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Church of St. Raphael the Archangel, Vilnius

Coordinates: 54°41′34″N 25°16′43.50″E / 54.69278°N 25.2787500°E / 54.69278; 25.2787500
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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 / 54.69278°N 25.2787500°E / 54.69278; 25.2787500
Architecture
Architect(s)Hiacintas Ptakas, Jurgis Šikas (initial architects),[1] Jonas Valentas Dyderšteinas (1752)[2]
TypeChurch
StyleBaroque
Completed1709
Materialsplastered masonry

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]

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
    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 and the wayside shrine, containing a statue of Christ Carrying the Cross in 19th century
  • Church in the beginning of the 20th century
    Church in the beginning of the 20th century

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Church of St. Raphael in Vilnius.
  1. ^ "Kas ir kodėl perdažė Šv. Rapolo bažnyčią?". diena.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 16 October 2019.
  2. ^ a b "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. ^ a b c "St. Raphael the Archangel Church". cityofmercy.lt. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
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