Jan Zaor

Jan Zaor
Nationality	Polish
Occupation	Architect

St. Peter and St. Paul church in Vilnius, Lithuania designed by Zaor

The Santa Casa in Gołąb

Jan Zaor (Zaur, Zaorowicz) was a Polish baroque architect of Italian background from Kraków who lived in the 17th century and was active from 1638 to 1676. He is known for designing St. Peter and St. Paul's Church, Vilnius (1668–1676).

Works

He began designing in about 1638, when he worked on The Santa Casa (domek loretański) in Gołąb. He also designed and/or supervised the following buildings:

• The Parish Church of the Holy Trinity in Tarłów (mid-17th century)
• The Royal chapel in the church of Kazimierz Dolny (1653)
• Pažaislis church (1672–1674)
• St. Peter and St. Paul's Church, Vilnius (1668–1676)

References

• "Zaor Jan". WIEM Encyklopedia (in Polish). Retrieved 2007-11-04.