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Lauryshava Monastery ( be, Лаўрышаўскі манастыр) is an
Eastern Orthodox Eastern Orthodoxy, also known as Eastern Orthodox Christianity, is one of the three main branches of Chalcedonian Christianity, alongside Catholicism and Protestantism. Like the Pentarchy of the first millennium, the mainstream (or " canoni ...
monastery located in the
Navahrudak Novogrudok ( be, Навагрудак, Navahrudak; lt, Naugardukas; pl, Nowogródek; russian: Новогрудок, Novogrudok; yi, נאַוואַראַדאָק, Novhardok, Navaradok) is a town in the Grodno Region, Belarus. In the Middle A ...
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of the
Hrodna voblast Grodno Region ( pl, Grodzieńszczyzna) or Grodno Oblast or Hrodna Voblasts ( be, Гродзенская вобласць, ''Hrodzienskaja vobłasć'', , ''Haradzienščyna''; russian: Гродненская область, ''Grodnenskaya oblast' ...
of
Belarus Belarus,, , ; alternatively and formerly known as Byelorussia (from Russian ). officially the Republic of Belarus,; rus, Республика Беларусь, Respublika Belarus. is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by ...
. It is one of the oldest monasteries in the country.Краўцэвіч А.К. Археалагічныя даследаванні Лаўрышаўскага манастыра на Панямонні
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Hypatian Chronicle The Hypatian Codex (also known as Hypatian Letopis or Ipatiev Letopis; be, Іпацьеўскі летапіс; russian: Ипатьевская летопись; uk, Іпатіївський літопис) is a ''svod'' (compendium) of three '' ...
, the monastery was founded around 1260 by the
Lithuanian Lithuanian may refer to: * Lithuanians * Lithuanian language * The country of Lithuania * Grand Duchy of Lithuania * Culture of Lithuania * Lithuanian cuisine * Lithuanian Jews as often called "Lithuanians" (''Lita'im'' or ''Litvaks'') by other Je ...
duke Voyshalk "''on the river
Nioman The Neman, Nioman, Nemunas or MemelTo bankside nations of the present: Lithuanian: be, Нёман, , ; russian: Неман, ''Neman''; past: ger, Memel (where touching Prussia only, otherwise Nieman); lv, Nemuna; et, Neemen; pl, Niemen; ...
between Lithuania and
Navahrudak Novogrudok ( be, Навагрудак, Navahrudak; lt, Naugardukas; pl, Nowogródek; russian: Новогрудок, Novogrudok; yi, נאַוואַראַדאָק, Novhardok, Navaradok) is a town in the Grodno Region, Belarus. In the Middle A ...
''". After adopting Orthodox Christianity, Voyshalk took the name Lawrence ( be, Лаўрыш, Laurysh). The area was later named after the monastery's founder. Around 1329, the Lauryshava gospel has been written for the monastery. According to the gospel, the monastery's name was Lauryshava Monastery of the
Blessed Virgin Mary; arc, ܡܪܝܡ, translit=Mariam; ar, مريم, translit=Maryam; grc, Μαρία, translit=María; la, Maria; cop, Ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁ, translit=Maria was a first-century Jews, Jewish woman of Nazareth, the wife of Saint Joseph, Jose ...
( be, Найсвяцейшай Багародзіцы Лаўрыўшаўскі манастыр). The monastery had two churches, it operated a school and a library. In 1530 the
Tatars The Tatars ()Tatar
in the Collins English Dictionary
is an umbrella term for different
destroyed the monastery and killed all monks. The monastery has consequently been rebuilt and destroyed several times. By 1824 the monastery had 5 residents, the library consisted of 500 volumes. In 1836 the monastery was closed down. The monastery was then renewed in early 20th century but was then burnt down during the
First World War World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fig ...
in 1915. In 1993, the Orthodox Archbishop of
Białystok Białystok is the largest city in northeastern Poland and the capital of the Podlaskie Voivodeship. It is the tenth-largest city in Poland, second in terms of population density, and thirteenth in area. Białystok is located in the Białystok Up ...
and
Gdańsk Gdańsk ( , also ; ; csb, Gduńsk;Stefan Ramułt, ''Słownik języka pomorskiego, czyli kaszubskiego'', Kraków 1893, Gdańsk 2003, ISBN 83-87408-64-6. , Johann Georg Theodor Grässe, ''Orbis latinus oder Verzeichniss der lateinischen Benen ...
Sawa (Hrycuniak) Metropolitan Sawa, (sometimes Sabbas, secular birth name Michał Hrycuniak; born 14 April 1938 in Śniatycze) is the Archbishop of Warsaw and Metropolitan of All Poland, and hence the Primate of the Polish Orthodox Church since 1998, the secon ...
and the Bishop of Navahrudak and Lida Kanstantsin (Haranau) consecrated the site of the monastery church. The church was completed in 1998 and consecrated in honor of the Reverend Elisha of Lauryshava, the monastery's first abbot who had been canonized in 1514. By the decision of the Holy Synod of the
Belarusian Orthodox Church The Belarusian Orthodox Church (BOC; be, Беларуская праваслаўная царква, russian: Белорусская православная церковь) is the official name of the Belarusian Exarchate ( be, Беларуск� ...
, on August 15, 2007 the parish was converted into the Monastery of St. Elisha of Lauryshava. In place of the original location of the monastery are conducted archaeological excavations.


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