| Church of the Blessed Sacrament | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Roman Catholic |
| District | Old Town |
| Leadership | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kaunas |
| Location | |
| Location | Kaunas, Lithuania |
| Geographic coordinates | 54°53′48.58″N 23°53′44.71″E / 54.8968278°N 23.8957528°E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Church |
| Style | Baroque |
| Completed | 1690 |
| Specifications | |
| Dome(s) | 1 |
| Materials | Masonry (brick) |
Church of the Blessed Sacrament or Corpus Christi Church (Lithuanian: Kauno Švč. Sakramento bažnyčia or Kauno Dievo kūno 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]
Gallery
Main façade
Side view
Window
At night
Before 1919
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Church of the Blessed Sacrament in Kaunas.
- ↑ "Kauno Dievo Kūno bažnyčia ir dominikonų vienuolynas". autc.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 12 July 2020.
- ↑ "Kauno Švč. Sakramento bažnyčia". pamatyklietuvoje.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 12 July 2020.
- ↑ "Bažnyčia, kurią žino nedaugelis". Kauno.diena.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 12 July 2020.
- ↑ "Skaudžią istoriją menanti Kauno bažnyčia gali atgyti". DELFI (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 12 July 2020.
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