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Church of Saint Nicholas, Vilnius

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Originally built in the 14th century, the church is mentioned in writing for the first time in 1387. The church was a center for German craftsmen and merchants housed along the Vokiečių gatvė (German street).
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pillars support web and star vaults. The high altar holds a painting of St. Nicholas with a silver setting from the 16th century. The church is adorned with two sculptures: a polychrome statue of
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was moved to the St. Nicholas Parish building and the Church of St. Nicholas in fact performed the functions of a cathedral.
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Nowak, Markus. "Schmelztiegel der Kulturen - Die Ausstellung Vokiečių gatvė/Deutsche Straße in Vilnius".
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was held in Lithuanian. By the same token it was a centre of Lithuanian culture (its famous dean
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In 1901-39 the Church of St. Nicholas was the only church in Vilnius where the
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church survived till the present day. Externally, the church represents the
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Viktar Korbut. Vilnius — Vilnya: capital of Lithuania in Belarusian history
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style, while its interior has been renovated several times. The church
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Prof. Tomas Venclova, Vilnius. R. Paknys Publishing House,
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Church of Saint Nicholas in 1830 by Marcelis Januškevičius
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were also held in the church by famous priests including
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with St. Christopher's figure was banned at that time.
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Church of St. Nicholas, Vilnius

54°40′42″N 25°16′58″E / 54.6783°N 25.2828°E / 54.6783; 25.2828
Lithuania
Denomination
Roman Catholic
mikalojus.lt
Style
Gothic architecture
Archdiocese
Vilnius
Archbishop
Gintaras Grušas
Lithuanian
Lithuania
Old Town
Vilnius

mass
Kristupas Čibiras
Belarusian language
Adam Stankievič
Vincent Hadleŭski
Jazep Hiermanovič
Kazimir Svajak
World War II
Cathedral of Vilnius
Curia
Archdiocese of Vilnius
Soviet

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