The Orthodox Church of St. Michael and St. Constantine ( lt, Šv. Konstantino ir Michailo Cerkvė; russian: Церковь Святых Константина и Михаила) is a

Russian Orthodox Russian Orthodoxy (russian: Русское православие) is the body of several churches within the larger communion of Eastern Orthodox Christianity, whose liturgy is or was traditionally conducted in Church Slavonic language. Most ...

church 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 ...

, Lithuania, belonging to the

Russian Orthodox Diocese of Lithuania The Diocese of Vilnius and Lithuania (russian: Виленская и Литовская епархия, lt, Vilniaus ir Lietuvos vyskupija), also known as the Lithuanian Orthodox Church (russian: Литовская православная це ...

.. It was built in 1913 to commemorate the

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. It was built by I. Kolesnikov, and incorporates the

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and Suzdal architectural styles. On its consecration day of May 13, the church was visited by the former royal figure Grand-Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna. She was known at the time of consecration as Sister Elizaveta and is now a martyr within the

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Church of StMichael and StConstantine in Vilnius1

References

External links

church listing at orthodoxy.lt (Russian language text)

historic photograph of the church
Eastern Orthodox churches in Lithuania Churches in Vilnius Church buildings with domes Russian Orthodox cathedrals in Europe Churches completed in 1913 {{Lithuania-church-stub