Ivanava - is a city of Brest region of Belarus, an administrative center of Ivanava district. The main feature of the city of Ivanava is the fact that here was captured by Ukrainian Cossacks, subjected to brutal torture and tortured to death, Saint and Martyr Andrew Bobola, which today is widely revered in the Catholic Church, not only as a saint, but as a guardian of Poland, Belarus, and especially the Pinsk Roman Catholic diocese. Saint Andrew Bobola was famous for being very hot and successfully preached Christianity in Polesie, for which he even won the unofficial title of "Apostle of Polesie" or "Apostle of Pinsk". Incorrupt relics of Saint now stored in one of the churches in Warsaw, lit in honor of Saint Andrew Bobola.
One of the major architectural landmarks of the city of Ivanava is the Catholic church of the Holy Cross Exaltation built in 1848. In one of the corners of the fence around the site of the church built a small chapel. Place this chapel arrangement corresponds approximately to the execution site of Saint Andrew Bobola, and the chapel itself is dedicated to this event. In the city of Ivanava also installed crosses with plaque and place the capture of the Saint. At the time, the Cossacks were used as a pretext for the execution of Andrew Bobola his rejection of the transition from Catholicism to Orthodoxy. Today, on the site of the capture of the Saint are both Cross installed, and Catholic, and Orthodox, as a sign that Cossacks act does not fit into the framework of morality of any Christian denomination, and is condemned by all true Christians. City of Ivanava is a very popular and important pilgrimage destination for many Poles and Catholics in Belarus, and particularly the Brest region. And although the church of the Holy Cross Exaltation in Ivanava town was built almost 200 years after the death of Saint Andrew Bobola, nevertheless, obviously, this temple is nowadays the main destination for all these tourists and pilgrims.
Another important architectural landmark in the city of Ivanava is the Orthodox church of the Intercession, built in 1901. The Orthodox church is located very close to the Catholic church on the central square of the city of Ivanava, which is very common for Belarus, and once again symbolizes that in this country for centuries in peace and with a deep mutual respect lived together Christians of different denominations. Recall that the tragic events described above occurred without any participation of Belarusians.
In the city of Ivanava also has a monument to Napoleon Orda - Belarus great cultural figure, who was born and raised in the neighborhood of this city. In summary it can be said that the temples of the city of Ivanava, which are the architectural monuments, cultural and historical values, as well as other attractions of the city of Ivanava may well be interested in a certain range of tourists and travelers in Belarus. Well, in the city of Ivanava, of course, there are all the elements of the basic tourist infrastructure, such as cafes, various stores, banks and ATMs and so on.
Sketches of Napoleon Orda, Ivanava:
