The Church of St. Michael the Archangel in Michalishki
Modern Michalishki is a small agrarian town in the Ostrovets district. But about 500 years ago, when the town was owned by Radvilles, there was a wealthy estate for 71 yards. The times of the Grand Duchy have passed and only one, but very important, architectural monument that reminds us of the turbulent past of this place is the Augustinian church in the style of the early, or Sarmatian, Baroque. In fact, at the very beginning of the 17th century, an entire Augustinian monastery was founded in the settlement, and this very temple was part of the monastery complex. But when, as a result of the division of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, Michalishki became part of the Russian Empire, the monastery was closed (its buildings have not survived to this day). Only the temple remained, which was transformed into an ordinary parish church.
The Church of Saints Peter and Paul in Borun
In fact, there is not just a church there, but an impressive monastery complex with a whole body of residential buildings. But, of course, the temple looks the most presentable: it is very well-groomed, beautiful, fresh and does not look like its 250. What can't be said about the rest of the half-abandoned buildings of the complex, which are just a little away?
Throughout its history, the parish in Borun has served a variety of versions of Christianity. Originally the monastery belonged to the Byzantine monks of the Uniate Church. Then, when the union was abolished in the XIX century, the temple went to the Orthodox believers. Well, the construction of the church was not so long ago - in the 20 years of the XX century. But what is interesting: all these religious changes did not prevent the church from serving properly under any circumstances - it never closed and was not empty.
Oginsky's estate in Zalesye
The village of Zalesye and its surroundings have belonged to the noble family of Oginskys since the beginning of the XVII century. And Mikhail Cleofas Oginsky, one of the most prominent Belarusian composers, settled in Zalesye, presumably in 1802. It is said that this is where he wrote his famous polonaise "Razvitanne from Radzimai". And we understand it very well - there is such a nature and species that all the sentimental will certainly take for a soul!
So, on arrival in Zalesye Mikhail settled in the estate of his uncle Frantisek Xavier. At that time it was a wooden manor house of the XVIII century with a garden and outbuildings. But then the composer began to build a new, more elegant place of residence - a stone palace in the style of classicism.
The project of the manor house was led by the Vilnius architect Józef Pousse - and the palace turned out to be very nice: asymmetrical stocky building without excessively magnificent details, but with a rather pompous front entrance - according to all canons of classicism.
The Church of Saints Peter and Paul in Zuprany
The church in Župranje shows its ascetic grandeur from afar: the fact that the temple is very high and even stands on the mountain. To make a beautiful card with this church is easy to do on Huawei P30 Pro - a wide-angle camera, however.
One minute of history: once these lands were ruled by Radziwill (yes, again they), but in the XIX century Zhuprany were in the possession of a noble family of Chapsky. And it was the Chapskys who decided to build a solid stone church in the place. However, the construction lasted more than 20 years with breaks on various important matters (for example, the uprising of Kastus Kalinowski). But in 1875 it was successfully completed, and the local parish got a solid temple.
The Church of St. Michael the Archangel in Ivyanets
In general, there are two churches in the village of Ivenets - "red" and "white", as they are usually called by locals. But in this case, we are more interested in the "white" church of St. Michael the Archangel - an important architectural monument in the Vilna Baroque style. Once it was a Franciscan monastery, but after the Polish Uprising of 1830 it was closed down, and in 1869 it was handed over to the Orthodox community. Immediately afterward, onion domes were placed on the towers of the former church. The history of the building is still the same: first, the Catholics are returned to the Franciscans, and later, after World War II, and a preparation shop is set up from the monument of architecture. In general, everything returned to its origins only in 1992, when the church reopened its doors to Catholics.