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9 unusual facts about Grodno Region


Alexander Kulik

Alexander Kulik ( born on September 11, 1911, Bialystok, Grodno Region, Russian Empire - died on October 17, 1966, Rome, Italy) was a Mitred Archpriest, advisor of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches, journalist, member of Russian apostolate and a leader of the Russian Diaspora.

Church of St. Michael, Synkavichy

The Church of St. Michael is situated on the northern outskirts of the village of Synkavichy, Zelva District, Hrodna Province, in Belarus.

Harry Austryn Wolfson

Wolfson was born in Astryna (Yiddish: Ostrin), Vilna Governorate (in present-day Shchuchyn district, Grodno Region, Belarus), and in his youth he studied at the Slabodka yeshiva under Rabbi Moshe Mordechai Epstein.

Holy Resurrection Orthodox Church

The church is known locally as "The Russian Church" because it was built in 1915 by Russian immigrants who were mostly from the provinces of Grodno, Volyn, and Minsk in modern-day Belarus and Ukraine.

Ian Daukshis

Ian Daukshis was born in a Catholic family living in the Kukli village, Voronovskiy district of the Grodno Region.

Leo Garoshka

Archimandrite Leo Garoshka, MIC (Belarussian: Leў Garoshka, born on 26 February 1911, Troschitsy, Grodno Region, Russian Empire - died on 8 August 1977, Paris, France) was a Belarusian Roman Catholic priest of the Eastern rite, religious and social activist and researcher of the history of religion in Belarus.

Oscar Serlin

Serlin was born in Russian Poland (Grodno Region) and emigrated to the United States when he was nine.

Porazava

Porazava (Belarusian Поразава, historically also referred to as Russian Porozovo and Polish Porozów) is town in Grodno Region, Belarus near the town of Svislac.

Viktor Danilov

He worked in the Grodno Region Society "Knowledge" lecturer on religious topics, appeared on regional radio lectures on religious themes.



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