The Church of Jesus the Redeemer ( lt, Švč. Jėzaus Atpirkėjo bažnyčia)), Vilnius' Church of Lord Jesus ( lt, Vilniaus Viešpaties Jėzaus bažnyčia; pl, Kościół Pana Jezusa) or Vilnius'

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Church ( lt, Vilniaus Trinitorių bažnyčia). is a

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church in the

Antakalnis Antakalnis (''literally'' lt, 'the place on hills', adapted in pl, Antokol) is an eldership in the Vilnius city municipality, Lithuania. Antakalnis is one of the oldest, and largest historical suburbs of Vilnius City. It is in the eastern s ...

eldership in

Vilnius Vilnius ( , ; see also other names) is the capital and largest city of Lithuania, with a population of 592,389 (according to the state register) or 625,107 (according to the municipality of Vilnius). The population of Vilnius's functional urb ...

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. It was founded by the Lithuanian Grand Hetman and

Voivode of Vilnius The Voivode of Vilnius ( lt, Vilniaus vaivada, pl, wojewoda wileński) was a high-ranking officer in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania who governed the Vilnius Voivodeship from 1413. He was considered as the most influential member of the Lithuanian Cou ...

Jan Kazimierz Sapieha the Younger Kazimierz Jan Paweł Sapieha (; 1637–1720) was a Grand Hetman of Lithuania commencing in 1682. He held the title of a Duke starting in 1700. In 1681, he became Field Hetman of Lithuania, the following year he also became the voivode of Vilnius. ...

and the

Trinitarians , logo = Trynitarze.svg , logo_size = 150px , logo_caption = Flag of the Trinitarians , image = Signumordinis.gif , image_size = 200px , caption = Mosaic of Jesus Christ us ...

in 1694. Its architect is

Pietro Perti Giovanni Pietro Perti or Peretti (1648 – 1714) was an Italian Baroque sculptor and architect, regarded as one of the leading European sculptors on the verge of the 18th century. He has been an elder of Šnipiškės and Antakalnis suburbs gove ...

, who is also the author of the nearby Church of St. Peter and St. Paul. The church, Trinitarians Monastery and the Sapieha Palace with its park formed a magnificent

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ensemble.

Gallery

Interior of the Church of Jesus the Redeemer in Vilnius 2.jpg, Main altar Interior of the Church of Jesus the Redeemer in Vilnius 1.jpg, Main altar and dome Vilniaus Viešpaties Jėzaus bažnyčia Antakalnyje 1847 metais.jpg, Interior in 1846 Vilnia, Antokal, Trynitarski. Вільня, Антокаль, Трынітарскі (R. Fabijanski, 1851).jpg, Church's exterior and the Sapieha Palace's park fragment in 1851 Vilnia, Antokal, Trynitarski. Вільня, Антокаль, Трынітарскі (C. Sauermilch, 08.1918).jpg, The Catholic Church was converted into an Orthodox Church after the

January Uprising The January Uprising ( pl, powstanie styczniowe; lt, 1863 metų sukilimas; ua, Січневе повстання; russian: Польское восстание; ) was an insurrection principally in Russia's Kingdom of Poland that was aimed at ...

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Roman Catholic churches completed in 1717 18th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Lithuania Church buildings with domes Baroque architecture in Lithuania Roman Catholic churches in Vilnius 1717 establishments in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth {{Lithuania-stub