Vytautas Magnus Church

Church of Vytautas the Great or the Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary is a Roman Catholic church in the Old Town of , , and is the oldest church in the city and an important example of Gothic architecture in Lithuania, having the only Gothic cross-shaped plan in Lithuania.
vytautine.lcn.lt
Wikipedia
Photo: Monro, Public domain.
  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Catholic
  • Description: church building in Kaunas, Lithuania
  • Also known as: “Church of the Assumption of the Holy Virgin Mary”, “Church of Vytautas the Great”, “Church of Vytautas the Great, Kaunas”, “Švč. Mergelės Marijos bažnyčia”, and “Vytautas‘ the Great Church of the Assumption of the Holy Virgin Mary”
  • Address: Aleksoto g. 3, Kaunas

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include House of Perkunas and Church of Jesuites.

Museum
Photo: Creative, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The House of Perkūnas is one of the most original and Gothic secular buildings, located in the Old Town of , . Originally built by Hanseatic merchants and served as their office from 1440 until 1532, it was sold in the 16th century to the Jesuits who had established a chapel there in 1643.

Church
Photo: Hajotthu, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Church of St. Francis Xavier is a Roman Catholic church located in the Old Town of , . The church, dedicated to St. Francis Xavier, was built in the by Jesuits. is situated 120 metres north of Vytautas Magnus Church.

Town hall
Photo: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is the former of the city government. Today, the building houses a branch of Kaunas City Museum and a wedding hall. is situated 210 metres north of Vytautas Magnus Church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kaunas Old Town and Linksmadvaris.

Suburb
Photo: Creative, Public domain.
is the oldest part of , next to the confluence of the Nemunas and rivers and Santaka Park. The Old Town had industry in the past, but it is primarily a residential, retail and leisure area in the 21st century.

Suburb
Photo: Vilensija, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a suburb.

Suburb
Photo: Creative, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a neighborhood in the city of , , located on the right bank of the River and the Nemunas River, near their confluence.

Vytautas Magnus Church

Latitude
54.895° or 54° 53′ 42″ north
Longitude
23.88665° or 23° 53′ 12″ east
Open location code
9G65VVWP+2M
Open­Street­Map ID
way 101607791
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­catholic
Wiki­data ID
Q3444101
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.

Satellite Map

Discover Vytautas Magnus Church from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
© Stadia Maps, Airbus DS, CNES, PlanetObserver, and Copernicus

In Other Languages

From Bashkir to Ukrainian—“Vytautas Magnus Church” goes by many names.
  • Bashkir: “Витовт костёлы”
  • Belarusian: “Фара Вітаўта”
  • Chinese: “維陶塔斯大教堂”
  • Croatian: “Crkva Vitolda Velikog u Kaunasu”
  • Croatian: “Crkva Vitolda Velikog”
  • Dutch: “Kerk van de Hemelvaart van de Heilige Maagd Maria”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه فيتوتاس الكبرى”
  • French: “église de Vytautas le Grand”
  • French: “Église de Vytautas le Grand”
  • German: “Vytautas-Magnus-Kirche”
  • Italian: “chiesa di Vitoldo il Grande”
  • Italian: “Chiesa di Vitoldo il Grande”
  • Latvian: “Kauņas Marijas debesīs uzņemšanas katoļu baznīca”
  • Latvian: “Vītauta Dižā baznīca”
  • Lithuanian: “Kauno Švč. Mergelės Marijos Ėmimo į dangų (Vytauto Didžiojo) bažnyčia”
  • Lithuanian: “Kauno Švč. Mergelės Marijos Ėmimo į dangų bažnyčia”
  • Lithuanian: “Vytauto bažnyčia”
  • Lithuanian: “Vytauto Didžiojo bažnyčia”
  • Polish: “Kościół Witolda”
  • Russian: “Костёл Витовта”
  • Russian: “Церковь Витовта Великого”
  • Ukrainian: “Костел Вітовта”
  • Ukrainian: “Церква Вітовта Великого”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include J. Tumo-Vaižganto memorialinis butas - muziejus and Jėzuitų vienuolyno apžvalgos aikštelė.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as Juozas Tumas-Vaižgantas and Flowing Tunnel.

Sūduva: Must-Visit Destinations

Delve into Marijampolė and Birštonas.

Curious Churches to Discover

Uncover intriguing churches from every corner of the globe.