Church of Archangel Michael in Synkovichi
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Church of St. Michael the Archangel in the village Synkovichi - one of the oldest medieval Gothic Orthodox churches in Belarus. Scientists, historians, scholars, archaeologists argue about the time of the construction of the Church of St. Michael and can not reach a consensus.

The people there is a beautiful legend that the church was built in the XIV century Duke Vytautas in memory and gratitude of how he escaped in the woods near Synkovichi the chase, curb followed by Prince Jagiello.

Some scholars believe that the temple was built in the first half of the XVI century, during the reign of Queen Bona. This is mentioned in historical documents "Act of visitation."

Perhaps the church was founded on the initiative of the great Lithuanian hetman Constantine Ostrog, who also founded and Prechistenskaya Trinity church in Vilnius.

Given the intricacies of medieval history, which is famous for the land of modern Belarus, we can assume that there is some truth in each assumption, because the church here many times destroyed and restored to their construction were used the ruins of more ancient structures. His appearance is more like a church in a small medieval castle, once rebuilt the temple.

In 1926, the church was a branch of the Jesuit novitiate mission in Slonim. In 1990, the church returned to the Orthodox Church. In 2007 it carried out a thorough reconstruction of the church and stood beside her belfry. Now it is acting Orthodox Church. It is an icon of the Mother of God "Vsetsaritsa."

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