The Orthodox Church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker that stands on a high hill above the Prypiać river, is a historical and cultural monument. Valuable and rare books are stored in it.

The Church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker stands on a high hill above Prypiać, on the site of a wooden church that burned down during a thunderstorm at the beginning of the XIX century. The new Orthodox Сhurch of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker was built in 1839 in a retrospective-Russian style. Money for the construction of the temple was raised by parishioners, including local merchants.

The temple was closed in 1929 during the Soviet anti-religious campaign. In 1930, a church bell weighing 120 pounds was removed from the bell tower and sent for re-melting.

Until 1941, the temple building was used as a flour warehouse. At the time of the German occupation the church was cleaned and divine services were held there. In the post-war period, the efforts of the parishioners managed to repair the Orthodox Church of St. Nicolas.

In the early 70s of the XX century, the threat of destruction hung over the temple again. Only thanks to the efforts of Archpriest Jaŭhien Viajho, who convinced representatives of the authorities of the need to conduct divine services in the St. Nicholas Church, the church survived to this day.

In 2005, the interior painting of the temple was partially restored, and a new one was partially made as well. These works were performed by a talented Ukrainian artist Alexandr Ivanovich Kutenkov. Rare books have been preserved in the church library to our time.

Publication date: 15.09.2020.

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