Church of St. George ( lt, Šv. Jurgio bažnyčia) is a Roman Catholic church in the

Vilnius Old Town The Old Town of Vilnius ( lt, Vilniaus senamiestis, pl, Stare Miasto w Wilnie, be, Стары горад у Вільнюсе, russian: Старый город в Вильнюсe), one of the largest surviving medieval old towns in both Norther ...

which was completed and

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in 1765. The church and nearby monastery complex was built by the

Radziwiłł family The House of Radziwiłł (; lt, Radvila; be, Радзівіл, Radzivił; german: link=no, Radziwill) is a powerful magnate family originating from the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and later also prominent in the Crown of the Kingdom of Poland. ...

and served as family's

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. The church has an 18th-century

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Gallery

File:Vilnia, Juraŭski, Karmelicki. Вільня, Юраўскі, Кармэліцкі (J. Bułhak, 1913).jpg, Photo of the church in 1913 File:Vilnia, Juraŭski, Karmelicki. Вільня, Юраўскі, Кармэліцкі (H. Poddębski, 1937).jpg, Side-view of the church in 1937 File:Vilnia, Juraŭski, Karmelicki. Вільня, Юраўскі, Кармэліцкі (J. Bułhak, 1919) (2).jpg, Main façade of the church in 1919 File:Former monastery of the Carmelites in Vilnius 2.JPG, Former monastery buildings near the church File:Šv.Barboros koplyčia šalia Šv.Jurgio bažnyčios.jpg, Chapel of Saint Barbara File:Church of St George in Vilnius 3.JPG, Entrance to the complex File:Side-view of the Church of St. George in Vilnius, Lithuania in 2023.jpg, Side-view of the church in 2023 File:View towards the Church of St. George from one of the Vilnius Old Town streets in 2023.jpg, View towards the church from one of the Vilnius Old Town streets in 2023

References

Roman Catholic churches completed in 1765 18th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Lithuania Baroque architecture in Lithuania Roman Catholic churches in Vilnius 1765 establishments in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth {{Europe-RC-church-stub