The Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary in the village of Vidzy

History of the Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary in the village of Vidzy

The Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary is located in the town of Vidzy. There are many legends around the name of the village, but we will tell you the oldest one.

“Many years ago, the pan and his daughter drove near the village. The daughter was a real pride for the parent, but she suffered from an illness - she did not see anything. All known methods were tried to restore the girl, but it did not help.

Then they stopped near a spring to rest and wash. And then the pan hears the loud screeching of his daughter “Vidzai! Vidzai! (See see!)". As it turned out, the water in this spring was healing, and the grateful father decided to build a church on this place.

This year the church will be 100 years old. Today it is one of the most famous temples in Belarus, famous for its height (from 59 to 76 meters).

The architecture of the Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary in the village of Vidzy

The Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary is an architectural monument of Romanesque and Gothic architecture. There are buttresses, pointed arches, stepped portals, peaked towers and turrets, round rose windows with complex bindings and other attributes from the arsenal of past artistic styles.

The temple suffered greatly during the First World War and the Great Patriotic War. But, despite all the crisis moments, today it meets parishioners and tourists.

Church shop in the Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary in the village of Vidzy

Unfortunately, the church does not provide services of a church shop, so we advise you to purchase all church accessories in advance.

All detailed information about donations or tourist routes can be obtained from church officials.

How to get to the Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary in the village of Vidzy?

Vidzy is a small village 263 km from the capital of Belarus. There is no direct transport connection to Vidza, so we suggest you get to the church by car: the journey will take about 2 hours (from Minsk).

The most optimal route: 22 km from MKAD to Ostroshitsky town, turn to Pleschenitsy (45 km to Pleshitsy), turn to Dokshitsy (72 km to Dokshitsy), turn to Glubokoe (29 km to Glubokoe ), turn to the village of Sharkovschina (33 km to the village of Sharkovschina), turn to the town of Braslav (42 km to the town of Braslav), turn along the highway R-27 to the town of p. Vidzy (20 km).