Holy Trinity Church, Minsk, Belarus

Church of Holy Trinity was consecrated in 1864. In the 1930s, the church was closed and the valuables removed by the Soviet authorities. Renovation of the church started in 1983.

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Traveler activities (16 months ago)
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Emmanuele Gennaro (3 years ago)
Lovely place. Nice community

Artur Buko (3 years ago)
Great place to pray and good play yard for children

Monika S (3 years ago)
Starting June 9, 2019, the only English masses in the city will be held at Holy Trinity every Sunday at 4pm. Confessions are available fifteen minutes before the start of every mass.

Konstantin Grakhoff (Graff) (3 years ago)
A very cozy and atmospheric small church in a quite place at the city center. Has a nice pipe organ, as well as a good area around. Higly recommended for a visit!

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