A delegation of monks from the Borisov diocese visited the house church-museum in honor of the Council of Belarusian Saints at the Gomel diocesan administrationtranslated

On July 6, 2026, at the end of the festive service in honor of the holy martyr Mitrofan of Krasnopol, the first bishop of Gomel, Bishop Ambrose of Borisov and Maryinogorsk, together with the monastics of the Borisov diocese, visited the house church-museum in honor of the Council of Belarusian Saints at the Gomel diocesan administration.

The head of the Borisov diocese was accompanied by the dean of the Cherven church district, the rector of the Church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker in the city of Cherven, hieromonk Gideon (Fomenko), the abbess of the St. John the Theologian convent in the village of Domashany, Smolevichi district, abbess Salomiya (Ovchinnikova) and the abbess of the Ksenievsky monastery in the village of Baran Borisov district Abbess Eupraxia (Zubova).

Archbishop Stefan of Gomel and Zhlobin and Secretary of the Gomel Diocese Archpriest Georgy Alampiev introduced the guests to the history of Orthodoxy in the Gomel region, talked about the development of church life in the region and the formation of the museum exhibition.

The house church-museum is a unique spiritual and educational center that carefully preserves the historical and cultural heritage of the Belarusian Orthodox Church. Its exhibition features ancient icons, rare liturgical…