Church of St. Catherine

The Church of St. Catherine is a Roman Catholic church in ' . It was founded by the Hetman of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and Voivode of Vilnius Jan Karol Chodkiewicz in 1618.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Catholic
  • Description: church in Vilnius
  • Also known as: “Church of St. Catherine, Vilnius”
  • Address: Vilniaus g. 30, Vilnius
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Lithuanian Theater, Music and Cinema Museum and St. Ignatius Church.

Museum
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is a museum in , Lithuania. that collects, preserves, researches, restores and promotes the works of Lithuanian theatre, music and cinema artists living in Lithuania and abroad, the institution also engages in the promotion of the creative activities of art educational institutions and cultural organisations.

Church
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The Cathedral of St. Ignatius of Loyola also called Church of St. Ignatius is a religious building of the Roman Catholic Church that serves as the cathedral of the Military Ordinariate of Lithuania. It is located in the capital, . is situated 120 metres northeast of Church of St. Catherine.

Photo: Sfu, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Presidential Palace is the official residence and workplace of the president of Lithuania. Located in , . The palace dates back to the 14th century when it was first used as the residence of the Bishop of Vilnius. and during its history, it has undergone various reconstructions, supervised by prominent architects, including Laurynas Gucevičius and Vasily Stasov. is situated 330 metres east of Church of St. Catherine.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vilnius Old Town and Naujamiestis.

Suburb
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The Old Town of Vilnius, one of the largest surviving medieval old towns in Northern Europe, as inscribed within UNESCO World Heritage Sites, has an area of 3.59 square kilometres.

Suburb
is an eldership in the Vilnius city municipality, . It occupies 4.9 km². According to the 2021 census, it had a population of 28,157, giving it a population density of 5,745 people per square kilometer.

Quarter
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is a neighborhood in , the capital of , largely located in , a UNESCO World Heritage Site. means "beyond the river" or "the other side of the river" in the Lithuanian language and refers to the Vilnia River; the name Vilnius was derived from the Vilnia.

Church of St. Catherine

Latitude
54.68183° or 54° 40′ 55″ north
Longitude
25.28111° or 25° 16′ 52″ east
Open location code
9G67M7JJ+PC
Open­Street­Map ID
way 112386499
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­catholic
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q1984956
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In Other Languages

From Belarusian to Ukrainian—“Church of St. Catherine” goes by many names.
  • Belarusian: “Касцёл Святой Кацярыны і кляштар бенедыкцінак (Вільнюс)”
  • Belarusian: “Касцёл Святой Кацярыны і кляштар бенедыкцінак”
  • Belarusian: “Касцёл Святой Кацярыны”
  • Belarusian: “Касьцёл Сьвятой Кацярыны і кляштар бэнэдыктынак (Вільня)”
  • Belarusian: “Касьцёл Сьвятой Кацярыны і кляштар бэнэдыктынак”
  • Belarusian: “Касьцёл Сьвятой Кацярыны”
  • Chinese: “维尔纽斯圣卡瑟琳大教堂”
  • Dutch: “Sint-Catharinakerk (Vilnius)”
  • Dutch: “Sint-Catharinakerk”
  • French: “église Sainte-Catherine de Vilnius”
  • French: “Église Sainte-Catherine de Vilnius”
  • French: “Église Sainte-Catherine”
  • German: “Katherinenkirche in Wilna”
  • German: “Katherinenkirche”
  • German: “St. Katharina”
  • German: “St.-Katharinen-Kirche”
  • Lithuanian: “Šv. Kotrynos bažnyčia”
  • Lithuanian: “Vilniaus Kotrynos bažnyčia”
  • Lithuanian: “Vilniaus šv. Kotrynos bažnyčia”
  • Lithuanian: “Vilniaus Šv. Kotrynos bažnyčia”
  • Polish: “Kościół św. Katarzyny w Wilnie”
  • Polish: “Kościół Świętej Katarzyny w Wilnie”
  • Polish: “Kościół świętej Katarzyny”
  • Russian: “Костел Святой Екатерины”
  • Russian: “Костёл Святой Екатерины”
  • Spanish: “Iglesia de Santa Catalina (Vilna)”
  • Spanish: “Iglesia de Santa Catalina”
  • Ukrainian: “Костел Святої Катерини у Вільнюсі”
  • Ukrainian: “Костел Святої Катерини”

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