April 10, 2019 Tonsures Performed in St. Elisabeth Convent Bishop Ignatius of Baraŭliany, who is an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Minsk, led the Great Compline in our Convent on April 1, the…
March 20, 2019 The Feast Day of the Reigning Icon of the Mother of God in St. Elisabeth Convent Last Saturday, March 16, St. Elisabeth Convent celebrated the feast day of the Reigning Icon of the Mother of God – one of the…
February 18, 2019 The Meeting: a Modern Day Miracle In Our Monastery Sisters who work in church shops scattered around Minsk often chance upon genuine miracles. The Lord lets them meet amazing people who remain in…
February 13, 2019 Our Craftspeople Have Been Decorating Churches of Holy Archangel Michael Zverinets Monastery Our craftspeople have been decorating churches of Holy Archangel Michael Zverinets Monastery for several years. Zverinets Monastery is a famous cave monastery located in…
February 7, 2019 British Photographer Alys Tomlinson and Cinematographer Marie-Cecile Embleton Make a Film About Our Convent Alys Tomlinson is a photographer from London and the author of Ex-Voto Project dedicated to expressions of gratitude to God that can be seen…
February 4, 2019 What Is an Oklad for an Icon? The Workshop of St. Elisabeth Convent Shows and Explains There is a lot to be said about the Icon Casing Workshop of St. Elisabeth Convent. First of all, there are a couple of questions that…
December 28, 2018 Catalog of St. Elisabeth Convent: Who We Are, What We Do and Why You Should Join Our Ministry St. Elisabeth Convent, which is well known all over the world, is located in Minsk, Belarus. This pillar of Orthodoxy is one of the…
December 22, 2018 About the Church in Honor of Saint John of Shanghai and San Francisco We made a video about the construction of the Church in honor of Saint John of Shanghai and San Francisco in the fall of…
December 18, 2018 How Women with Troubled Fates Receive Shelter in St. Elisabeth Convent Sveta couldn’t imagine living without alcohol. She would pour vodka in her throat without eating anything with it. Veronica was almost homeless. Her parents…
December 4, 2018 Sisters of St. Elisabeth Convent at Christmas Market in New York New York greets Sisters from St Elisabeth Convent! As we continue our work supporting the Boarding Home for children with special needs,…
November 20, 2018 The Dog’s Chance: How Nuns Save the Lost at the Men’s Rehabilitation Center More than two hundred homeless or alcohol-addicted men gather on a farm 19 miles from Minsk during the winter, where they are supervised by…
November 14, 2018 A Reliquary for St. Luke: a Unique Order Made by the Workshop of St. Elisabeth Convent “And thou shalt make an altar of shittim wood… make for it a grate of network of brass.” (Exodus 27:1,3) It was God…
