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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

July 6, 2026 · 1 min read

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…

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Νίκη Λαμπροπούλου

Thanks for the article. It is interesting that the bishop Ambrosios went with the abbess Salomia and Eupraxia right after the liturgy for the hieromartyr Mitrophanes. The museum seems to hold the history of the area well, the old pictures they say must be impressive.

Miloš Obradović

It is interesting that immediately after the service in honor of the holy martyr Mitrofan of Krasnopolsky, they went to the museum. Good work - show old icons and tell how Orthodoxy in Gomelshchyna was held. Thanks for the article, it's always useful to know what's going on in neighboring dioceses.

Anna Nováková

Thank you for the article. It is nice that right after the liturgy for St. Bishop Ambrose went to Mitrofan Krasnopolsky with mothers Salomia and Eupraksia directly to that home church-museum. The old icons and stories of how Orthodoxy has survived in Homel must be worth seeing live.

Andrés López

How interesting that right after the liturgy for Saint Mitrofan Krasnopolsky, Bishop Amvrosij went with Mother Salomia and Mother Evpraksia to the museum. I like that they preserve those ancient icons and explain how the faith was maintained in the Gomel region. Thanks for the article.

Anna Moore

Спасибо за статью. Интересно, что сразу после службы в честь священномученика Митрофана Краснопольского владыка Амвросий с матушками Саломией и Евпраксией поехали в этот домовый храм-музей. Старинные иконы и рассказы о том, как Православие держалось на Гомельщине, наверное, особенно трогают после литургии.

Xenia Walker

The timing does make sense — right after the liturgy for St. Mitrofan, those icons and the stories of how Orthodoxy held on in the Gomel region must have felt even more alive. I didn’t know Mother Eupraxia was with them too; she’s been quietly rebuilding the Ksenia monastery for years. Have you ever visited that house church-museum yourself?

Ειρήνη Κωνσταντίνου

Yes, Salomia and Eupraxia are active abbesses, I have known them for a long time. The museum of old pictures is really impressive, I remember seeing one from the 18th century when I went with my daughter. Have you visited anything similar lately?

Lucie Nováková

I agree Anna, the icons there are really worth seeing. I would mainly focus on how Orthodoxy in Homel was maintained through all those difficult years - that is strength. Would you ever like to go there in person?