Grabarka Holy Mount

Grabarka Holy Mount (Polish: Święta Góra Grabarka) is a mount located next to the village of the same name in the Nurzec-Stacja Commune, Siemiatycze County, Podlaskie Voivodeship in eastern Poland. It is the most important place of religious worship for Orthodox believers in Poland. The complex includes nunnery of Saints Martha and Mary (Polish: Monaster Świętych Marty i Marii na Świętej Górze Grabarce), established in 1947, as well as three monastery churches (the Transfiguration of Jesus Christ Church, the Icon of Our Lady "The Joy of All Who Sorrow" and the refectory church of the Dormition of the Most Holy Theotokos). The main monastery church, the Transfiguration of Jesus Christ Church is also a parish church. The monastery, Orthodox churches and two Pilgrim Houses (wooden and brick) make up the Grabarka-Klasztor settlement. There is also an Orthodox cemetery in the settlement. The complex has 9 ha.