Vitebsk - is not only a centre of industrial and cultural life of Belarus. There are a lot of old and new churches and temples, among which the Roman Cathedral Church of Jesus the Merciful vividly stands out, opened in October 2009. Church is outstanding because it occupies central place in Vitebsk diocese and can hold over 1500 worshipers. It is the first Catholic Church built in Vitebsk for the last 124 years.