Church of St. Casimir, Vilnius

Coordinates: 54°40′39.50″N 25°17′19.55″E / 54.6776389°N 25.2887639°E / 54.6776389; 25.2887639
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Church of St. Casimir
Style
Baroque
Years built1604–1618
Specifications
Height55.6 metres (182 ft)
Materialsplastered masonry
Administration
ArchdioceseRoman Catholic Archdiocese of Vilnius
Europe

The Church of St. Casimir (

Roman Catholic church in Vilnius' Old Town, close to the Vilnius' Town Hall. It is the first and the oldest baroque
church in Vilnius, built in 1618.

The construction of the church began in 1604

Mikołaj Krzysztof "the Orphan" Radziwiłł, and other nobles.[3] It is traditionally assumed that the corner stone (which can be seen on the façade wall) was pulled into the city by procession of 700 Vilniusites from the Antakalnis hills.[3]
The construction was finished in 1616, and the interior design completed in 1618.

The Church of St. Casimir is one of the earliest exemplary Baroque buildings in the city. Its spatial composition and facade were designed along the line of the famous Il Gesù church in Rome.[2] The shape of the building was modeled after the churches in Kraków and Lublin, with additional towers.[4] The author of the design was Jan Frankiewicz,[4][1] a pupil of architect Giovanni Maria Bernardoni.

In the middle of the 18th century the church was reconstructed by architect

Second World War
, closed down and in 1963 converted into a Museum of Atheism. The church was reconsecrated in 1991.

The church is known for excellent acoustics and organ concerts with renowned international musicians.[5][6][7]

  • Front in 2018
    Front in 2018
  • Tower (rebuilt in 1942)
    Tower (rebuilt in 1942)
  • Main altar
    Main altar
  • Interior
    Interior
  • Side altar
    Side altar
  • Interior
    Interior
  • Organ
    Organ

See also

References

  1. ^
    ISBN 978-609-447-097-4
    .
  2. ^
    ISBN 978-0300079180
    .
  3. ^ a b "Vilniaus jėzuitų profesų namai ir Šv. Kazimiero bažnyčia". vienuolynai.mch.mii.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  4. ^
    ISBN 978-84-9911-158-2
    .
  5. ^ "Vargonų muzikos mylėtojus kviečia Šv. Kazimiero bažnyčia". elta.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  6. Lrt.lt
    (in Lithuanian). 22 June 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  7. ^ "Šv.Kazimiero bažnyčioje - nemokami vargonų meistrų koncertai". vilniuje.info (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 29 August 2020.

Bibliography

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  • Venclova, Tomas (2002). Vilnius. R. Paknys Publishing House.
    ISBN 9986-830-48-6
    .
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