Even today, in the century when the trade in various goods is widespread throughout the world, the products of the St. Elizabeth Monastery are in great demand among people of completely different nationalities, united by one religion, connected by faith in God. About it and will be described later.
St. Elizabeth Monastery as a haven of Orthodox Christians
In difficult times of life, a believer always turns to the Lord for help and receives it. For this, people go to holy places, become pilgrims. One of such wonderful places for Orthodox Christians is the St. Elizabeth Monastery in Belarus. Reading prayers to God Jesus Christ, each of us finds solace in our sorrows.
St. Elizabeth Monastery in Belarus is one of the most famous. It is located in Minsk and is the only currently functioning sacred institution in the city. This is a recently built complex of buildings (founded in 1999), named after Princess Elizabeth Fedorovna.
The architectural ensemble of the monastery
Previously, there were no Orthodox shrines on the site of the monastery, but at present 7 churches are included in its architectural ensemble:
- St. Nicholas and St. Elizabeth Churches;
- the church, named after the icon of the Mother of God "Sovereign";
- Resurrection Church;
- a church named after the icon "Inexhaustible Chalice";
- a temple in honor of the Royal Passion bearers killed on the Russian throne;
- the house church, located next to the neuropsychiatric boarding at No. 3.
This monastery is female. The main focus of his activities should be considered charity, which is expressed in helping patients - both adults and children. In addition, he sells Orthodox souvenirs. It has its own official website St. Elizabeth Monastery (Minsk). The products are presented in the "Shop" section and are classified by category for ease of selection and search.
Other sights of the monastery
In addition to the above buildings, when visiting the St. Elizabeth Monastery, you can admire the bell tower, see the cell rooms and the refectory decorated with frescoes from the icons. No less interesting among pilgrims is also visiting workshops in which masterpieces of Orthodox culture are created. The products of St. Elizabeth Monastery are famous for their beauty and grace of execution.
There are about 30 workshops on the territory of the shrine. Among them, attention should be paid to:
- carpentry;
- candle;
- sewing and embroidery;
- wall mosaic;
- mechanical-mechanical;
- icon painting.
It is here that all the products of the St. Elizabeth Monastery are produced.
Types of goods offered in the shop
The products of St. Elizabeth Monastery are very diverse:
1) spiritual books for children and adults, which are printed in the publishing house of the monastery;
2) icons painted according to the canons of the church;
3) Christmas toys with illustrations on a biblical theme;
4) bracelets, beads, rings and other jewelry, consecrated and having a healing effect on the person who wears it;
5) crosses, chains, pendants made of precious metals, which will also protect from adversity and protect against health problems;
6) herbs, herbal preparations, alcohol tinctures from various diseases;
7) lamp oil;
8) clothes tailored to all Orthodox traditions;
9) honey, wax, mead;
10) various ceramic products, etc.
Everything that the nuns do in the workshops undoubtedly has miraculous properties, the ability to heal a person from various ailments - mental and physical.
The creation of ceramics in the walls of the monastery
In order for a piece of clay to become a durable and beautiful product, you need to make a lot of time and effort. Thanks to the zeal of the nuns and their diligence, each clay blank acquires a unique appearance. It goes through a number of stages, such as:
- definition of form or design;
- multilayer pouring;
- processing and firing;
- the creation of glazing on the surface of the product;
- drawing a list.
Only after carrying out all these procedures, angel figures, carved censers, ceramic mugs, painted plates, various figurines, beautiful trays, teapots and saucers with constantly updated shapes and varied designs get on the shelves of the church shop in Minsk.
Monastery Publishing
St. Elizabeth Monastery has its own publishing house, in which various wind books are created and printed. Among them:
- "Conversations on the ancient patericon";
- "Prayer for the smallest";
- "Proverbs";
- "Akathist to the Holy Martyr Tryphon" and others.
All books are decorated according to church canons, are made using full-color printing technology and have original paintings on each page.
Healing monastery herbs
All of our bodily ailments, as a rule, come from emotional unrest, therefore, each person must strive first of all to heal the soul through prayer, doing good deeds, visiting the temple and fulfilling all the commandments of God. They can help to cleanse themselves internally only in the church, and here they come to the rescue faster with bodily ailments.
Healing herbs all over the world are famous for the St. Elizabeth Monastery. Monastery tea different types, which are sold on the territory of the temple, are in great demand and only gaining popularity every day. In addition to treating diseases, monastery tea from Minsk enhances the human immunity and strengthens the whole organism.
Monastic herbal gatherings, created with prayer and love by the hands of nuns, are able to work miracles. They can help to cope even with the most serious diseases, such as oncology, diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, disorders of the thyroid gland, kidneys, stomach, etc.
The composition of the monastery tea of different types is very different. So, in the treatment of hypertension, a collection is used that contains motherwort grass, flax seeds, fruits of hawthorn, mountain ash, mint, wild strawberry, dried marshmallow and dill in certain proportions, which are known only to nuns.
Tea from dandelion, chamomile, St. John's wort, rose hip, fruits and leaves of blueberries is used to treat diabetes mellitus, and with osteochondrosis, adam root, yarrow, marshmallow, succession, lavender, horsetail, pine buds and celandine help.
Brewing such herbal tea with a special prayer and faith in God, you can achieve amazing results. That is why many pilgrims and just travelers come to Belarus to buy tea from the St. Elizabeth Monastery.
Thus, no matter how far humanity has advanced in the development of medicine and the latest technologies, people will never be able to fulfill the miracles that the Lord is doing. The same can be said about the St. Elizabeth Monastery, monastery tea and other products which cures people who are sick in soul and body and supports believers in all life difficulties.