Исторические памятники православной культуры Кобринского района Брестской области

Abstract

What is explored in the article are the historical monuments of the Orthodox culture in the Kobryn Region in Brest Province of Belarus – the country of centuries- long and rich culture, where specific traditions of sacral architecture have always been present. Some unique cases of sacral wooden architecture in the town of Kobryn are presented in the text. A detailed description has been provided of the wooden St. Peter and Paul Orthodox Church. The role and rank is indicated of stone Orthodox churches in the cultural space of the Kobryn town and region. The author concludes that at the beginning of the 21st century the wooden and stone Orthodox churches there became the symbol and pride of Belarusian culture. Nowadays, in the conditions of coexistence between the Belarusian state and the Orthodox Church and of the development of agri- and ecotourism, wooden and stone Orthodox churches become both an inseparable part of cultural space and a determinant of Belarusians’ self-identification.