Bernardine complex

Bernardine complex consisting of Bernardine monastery and nunnery along with Bernardine bridge and the square created a unique architectural ensemble.

There was a wooden Bernardine church, consecrated in 1631, another Bernardine church and a Bernardine monastery in Berestye in the early XVII century. Noble Berestye dwellers Vasil Kopot' and Jan Galemski donated to the building of Bernardine nunnery in 1623 (1624).

During the wars of 1654 - 1660, the Bernardine church was destroyed and it was rebuilt anew in 1680. In the XVIII century the church and the nunnery were reconstructed of brick.

After the plan of building a fortress on the territory of Brest-Litovsk was approved, in 1833 mass earth - moving work started. The monastery and the nunnery were reequipped under the guidance of Admiral N. S. Mordvinov. Alexander Cadet school was located there. When the school was moved to Moscow in 1854 the buildings were used as a military hospital. In 1915 during the First World War the former building of Bernardine church was burnt down.

Before the Great Patriotic War up to 22.06.1941 the military hospital was situated here. After the Liberation of Brest (28.07.1944) the buildings were used by the Soviet Army military units located here.

In 1992-1993, under the leadership of the archaeologist of the USSR Academy of Sciences V. E. Sobole the archaeological research of the basement of the Bernardine monastery were conducted. The women's monastery, the dungeons and some particular parts of the men's monastery partly remained till today.