Patronal feast. March 15, New Style
Video from the patronal feast in honor of the Reigning icon of the Mother of God on March 15, 2010 >>
The church was consecrated on October 18, 2008. All major festive and Sunday services are celebrated here. Weekly prayers are served in
the Church of the Reigning Icon with akathists before the icon of the Mother of God "the Most-Holy Queen of All" and the icon of Sts. Peter and Fevronia.
The Consecration of the "Reigning" Church film trailer. Visit of His Holiness Patriarch Alexy II of Moscow and All Russia to the St. Elisabeth Convent.
Patronal feast. July 18, New Style
Feast of our Heavenly Patron (2011) >>
The church was consecrated on January 2, 2005. St Elisabeth Church is mainly used for everyday services, as well as the second or third liturgies on Sundays.
Patronal feast. May 22 and December 19, New Style
The church was consecrated on January 10, 1999. Divine services are held here several times a week,
with akathist reading before the icons of the Mother of God "The Inexhaustible Chalice" and St. Nicholas
the Wonderworker. Psalms are prayed continuously at St. Nicholas church, following the ancient tradition known as the "Sleepless Psalter".
Patronal feast. July 17, New Style
The first Divine Liturgy has been celebrated at the church in honor of the Royal Passion-Bearers (2011) >>
The church was consecrated on October 13, 2012. Everyday services are held here once a week, besides the church's patronal feast. In the middle of the church, there is a baptistery.
Patronal feast. May 18, New Style
The church on the Convent farm in the village of Lysaya Gora, Minsk region, was consecrated on January 3, 2010. The Liturgy is celebrated here twice a week. Other services include the akathist in front of the icon of the Inexhaustible Chalice icon and the Psalter read continuously 24 hours a day. All-night vigil is served on Saturdays.
Patronal feast. Lazarus Saturday
The church was consecrated on May 10, 2005. It is located at the Northern Cemetery in Minsk. The Divine Liturgy and with memorial service is celebrated in this church On Saturdays, as well as on days of special commemoration of the departed and on the patronal feast day.
Patronal feast. October 8, New Style
The church located on the Convent farm near the village of Nelidovichi is still under construction. The Divine Liturgy is celebrated here once a week.
Patronal feast. February 6, New Style
The church was consecrated on February 6, 1998. It is located on the territory of residential care facility No. 3 for the elderly and the disabled in Minsk. The Divine Liturgy is celebrated weekly in the church, as well as the Akathist to St. Xenia of St. Petersburg.
Patronal feast. November 22, New Style
The church is located on the territory of a boarding school for mentally and physically disabled children with special needs. Once a week, the Divine Liturgy is celebrated here with the akathist to St. Nektarios of Aegina.
Patronal feast. September 30, New Style
The church is located in the building of the St Elisabeth Convent Sunday school. The Divine Liturgy is served twice a week.
Patronal feast. November 25, New Style
Church in honor of the "Merciful” Icon of the Mother of God
The Nezhbort Family’s story of adoption didn't stop with the two boys. Two and a half years ago they adopted a little girl. Matushka explains the motives for this decision and how the third adoption is different from the previous two.
We welcome to the monastic community a new member of our clergy - Priest Sergius Chernyak. Father Sergius recently turned 30. He was born in Minsk. We interviewed Father Sergius about his experience of coming to Christ, and his service of God.
The Kingdom of Heaven is a place of unity, not of separation. In the Kingdom, people are called upon to give up their own selves, their privileges and desires for the sake of another. The original sin distorted the Lord's design for the world…
Yevgeny Lukomsky works at the Convent's audio studio, and his wife Ludmila teaches at the Convent's school. They are parents of three children and have agreed to share their views on the challenges of family life and parenting.
The clergy of St Elisabeth Convent share their views on what it means to have a relationship with God, how it changes our lives and leads us to our salvation. These insights were taken from the sermons given by them at different times.
On 2 June, 2019, the church in honour of St John of Shanghai and San Francisco was consecrated. Among our guests was Bishop Emeritus of the Russian Church Abroad Michael (Donskov). He shared with us his childhood memories of St John.
Do people find happiness in their children, and how? The wife of one of our clergy Matushka Larisa Nezhbort shares a moving and exciting story of her family’s decision to adopt two little boys in the fourth part of her adoption story.
Our website team has asked some of Father Andrey’s closest friends to share their memories and accounts about the highlights of Father Andrey’s ascent from sexton to the spiritual father of the Convent of Saint Elisabeth.
The Saint Elisabeth Orthodox Convent runs and maintains the Ichthys Christian Orthodox School. Because of the school’s commitment to Christian values and the students’ excellent academic results, enrollment to Ichthys has increased.
On the 18th of July we celebrate our Convent's Patron Saint Feast and commemorate the Holy Royal Martyr Grand Duchess Elisabeth. "It is a great feast for all those, who are inspired by the life of this great ascetic." Fr Andrey Lemeshonok
On Friday, July 17th, we celebrate the Feast Day of our church in honor of the Holy Royal Martyrs. This feast is very important because the devil does everything to destroy and defile family. The Royal Martyrs are examples of love, built on…
In our first conversation with Mother Euphrosyne, we asked her to tell us how she became Mother Superior of the Convent, to talk about the life of the Convent, which has dedicated itself from its very beginning to help others.
