Church of St. Raphael the Archangel, Vilnius

Church of St. Raphael the Archangel (Lithuanian: Šv. arkangelo Rapolo bažnyčia, Polish: Kościół Św. Rafała Archanioła) is a Roman Catholic church in Šnipiškės, Vilnius.[2][3] Former Jesuits monastery ensemble is located nearby which currently is used by the Department of Cultural Heritage of Lithuania.[4]

Church of St. Raphael the Archangel
Šv. arkangelo Rapolo bažnyčia
Façade of St. Raphael and the Jesuits monastery ensemble
Religion
AffiliationRoman Catholic
DistrictŠnipiškės
Ecclesiastical or organizational statusUsed as a church
Year consecrated1702
Location
LocationVilnius, Lithuania
Geographic coordinates54°41′34″N 25°16′43.50″E
Architecture
Architect(s)Hiacintas Ptakas, Jurgis Šikas (initial architects),[1] Jonas Valentas Dyderšteinas (1752)[2]
TypeChurch
StyleBaroque
Completed1709
Materialsplastered masonry

Close to the church there was a wayside shrine, containing a statue of Christ Carrying the Cross. The shrine was built around 1710 during the Great Northern War plague outbreak in Vilnius.[4]

On 14 August 1904, the first President of the independent Lithuania Antanas Smetona married with Sofija Smetonienė in the Church of St. Raphael.[4]

  • Interior of the church and its central altar with painting of St. Raphael
  • Church and the wayside shrine, containing a statue of Christ Carrying the Cross in 19th century
  • Church in the beginning of the 20th century

References
  1. "Kas ir kodėl perdažė Šv. Rapolo bažnyčią?". diena.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 16 October 2019.
  2. "Vilniaus Šv. Arkangelo Rapolo bažnyčios ir jėzuitų vienuolyno statinių ansamblis". kvr.kpd.lt. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
  3. "Church of St Raphael the Archangel". vilnius-tourism.lt. 2 September 2011. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
  4. "St. Raphael the Archangel Church". cityofmercy.lt. Retrieved 16 October 2019.


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