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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 the church in 2022
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]

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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  • 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 and its surroundings in 1898
    Church and its surroundings in 1898
  • Chapel of Jesus of Šnipiškės near the church, photographed before World War II
    Chapel of Jesus of Šnipiškės near the church, photographed before World War II
  • Façade of the church and the Jesuits monastery ensemble
    Façade of the church and the Jesuits monastery ensemble
  • Aerial view in 2023
    Aerial view in 2023

See also

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References

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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.
  5. ^ "Šnipiškių Jėzus – istorinis, kultūrinis ir religinis Vilniaus akcentas". Bernardinai.lt (in Lithuanian). 1 March 2019. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
  6. ^ Dumalakas, Arūnas. "Pradingusį Šnipiškių Jėzų ištraukė iš bažnyčios rūsio". lrytas.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 2 April 2023.
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