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Church of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Trakai

Coordinates: 54°38′34.3″N 24°56′4″E / 54.642861°N 24.93444°E / 54.642861; 24.93444
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St. Mary Church in Trakai

St. Mary Church in Trakai, Lithuania, is a Roman Catholic church. It was founded by Vytautas the Great in 1409 and constructed in gothic style. Later it was significantly altered during the Baroque period, and its current appearance if mostly defined by these alterations. The main altarpiece contains the icon, The Mother of God of Trakai.

Sources

  • Tomasz Krzywick. Litwa: przewodnik, Oficyna Wydawnicza "Rewasz", 2005, p. 402 (in Polish).

54°38′34.3″N 24°56′4″E / 54.642861°N 24.93444°E / 54.642861; 24.93444