A meeting of the board of the Office of the Commissioner for Religious and National Affairs is being held in Tolochin
Addressing the attendees, the Commissioner for Religious and National Affairs, Alexander Rumak, noted that the topic is important and significant.
– The use of religious heritage as a tourist potential contributes to the spiritual development and unity of society through traditions that have developed over millennia, – he emphasized. – By visiting shrines, people become acquainted with faith, realize the need to preserve peace and harmony.
The attendees were welcomed by the Deputy Chairman of the Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee, Vyacheslav Durnov.
– We are proud of the heritage available in the region and understand that much has been done and much remains to be done for its preservation, – he noted.
The head of the main department of ideological work and youth affairs of the Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee, Marina Novitskaya, delivered a report on the work of local authorities in the Vitebsk region on the preservation and use of religious heritage as a tourist potential of the Vitebsk region.
Upon completion of the business part of the meeting, the district guests plan to visit the Tolochin Historical and Local Lore Museum, the parish of St. Anthony's Church, and the Holy Protection Convent.
Sergey Fadeyenkov, a member of the board of the Office of the Commissioner for Religious and National Affairs, and an aide to the Deputy Chairman of the Regional Executive Committee, presented the first copy of the book "In Search of Lost Heritage. From the History of Orthodox Churches in the Tolochin District" to the chairman of the district executive committee.
"Vitebskiye Vesti"