History and architecture of Gomel churches: excursion for schoolchildrentranslated

During the autumn holidays, secondary school No. 23 of Gomel and the parish of the Church of St. Michael the Archangel organized a tour of the Orthodox churches of the city. It was attended by eleventh-graders, pupils of the parish Sunday school and their parents.

The participants visited the St. Nicholas Monastery, the house church-museum in honor of the Council of All Belarusian Saints at the Gomel Diocesan Administration and the Church of St. Michael the Archangel.

The excursion introduced schoolchildren to the history and architecture of Orthodox churches in Gomel. Together with their parents, the children were able to learn more about the spiritual and cultural traditions of their hometown.