Supraśl Orthodox Monastery

Podlaskie Voivodeship · Poland

Supraśl Orthodox Monastery, Poland
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An Orthodox monastery of the Annunciation founded around 1500 in the Podlasie borderland, blending Gothic defensive form with Byzantine ritual. Its fortress-church was destroyed in wartime and later rebuilt. A museum of icons occupies part of the complex.

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