A pilgrimage to Minsk to the Gifts of the Magi will be organized from Vitebsk

On January 17, the Gifts of the Magi, which were kept at the Monastery of St. Paul on Mount Athos, will arrive in Minsk. This is one of the few relics connected with the earthly life of Christ that has survived to this day. It is leaving Greek soil for the first time. The pilgrimage service of the Vitebsk diocese is organizing trips to these shrines.

On January 18, pilgrims will depart from the Holy Trinity Markov Monastery (departure at 23:30, 84a Maxim Gorky Street). On January 21, departure is planned from the Church of the Dormition of the Most Holy Theotokos (near the botanical garden, at 06:50).

Inquiries can be made by phone: 8-0212-37-25-48 and 718-53-09 (MTS). You can also sign up for a pilgrimage trip at the Dormition Church at 15 Kommunisticheskaya Street.