The Church of the Archangel St. Michael in Gniezno

In Gniezno is the Church of St. Michael the Archangel is one of the most attractive sights of Vaukavysk district. The temple is an architectural monument of the 16th century, which on the territory of Belarus there are very few. Built in 1524, the Church in 2014 was 490 years.

In the 19th century on the site of the Church found pagan sacrificial stones, which suggests that in its place once housed a pagan sanctuary.

The Church has a rich history. He was first in the possession of the Calvinists, and later switched to the Catholics.

The Church of St. Michael the Archangel "survived" all the wars, during which it also used as a fortress protecting the local population. In the walls of the temple are stuck-giving a clear idea of what difficulties he experienced.

Throughout history, the temple was several times on fire and restored. In Soviet times the Church was abandoned, and to the 90-th years of 20 century, the condition of the building deteriorated significantly.

The restoration of the Church was managed by the priest Louis – the current master of the temple. He literally crumbs of rebuilding the old Church. The priest collected construction and Church utensils as they could. For example, in the center of the temple, it is a copy of the Sistine Madonna, painted by the artist from Vaukavysk in his own apartment.

The priest Louis tries to restore all the details of the history of the Church: collect documents and certificates and redeems them. The priest in the Church attracts many tourists, print the brochures and calendars with the image of attractions, which are distributed free of charge to all guests of Gniezno.

Travelers at any time can knock on plebani, they are always open. The priest will talk about the Church and give all to inspect.