Cathedrals, Churches and Religion

 

I am an atheist, but that doesn't mean that I have no interest in religion and the buildings in which it is practised. Minsk has several large churches and cathedrals; some of which are Eastern Orthodox and some of which are Roman Catholic.


The Cathedral of the Holy Spirit is stunning and one of the last surviving monuments in Old Minsk.


This is the Roman Catholic Cathedral, which is not so impressive, but sits iconically to the north of Independence Square.

On the morning of the match I walked out of the city centre, explored a few sites and then caught the Metro back to the centre. Buying a ticket is simple in that you just hand over 600 roubles, which is about 15 pence and they give you a plastic coin, which you enter into the ticket barrier.


This was the exquisite little Orthodox Curch of Saint Alyeksandr Nyevsky, which is surrounded by a well-kept cemetery. It was one of the places I visited on my walk through the city.