The spiritual centre of Byelorussia in Zhirovitzy, blessed by apparition of miracle-working icon of Our Lady, harbours the Minsk's higher theological seminary. It is the only educational institution in our Repudlic training orthodox priests. Now our country is going through hard times.
People lose their moral criteria.
Hence this seminary, which has been restored in 1989, is entrusted with historic task to train good and devoted pasters of orthodox congregations. . But it comes difficult to Seminary to fulfil this task because of bad economic conditions and dilapidated state of its building, which needs major repairs. If Seminary doesn't receive any emergency help, this building, known as a monument of eighteenth century, can collapse one day. . At present Seminary trains 185 students in fulltime tuition and practically the same number of those in tuition by correspondence. 50 persons form the teaching and serving staff.