Storozhevsky , or Perespinskoe cemetery - a necropolis that existed in the XVIII - XX centuries in the city of Minsk .
Creation History
At the end of the XVIII century, after Minsk became part of the Russian Empire , Catherine II 's decree on cemeteries began to operate for him. Now it was possible to bury the dead in the city center and at the churches only on special occasions. Special territories were set aside for the graveyards: for the Orthodox , at Perespa (later the area became known as Storozhevka), Uniates at the Golden Hill, and Catholics at Kalvariya.
The cemetery was closed in 1937 , but civilians continued to be buried during the war. In 1943, a lush police funeral was held here.
After the war, it was decided to liquidate the cemetery. Then from here, from Storozhevka, the remains of Ivan Pulikhov were transferred to the Military cemetery .
Our days
The ancient Storozhevsky Gate and several surviving tombstones that were transferred to the churchyard remind of the former cemetery [1] . The inscriptions on the monuments are partially stuck. Still, you can read that State Councilor Sapitsky and his wife, Lieutenant Kaminsky, baby Mikhail (son of D.O. Spasovich and brother V.D. Spasovich [2] ), one of Zyrev are buried here. The memorial plate is also fixed on the front wall of the temple. The inscription on it says that Archpriest Peter Elenovsky was buried here.
In 1993 , to the 200th anniversary of the Minsk Diocese , a monument was erected next to the church. They built it with the blessing of Metropolitan of Minsk and Slutsk, Patriarchal Exarch of All Belarus Philaret . “God rest, the souls of the dead of your servants all in the place of those buried,” is inscribed on the slab of the monument.