- the unique work of woodcarvers was turned into several tons of firewood), the rooms after the temple of St. John the Theologian were used as a kitchen and canteen. Withdrawing after the outbreak of the Soviet-German war, he left the walls bare. On July 21, 1944, the Nazis, retreating, planted charges under all the tall edifices in Suprasl and detonated them. The temple lay in ruins. The inscrutable verdicts of Divine Providence have caused the rebirth of what was destroyed and the emergence of hope where there was none." - Said ruler Sawa on June 4, 1984, during the dedication ceremony of the cornerstone for the reconstruction and restoration of the temple of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
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