The church is a must-visit. Firstly, the first example of Baroque in Europe, built by an Italian architect following the identical cathedral in Rome. Secondly, there is the Radziwill crypt below, in which the descendants of the Orphan and himself are buried. We were able to identify Rybonka's coffin, the rest belong to someone unknown. Coffins behind glass. At the entrance to the crypt, the Pope's seal with permission to bury the Radziwills not in the ground as it should be, but in the form of mummies in sarcophagi.

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Марина

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A magnificent temple imbued with the spirit of antiquity, famous all over the world, as evidenced by the UNESCO memorial sign. This is the first Jesuit church in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, the first Baroque building in Eastern Europe. The founder of the church is Prince Radziwill "Sirotka". The church has never been closed in its entire history since it was built at the end of the 16th century. It survived during all the wars, remained virtually unchanged and is an active temple. It's a must-see, both inside and out. The facade with figurative images of saints is impressive. And the murals are not only inside, but also outside, which became known only during the last restoration. It turns out that the ancient frescoes on the facade were whitewashed after Napoleon's defeat so that the Radziwill heraldry (Prince Radziwill was Napoleon's adjutant) would not be conspicuous. The church can be viewed from the outside at any time, but inside only at certain hours (it was already closed after 18.00) and only if there is no service at that time. We came in the evening, examined the facade of the church and walked through the adjacent territory, which has many different monuments. A caretaker grandmother came out of the church, who turned out to be very hospitable and told and showed a lot. The Radziwill family tomb, the largest family mausoleum in Belarus, is located in the underground part of the church. Representatives of the princely Radziwill family rest here. The last burial in the tomb was held in 2000, according to the will of the 72nd Prince Radziwill (he died in London). An interesting fact is that Prince Radziwill "Sirotka" brought a recipe for mummification from Egypt, which Moscow became interested in after Stalin's death, and a special commission came to Nesvizh.

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NATALIA SOROKINA

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The Church of the Body of God is built in the Baroque style. The construction lasted from 1587 to 1593, the architect was the Italian Giovanni Maria Bernardoni. Funds for the construction of the church were allocated by Nikolai Radziwill "Sirotka". Outside and inside the walls of the church were covered with paintings and frescoes. Most of them were executed by Radziwill court artists in the 1750s. The interior of the church is decorated with bas-reliefs and busts, there are marble altars and monuments. In the basement there is the ancestral crypt, the tomb of the Radziwill family, where more than 70 family members are buried.

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Corpus Christi Church, Nesvizh

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