Corpus Christi Church, Kaunas

Corpus Christi Church or Blessed Sacrament Church (Lithuanian: Kauno Dievo kūno bažnyčia arba Kauno Švč. Sakramento bažnyčia) is a Roman Catholic church in the Old Town of Kaunas, Lithuania.[1][2][3] The church was damaged by the Napoleonic Army in 1812 and together with the Dominican Monastery was closed in 1845 by the order of Russian tsar Nicholas I of Russia, in 1865 it was converted into an Orthodox church.[4]

Corpus Christi Church
Dievo kūno bažnyčia
Religion
AffiliationRoman Catholic
DistrictOld Town
LeadershipRoman Catholic Archdiocese of Kaunas
Location
LocationKaunas, Lithuania
Geographic coordinates54°53'48.58" N, 23°53'44.71" E
Architecture
TypeChurch
StyleBaroque
Completed1690
Specifications
Dome(s)1
MaterialsMasonry (brick)

References

  1. "Kauno Dievo Kūno bažnyčia ir dominikonų vienuolynas". autc.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  2. "Kauno Švč. Sakramento bažnyčia". pamatyklietuvoje.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  3. "Bažnyčia, kurią žino nedaugelis". Kauno.diena.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  4. "Skaudžią istoriją menanti Kauno bažnyčia gali atgyti". DELFI (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 12 July 2020.


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