The Church of Jesus the Redeemer () is a

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church in the

Antakalnis Antakalnis (''literally'' ) is an elderships of Lithuania, eldership in Vilnius, Lithuania. Antakalnis is one of the oldest, and largest historical suburbs of Vilnius. It is in the Eastern section of Vilnius, along the left bank of the Neris, ...

eldership in

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. It was founded by the Lithuanian Grand Hetman and

Voivode of Vilnius The Voivode of Vilnius (, ) was a high-ranking Voivode#Commonwealth of Poland–Lithuania, 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 Co ...

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

and the

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in 1694. Its architect is Pietro Perti, 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

Baroque The Baroque ( , , ) is a Western Style (visual arts), style of Baroque architecture, architecture, Baroque music, music, Baroque dance, dance, Baroque painting, painting, Baroque sculpture, sculpture, poetry, and other arts that flourished from ...

ensemble.

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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 was an insurrection principally in Russia's Kingdom of Poland that was aimed at putting an end to Russian occupation of part of Poland and regaining independence. It began on 22 January 1863 and continued until the last i ...

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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 {{Europe-RC-church-stub