Holy Trinity Mark Monastery is one of the two Orthodox monasteries in Viciebsk.

According to various opinions, Mark Monastery was founded in the 14th–15th century near Trinity Church. In 1576 the monastery was abolished and the Trinity Church was transformed into a parish church. In 1633, the monastery was restored by Duke Lieŭ Ahinski.

The monastery flourished in the 17th century. At that time, there were two wooden churches on its territory: Trinity Cathedral and Intercession Church, built in 1650. In 1690, the Intercession Church burned down, and only 70 years later a new stone church was built on this site. The church has survived to this day. In the 1850s, according to the project of engineer Mikalaj Vysocki, a bell tower was built over it.

In 1920, due to the anti-religious policy of the Soviet government, the monastery was closed. For a long time, the police and other state institutions were located on its territory. All the buildings, except for Holy Kazan (former Intercession) Church, were destroyed (including the Trinity Cathedral which is one of the best examples of wooden Belarusian architecture).

The Holy Kazan Church is the only one in Viciebsk that was not closed during the Soviet period. During the Second World War, it was damaged, but partially restored in the post-war years. The Holy Trinity Monastery was restored on November 23, 2000.

Publication date: 11.02.2021.

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