The Blessed Virgin Mary Roman Catholic Church – Built in the late 17th /early 18th century, this wonderful Baroque-style church is located in the centre of the city. 3 Svobody Square. Metro:Nemiga. tel. 226-62-44.
The Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Church (Troitsky Zolotogorsky St. Roch Roman Catholic Church) – Built between 1861 and 1864, the church’s main attractions are its icon of Our Lady with Jesus and the miracle-working statue of St. Roch. The church features a modern electric organ and a chamber music hall. 44 Pr. Nezavisimosti. Metro: Ploshchad Pobedy.
Tel. 288-12-97.
St. Simeon and St. Elena’s Roman Catholic Church – Built from 1908 and 1910, this beautiful Neo-Roman asymmetric basilica has a 50 m high bell tower. 15 Sovetskaya str. Metro: Ploshchad Lenina. Tel. 200-44-15
Kalvariyski Roman Catholic Church – This Neo-Gothic church was built in 1839 (on the site of the original wooden one) and was reconstructed in the late 19th century. Kalvariyskaya street. Metro: Pushkinskaya. Tel. 204-68-92.
The Holy Spirit Cathedral – Formerly a Roman Catholic Church and Bernadine convent, it was built in Vilnius Baroque style. The foundations were laid in 1642 and completed in the 18th century. The cathedral is a valuable monument of Old Minsk. A number of icons are to be found inside, including the Our Lady icon; this miraculously appeared on the bank of the Svisloch river back in 1500. 3 Kirilla i Mefodiya street. Metro: Nemiga. Tel. 227-66-09.
The Apostles, St.Peter and St. Paul’s Cathedral – Minsk’s oldest church was built in 1611 to honour the apostles Peter and Paul. Donations were made by 52 nobles and Minsk region residents. The church has been restored – its towers are now canopied. Later-built structures attached to its facades have been removed. 4 Rakovaskaya str. Metro: Nemiga. Tel. 226-74-75.
Alexander Nevsky Church – built in 1898, this Orthodox temple has the Chapel of St. John of Kronstadt attached to it. The church was erected to commemorate those killed in the Russian-Turkish War of 1877-1878. It houses military relics – such as a mobile church and field church banners belonging to the 119th Kolomna Infantry Regiment. 11 Kozlova str. Tel. 239-67-07.
St. Maria Magdalena’s Church – Founded in 1847, the church has an octagonal bell tower and a magnificent dome. To the left, is the John the Baptist Fontal Church (consecrated in 1995), and to the right is the All Belarusian Saints’ Chapel. Also, on the site of the church, is a monument commemorating the 200th anniversary of the Minsk Diocese and archpriest Mikhail Buglakov’s headstone. 42 Kiseleva str. Tel. 234-23-52.
