Church of Jesuites

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.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Catholic
  • Description: church building in Kaunas, Lithuania
  • Also known as: “Church of St. Francis Xavier”, “Church of St. Francis Xavier, Kaunas”, “Franciscus Xaveriuskerk (Kaunas)”, “Jėzuitų bažnyčia”, “Kauno Jėzuitų bažnyčia”, “Šv. Pranciškaus bažnyčia”, and “Šv. Pranciškaus Ksavero bažnyčia”
  • Address: Rotušės a. 8, Kaunas

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include House of Perkunas and Town Hall of Kaunas.

Museum
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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.

Town hall
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The is the former of the city government. Today, the building houses a branch of Kaunas City Museum and a wedding hall.

Church
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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. is situated 120 metres south of Church of Jesuites.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kaunas Old Town and Linksmadvaris.

Suburb
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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
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is a suburb.

Suburb
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is a neighborhood in the city of , , located on the right bank of the River and the Nemunas River, near their confluence.

Church of Jesuites

Latitude
54.89606° or 54° 53′ 46″ north
Longitude
23.88609° or 23° 53′ 10″ east
Height
20 metres (66 feet)
Open location code
9G65VVWP+CC
Open­Street­Map ID
way 122741804
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­catholic
Wiki­data ID
Q4120822
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Ukrainian—“Church of Jesuites” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “聖方濟·沙勿略教堂”
  • Dutch: “Franciscus Xaveriuskerk”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه القديس فرنسيس كزافييه”
  • French: “Église Saint-François-Xavier de Kaunas”
  • French: “église Saint-François-Xavier”
  • German: “Jesuitenkirche”
  • German: “St. Franziskus Xaverius”
  • Italian: “chiesa di San Francesco Saverio”
  • Italian: “Chiesa di San Francesco Saverio”
  • Latvian: “Kauņas Franciska Ksaverija baznīca”
  • Latvian: “Kauņas Franciska Ksaverija katoļu baznīca”
  • Lithuanian: “Kauno Šv. Pranciškaus Ksavero (Jėzuitų) bažnyčia”
  • Lithuanian: “Kauno šv. Pranciškaus Ksavero bažnyčia”
  • Lithuanian: “Kauno Šv. Pranciškaus Ksavero bažnyčia”
  • Polish: “Kościół jezuitów pw. św. Franciszka Ksawerego w Kownie”
  • Polish: “Kościół św. Franciszka Ksawerego w Kownie”
  • Russian: “Костёл Святого Франциска Ксаверия”
  • Russian: “Церковь Святого Франциска Ксаверия”
  • Spanish: “Iglesia de San Francisco Javier”
  • Ukrainian: “Церква Святого Франциска Ксаверія”

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Highlights include Kaunas Jesuit Gymnasium and Jėzuitų vienuolyno apžvalgos aikštelė.

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