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Church of St. Raphael the Archangel, Vilnius

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Church of St. Raphael the Archangel
Šv. arkangelo Rapolo bažnyčia
Façade of the church in 2022
Façade of the church in 2022
Religion
Affiliation Roman Catholic
Diocese Šnipiškės
Ecclesiastical or organisational status Used as a church
Year consecrated 1702
Location
Location Vilnius, Lithuania
Interactive map of Church of St. Raphael the Archangel
Šv. arkangelo Rapolo bažnyčia
Coordinates 54°41′34″N 25°16′43.50″E / 54.69278°N 25.2787500°E
Architecture
Architects Hiacintas Ptakas, Jurgis Šikas (initial architects),[1] Jonas Valentas Dyderšteinas (1752)[2]
Type Church
Style Baroque
Completed 1709
Materials plastered 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 Sofija Smetonienė in the Church of St. Raphael.[4]

A wooden sculpture of Jesus from the demolished Chapel of Jesus of Šnipiškės, which was built in ~1720, was discovered in the basements of the church in 2017 and following a restoration is currently exhibited in the Church Heritage Museum in Vilnius.[5][6]

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References

  1. Back to citation "Kas ir kodėl perdažė Šv. Rapolo bažnyčią?". Diena.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 16 October 2019.
  2. Back to citation occurrence 2.0 Back to citation occurrence 2.1 "Vilniaus Šv. Arkangelo Rapolo bažnyčios ir jėzuitų vienuolyno statinių ansamblis". Kvr.kpd.lt. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
  3. Back to citation "Church of St Raphael the Archangel". Vilnius-tourism.lt. 2 September 2011. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
  4. Back to citation occurrence 4.0 Back to citation occurrence 4.1 Back to citation occurrence 4.2 "St. Raphael the Archangel Church". CityofMercy.lt. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
  5. Back to citation "Šnipiškių Jėzus – istorinis, kultūrinis ir religinis Vilniaus akcentas". Bernardinai.lt (in Lithuanian). 1 March 2019. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
  6. Back to citation Dumalakas, Arūnas. "Pradingusį Šnipiškių Jėzų ištraukė iš bažnyčios rūsio". lrytas.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 2 April 2023.
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