Church of the Lord's Revelation to Virgin Mary, Kretinga
| Church of the Lord's Revelation to Virgin Mary Viešpaties Apreiškimo Švč. Mergelei Marijai bažnyčia | |
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Aerial view of the church and nearby Bernardine Monastery
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| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Roman Catholic |
| Leadership | Roman Catholic Diocese of Telšiai |
| Year consecrated | 7 July 1619[1] |
| Location | |
| Location | Kretinga, Lithuania |
| Interactive map of Church of the Lord's Revelation to Virgin Mary Viešpaties Apreiškimo Švč. Mergelei Marijai bažnyčia | |
| Coordinates | 55°53′31.19″N 21°14′33.96″E / 55.8919972°N 21.2427667°E |
| Architecture | |
| Architects | Sławomir Odrzywolski (20th century reconstruction), Margarita Ramanauskienė and Vytautas Šliogeris (spire reconstruction, 20th century)[2] |
| Type | Church |
| Style | Gothic and Renaissance |
| Completed | 1617 |
| Spire height | 70 meters[2] |
Church of the Lord's Revelation to Virgin Mary, Kretinga — The Church of the Lord's Revelation to Virgin Mary (Lithuanian: Viešpaties Apreiškimo Švč. Mergelei Marijai bažnyčia) is a Roman Catholic church in Kretinga, Lithuania.[3] The Kretinga Bernardine Monastery building is connected with the church.[1] The construction of the church and monastery complex in 1610–1617 was financed by Jan Karol Chodkiewicz, the Grand Hetman of Lithuania, while the consecration of the church was performed by Stanisław Kiszka, the Bishop of Samogitia.[1]
In 1672, a spire was added to the church, however the spire was destroyed during the World War II in 1941, therefore it was restored according to a project by Margarita Ramanauskienė and Vytautas Šliogeris in 1981–1982.[4]
References
- Back to citation occurrence 1.0 Back to citation occurrence 1.1 Back to citation occurrence 1.2 Janonienė, Rūta. "Viešpaties Apreiškimo Švč. Mergelei Marijai bažnyčios ir bernardinų vienuolyno ansamblis". Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 26 December 2024.
- Back to citation occurrence 2.0 Back to citation occurrence 2.1 Klietkutė, Jolanta. "Kretingos bažnyčios bokštas". Kretingos enciklopedija (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 26 December 2024.
- Back to citation Janonienė, Rūta. "Viešpaties Apreiškimo Švč. Mergelei Marijai bažnyčios ir bernardinų vienuolyno ansamblis". Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 26 December 2024; "Kretinga". Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 29 December 2024; "Kretingos Viešpaties Apreiškimo Švč. Mergelei Marijai parapija". Telšių vyskupija (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 26 December 2024; Klietkutė, Jolanta. "Kretingos Viešpaties Apreiškimo Švč. Mergelei Marijai bažnyčia". Kretingos enciklopedija (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 26 December 2024; "Pranciškonų vienuolyno ir Viešpaties Apreiškimo Švč. Mergelei Marijai bažnyčios ansamblis". Kretingos rajono turizmo informacijos centras (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 26 December 2024; "The Kretinga Church of the Lord's Revelation to Virgin Mary". Krastogidas.lt. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
- Back to citation Klietkutė, Jolanta. "Kretingos bažnyčios bokštas". Kretingos enciklopedija (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 26 December 2024; Janonienė, Rūta. "Viešpaties Apreiškimo Švč. Mergelei Marijai bažnyčios ir bernardinų vienuolyno ansamblis". Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 26 December 2024; Klietkutė, Jolanta. "Kretingos Viešpaties Apreiškimo Švč. Mergelei Marijai bažnyčia". Kretingos enciklopedija (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 26 December 2024.