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Lukashenko receives Cross of Euphrosyne of Polotsk replica as gift

MINSK OBLAST, 7 January (BelTA) - Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko received a replica of the Cross of Euphrosyne of Polotsk as a gift during a visit to a church in the village of Okolitsa, Minsk District on 7 January, BelTA has learned.

The processional cross, made by the craftsman Lazar Bohsha on the orders of Euphrosyne of Polotsk, is rightfully considered one of the principal religious and national treasures of the Belarusian people. The copy presented to the head of state is made to the original size.

In turn, the president donated the Icon of the Mother of God of Minsk to the church. The icon is decorated with semi-precious stones and pearls.

The icon was discovered in 1500 on the waters of the Svisloch River. Since then, it has remained unwaveringly in the city of Minsk. Parishioners have always treated this holy image with great reverence and managed to preserve it during periods of religious persecution and the years of the Great Patriotic War. In 1945, the Icon of the Mother of God was transferred to the Holy Spirit Cathedral, where it resides to this day.

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