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St. Simon's Church

🌟The capital of Belarus, Minsk, has a red church next to the government building, standing on Independence Square in the city center. The birth of the church is somewhat sad, and it also marks the end of a noble family. 🌟The owner of the red church of architecture is the nobleman Edward Voyinovich. He was deeply in love with his wife and had a son and a daughter. Unfortunately, fate played a cruel trick on them. Their son Simon suddenly passed away at the age of 12, and their daughter Helena also passed away suddenly at the age of 19. The family suddenly had no successor, and the family line could not continue. In 1910, the grief-stricken Edward donated all his family's assets to the church and personally built a church named after his children: the Church of St. Simon and St. Helena. 🌟The two small towers at the top of the church represent two deceased children, while the taller tower symbolizes the parents, guarding the sadness and longing. On the right side of the entrance is the lonely white half-body statue of Edward Voynovich, who was destined to be the last descendant of this ancient family.
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