The Church of Saints Peter and Paul is a brick Orthodox temple in Astraviec, Hrodna Region.

The appearance of the Orthodox church in honor of the holy apostles Peter and Paul in Astraviec in the 60s of the 19th century was connected with the abolition of the Catholic Church of Saints Cosmas and Damian. In the 1920s, the church building was returned to the Catholics. Until the beginning of the 90s of the 20th century, there were no Orthodox churches on the territory of the Astraviec District, as the population mainly belonged to the Catholic Church. In 1990–1991, the Orthodox community began to form after the relocation to Astravets of residents from Chojniki, Homeĺ Region, who suffered as a result of the accident at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant. At first, the Orthodox gathered for prayer in the town park. In 1993, a place for the construction of an Orthodox church was chosen, on which a cross was installed. In 1994, construction began, and on September 25, 1999, the temple was consecrated. The church was built of bricks in the shape of a ship.

Publication date: 28.04.2022.

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