This page has been translated automatically and has not yet been verified by experts.
October 26, within the framework of the information and educational project “STEP” – “School of an Active Citizen” on the topic: “Youth is a time of choice. Youth are for mercy” (about volunteer activities; volunteer teams).
Students of the Minsk Radio Engineering College went on an excursion to the St. Elisabeth Convent in Minsk – the only operating monastery in the city of Minsk. It was founded in the 1990s in a place where no churches previously existed. The founder of the monastery is the confessor of the monastery, Archpriest Andrei Lemeshonok.
The children listened with great interest to the story about the history of the creation of the monastery, about the social activities of the sisterhood in honor of the Venerable Martyr Grand Duchess Elizabeth. Under the care of sisters and brothers of mercy there are more than a thousand people who, for various reasons, are unable to fully live and work in society. These are patients of medical institutions and people who find themselves in difficult life situations. All of them need not only prayer for them, but also psychological support, social rehabilitation, employment.
During a visit to the monastery churches, the guide told in honor of which saints they were consecrated, features of architecture, paintings, interesting facts of life saints The temple in honor of the “Sovereign” Icon of the Mother of God struck with its greatness. All elements of its design were made in the artistic workshops of the monastery: gold embroidery, stained glass, non-ferrous metals, woodworking, etc. The interior decoration of the temple was made using mosaic techniques. The mosaic workshop of the monastery is known far beyond the borders of Belarus: its specialists decorate churches in Russia, Ukraine, Athos, Serbia and other countries.
All participants in the excursion had many positive impressions from the event, because they were able not only to get acquainted with life in the monastery, but also to think about your spiritual values.
