The Basilian monastery has been mentioned in Torokany since the 16th century. It is mentioned in 2 books: Pawluczuk U.A.: Monastic life in the Second Polish Republic. University of Bialystok Publishing House, 2007, p. 25. A. Mironowicz, Monastic life in the former Republic of Poland, In: ed. A. Mironowicz, U. Pawluczuk, P. Chomik: Monastic Life in the Republic. Bialystok: Department of the History of Borderline Cultures of the Institute of Sociology, University of Bialystok, 2001, p.