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Church of St. Raphael the Archangel, Vilnius

Church of St. Raphael the Archangel, Vilnius

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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]

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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]

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

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