St. George the Martyr Church, Kaunas

St. George the Martyr Church, Kaunas (Lithuanian: Kauno Šv. Jurgio Kankinio bažnyčia) is a Roman Catholic church in the Old Town of Kaunas, Lithuania, which stands in front of the Kaunas Castle. It is a prominent example of Gothic architecture in Lithuania. The church was heavily damaged during the Napoleonic Wars and most recently during the occupation of the Baltic states when the church was converted into a medicine warehouse.[1]

St. George the Martyr Church
Kauno Šv. Jurgio Kankinio bažnyčia
St. George the Martyr Church
Religion
AffiliationRoman Catholic
DistrictOld Town
Year consecrated1471
Location
LocationKaunas
CountryLithuania
Geographic coordinates54°53′53.75″N 23°53′1.45″E
Architecture
TypeChurch
StyleLate Gothic and Brick Gothic
Completed1487
Materialsclay bricks

History

Its history began in 1471 when Stanislovas Sendzivojevičius, the Court Marshall of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, donated a plot of land on the outskirts of Kaunas and Ivaška Viaževičius, the Elder of Kaunas, agreed to fund the building of a wooden church and an adjacent monastery for the Bernardine monks. Two decades later it was decided to re-build the church and the monastery in a Brick Gothic style. The construction began in 1492 and ended in 1502. It was built roughly at the same time as the St. Ann and the Bernardine churches in Vilnius. All three churches were most likely built by the same famed architect from Danzig, Michael Enkinger.

References
  1. "Kauno Šv. Jurgio Kankinio bažnyčia ir bernardinų vienuolyno istorija". autc.lt. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
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