St. Francis Xavier Cathedral, Hrodna, Belarus

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Vadim Leo (4 years ago)
A beautiful old working church. Not always open. Intermittent work mode. Just like a tourist attraction, it is not very comfortable to visit. Since, inside, people pray on their knees. Therefore, it is not very comfortable to walk and look. Beggars also walked around the church.

Mutasim Hammad (Asoom) (4 years ago)
Amazing from the inside

Sergey Kravchuk (4 years ago)
Друзья, это однозначно пятерка. Древний храм, малая базилика. Их в Беларуси всего 3. Все пропитано историей. Атмосфера просто УХ... Лепнина и фрески просто на высоте. И никто тебя не дергает, не мешает. Все демократично . Все описано, в каком году сделано, вся история. Наша история. В общем обязательно к посещению даже атеистам и православным, да просто всем.

Валерий Муляревич (4 years ago)
This is the best church in Grodno. I don't know why, but there is some kind of relaxation and tranquility while visiting this church.

Нина Хомич (4 years ago)
The main cathedral of Grodno. The inside is much more beautiful than the outside. It amazes with its magnificence and solemnity. The cathedral is active, so tourists are encouraged to observe silence when visiting. Also, tourists are encouraged not to enter the territory where parishioners pray.

The Church of the Holy Cross

The church of the former Franciscan monastery was built probably between 1515 and 1520. It is located in the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Old Rauma. The church stands by the small stream of Raumanjoki (Rauma river).

The exact age of the Church of the Holy Cross is unknown, but it was built to serve as the monastery church of the Rauma Franciscan Friary. The monastery had been established in the early 15th century and a wooden church was built on this location around the year 1420.

The Church of the Holy Cross served the monastery until 1538, when it was abandoned for a hundred years as the Franciscan friary was disbanded in the Swedish Reformation. The church was re-established as a Lutheran church in 1640, when the nearby Church of the Holy Trinity was destroyed by fire.

The choir of the two-aisle grey granite church features medieval murals and frescoes. The white steeple of the church was built in 1816 and has served as a landmark for seafarers.

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