more than 2000 death sentences were issued here by the NKVD troikas. Bodies were buried in the basement and the bones covered in lime; skulls with gunshot wounds were discovered during research in 1993. In 1941 the church was reopened, in 1952 it was officially registered by the Soviet authorities and reconstructed. In the 1980s the famous artist painted the frescoes in the cathedral. Nowadays Since 1992 the church is a part of the restored . In the crypt a new sanctuary has been established and dedicated to the innocent victims of the Stalinist repressions (Dekulakization, Cheka terror and the Great Purge). The crypt keeps the remnants of the killed. It was consecrated in 2012. In 2018 the façades and the roof of the church were reconstructed. References Sources Cathedrals in Belarus Landmarks in Belarus Mazyr Buildings and structures in Gomel Region