Discover Vilnius Cathedral and the Churches of St. Anne & Bernardine

Описание: Cathedral Basilica of St. Stanislaus and St. Ladislaus and Church of St. Anne and Bernardine Complex

Cathedral Basilica of St. Stanislaus and St. Ladislaus ⛪️
This shrine is a symbol of Lithuanian baptism. The Cathedral Basilica of St. Stanislaus and St. Ladislaus is built in the very centre of the city on the site of a former pagan temple and next to Vilnius’ defensive castle.

Lithuania’s patron saint St. Casimir rests in the Cathedral Basilica. Jurgis Matulaitis served as the basilica’s bishop from 1918 to 1925. On 4 September 1993, the Holy Father John Paul II began his historic apostolic journey through Lithuania at the Vilnius Cathedral.

Church of St. Anne and Bernardine Complex ⛪️
Barcelona has the Sagrada Familia and Vilnius has the Church of St. Anne. The church has remained almost unchanged over the last five centuries and is one of the most beautiful and probably the most famous buildings in Vilnius. It is a masterpiece of late Gothic architecture and is surrounded by many legends. The most famous of them recounts how Napoleon wanted to take the church back with him to Paris in his palm.

Next to the church stands a bell tower built in the 19th century, imitating the Gothic style.
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