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Pinsk
Summary
Pinsk (Пінск; Пинск, pjin̪s̪k; Pińsk; Пінськ; פינסק) is a city in Brest Region, Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Pinsk District, though it is administratively separated from the district. It is located in the historical region of Polesia, at the confluence of the Pina River and the Pripyat River. The region was known as the Pinsk Marshes and is southwest of Minsk. As of 2023, it has a population of 124,613.
The historic city has a restored city centre, with two-storey buildings from the 19th and early 20th centuries. The centre has become an active place for youths of all ages with summer theme parks and a new association football stadium, which houses the city's football club, FC Volna Pinsk.
1097 – the first mention of Pinsk
1241 – transfer of the Orthodox diocese from Turov
1316 – after this date, Pinsk was incorporated into the Grand Duchy of Lithuania
1396 – a Catholic church and a Franciscan monastery were erected
1523 – Pinsk becomes a royal city, first owned by Queen Bona
1569 – Pinsk becomes a seat of the poviat
1581 – king Stephen Báthory grants Pinsk city rights
1642–1646 - Saint Andrew Bobola stayed in the Jesuit monastery in Pinsk and nearby, conducting evangelistic activity
1648 – rebellion of the city and admission of Cossack forces under the command of Colonel Maxim Hładki. The slaughter of burghers not of the Orthodox religion. The assault of Janusz Radziwiłł's troops on the city, under the command of the hetman Hrehory Mirski of about 1200–1300 people, ended with the capture of the city. The city was burned to the ground and about 1/3 – 1/2 of the inhabitants were killed (it is estimated that on the eve of the Khmelnytsky Uprising, Pinsk had about 10,000 inhabitants)
1655 – Russians and Cossacks attacked the city and murdered many inhabitants.
1657 – in mid-May Zdanowicz's cossacks (about 2,000) destroyed the city and murdered many Roman Catholics. Jesuits, incl. Fr. Simon Maffon and Saint Andrew Bobola
1660 – Cossacks attacked Pinsk, robbed a Jesuit college and church, and murdered, among others Fr.
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