Church of St. Peter and St. Paul, Varniai
St. Peter and St. Paul's Church is a Roman Catholic church in Varniai, Lithuania. Until 1864 the church was the cathedral of Samogitian diocese and the seat of Bishops of Samogitia.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Žemaitijos kelias, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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- Type: Church
- Denomination: Catholic
- Description: church building in Telšiai District Municipality, Lithuania
- Address: M. Valančiaus g. 4, Varniai
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Samogitian Diocese Museum and Church of St. Alexander, Varniai.
Samogitian Diocese Museum
Museum
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The Samogitian Diocese Museum is a museum dedicated to the former Diocese of Samogitia. Established in 1999, the museum is located in the building of the former Varniai Priest Seminary which was relocated to Kaunas after the failed Uprising of 1863. Samogitian Diocese Museum is situated 140 metres east of Church of St. Peter and St. Paul, Varniai.
Church of St. Alexander, Varniai
Church
Photo: Vilensija, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St. Alexander's church in Varniai is the oldest church in Samogitia. Church of St. Alexander, Varniai is situated 280 metres south of Church of St. Peter and St. Paul, Varniai.
Telšių regioninis profesinio mokymo centras
School
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Telšių regioninis profesinio mokymo centras is a school, which is situated 240 metres northeast of Church of St. Peter and St. Paul, Varniai.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Varniai and Panakatis.
Varniai
Town
Photo: Algirdas, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Varniai is a city in the Telšiai County, western Lithuania. In the Middle Ages the city was known as Medininkai.
Panakatis
Village
Photo: Hugo.arg, Public domain.
Panakatis is a village, which is situated 4 km southeast of Church of St. Peter and St. Paul, Varniai.
Daukantai
Village
Photo: Hugo.arg, Public domain.
Daukantai is a village, which is situated 4½ km east of Church of St. Peter and St. Paul, Varniai.
Church of St. Peter and St. Paul, Varniai
- Categories: cathedral, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Varnių sen., Telšiai District Municipality, Telšiai County, Lithuania, Baltic states, Europe
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Latitude
55.74378° or 55° 44′ 38″ northLongitude
22.37005° or 22° 22′ 12″ eastOpen location code
9G74P9VC+G2OpenStreetMap ID
way 195779787OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=catholicWikidata ID
Q10962802
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In Other Languages
From Belarusian to Spanish—“Church of St. Peter and St. Paul, Varniai” goes by many names.
- Belarusian: “Касцёл Святых Апосталаў Пятра і Паўла, Варней”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه القديس بطرس و القديس بولس”
- Estonian: “Varniai Peeter-Pauli kirik”
- Lithuanian: “Varnių šv. apaštalų Petro ir Pauliaus bažnyčia”
- Lithuanian: “Varnių Šv. apaštalų Petro ir Pauliaus bažnyčia”
- Russian: “Костёл Святых апостолов Петра и Павла (Варняй)”
- Russian: “Костёл Святых апостолов Петра и Павла”
- Samogitian: “Varniū Šv. apaštalū Petra ė Paulė bažnīčė”
- Spanish: “iglesia de San Pedro y San Pablo”
- Spanish: “Iglesia de San Pedro y San Pablo”
- “Varniu Šv. apaštuolū Petra ė Pauliaus bažninčė”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Church of St. Peter and St. Paul, Varniai”. Photo: Žemaitijos kelias, CC BY-SA 4.0.