Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary Ruzhenсevoj in Soly

In the village of Soli, Smorgon district, there is one of the most unusual and beautiful churches in Belarus - the Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary Ruzhantsova. On the outside it is asymmetrical and very graceful, and on the inside it is painted with frescoes, including «The Miracle on the Vistula» with the defeated Soviet flag.

The Church in Soly is an architectural monument of the modern style. Built in 1926-34 from brick according to the design of the architect A. Dubanovichat the expense of parishioners. Construction was carried out under the leadership of foreman Boniface Trakhnevich. The first temple on this site was founded in 1598 when it was gifted to H. Radziwill, destroyed in 1656. It was rebuilt again, but already in 1812 burned. In 1829 a new temple was built. At the beginning of the 20th century. a wooden temple was built on this site.

This place is also famous for the historical event of the signing of an armistice agreement between Germany and then Soviet Russia.