Male Cistercian monastery in Mozyr was founded in 1647 on the initiative of the Novogrudok Castellan Anton Askerko. Subsequently the monastery has repeatedly received large donations from the royals, ruling Rzeczpospolita. Picturesque valley, where they built a Cistercian monastery of the people came to be called the Valley of the Angels.

Cistercian monastery differ a great strictness of the statute, privacy and asceticism. The Charter prohibits any luxury monks, including the prohibition extends to the decor of monasteries, church utensils, jewelery clergy. Cistercian monks are also known for their white robes: a white robe with a black Scapular, black hood and black woolen belt.

Church of St. Michael and the female Cistercian monastery was built in the years 1743-1745 in the late Baroque style. The church nave, with a three-sided apse, a high gable roof. The founder of the convent became Rozhansky Benedict, $ 30 thousand gold to build singled Prince Casimir Sapieha.

In 1864, the government abolished the male Cistercian monastery. In 1893 it was abolished and the convent. The church was returned to the Orthodox Church. In 1894 it was completed the reconstruction of the temple in which the whole was removed Baroque decorations, attach the side galleries and built a wooden belfry. Unfortunately, during the reconstruction we were completely destroyed frescoes that once decorated the church of St. Michael.

At the end of the XIX century in the walls of the former men's Cistercian monastery was opened a match factory "Malanka" which works there and in our time.

In 1990, the church of St. Michael was transferred to the faithful Catholics. Now he is an active temple.