The academic delegation of the BSPU visited the church in the agricultural town of Ilyatranslated

On October 18, 2026, the parish of the Church of the Holy Prophet Elijah in the agricultural town of Ilya, Vileyka region, received a large pilgrim group. The trip of representatives of the capital's university was timed to coincide with the 89th anniversary of the birth of the famous Belarusian scientist, teacher and native of the Vileysk region - Professor Adam Antonovich Grimot (10/17/1937). A delegation of 51 people, consisting of teachers and second-year students of the Faculty of History of the Belarusian State Pedagogical University named after Maxim Tank, was headed by Associate Professor of the Department of Pedagogy Lydia Kozinets.

At the gates of the ancient wooden church built in 1828, the guests were warmly greeted by parishioners. The rector of the parish, Priest Andrei Gromov, addressed the university youth with a welcoming speech, calling on future teachers to actively participate in research work to study little-known pages in the history of Orthodox shrines of their native land. Father Andrey introduced the guests to the history of the Elias Church and its main shrine - the ancient image of the Vydropusskaya Icon of the Mother of God “Hodegetria”, dated 1732. The attention of the tourists was drawn to the numerous evidence of the gracious help from the icon - the offerings of believers, decorating...