Church of St. Alexander, Varniai
St. Alexander's church in Varniai is the oldest church in Samogitia.Photo: Vilensija, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Catholic
- Description: church in Samogitia, Lithuania
- Address: Vytauto g. 10, Varniai, 88320
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Church of St. Peter and St. Paul, Varniai and Samogitian Diocese Museum.
Church of St. Peter and St. Paul, Varniai
Church
Photo: Žemaitijos kelias, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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. Church of St. Peter and St. Paul, Varniai is situated 280 metres north of 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 360 metres northeast of Church of St. Alexander, Varniai.
Telšių regioninis profesinio mokymo centras
School
Photo: Vilensija, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Telšių regioninis profesinio mokymo centras is a school, which is situated 490 metres northeast of Church of St. Alexander, 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. Alexander, Varniai.
Daukantai
Village
Photo: Hugo.arg, Public domain.
Daukantai is a village, which is situated 4½ km east of Church of St. Alexander, Varniai.
Church of St. Alexander, Varniai
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Varnių sen., Telšiai District Municipality, Telšiai County, Lithuania, Baltic states, Europe
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Latitude
55.74134° or 55° 44′ 29″ northLongitude
22.36903° or 22° 22′ 9″ eastInception
1770Open location code
9G74P9R9+GJOpenStreetMap ID
way 212030236OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=catholicWikidata ID
Q13194055
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In Other Languages
From Lithuanian to Samogitian—“Church of St. Alexander, Varniai” goes by many names.
- Lithuanian: “Šv. Aleksandro bažnyčia”
- Lithuanian: “Varnių šv. Aleksandro bažnyčia”
- Lithuanian: “Varnių Šv. Aleksandro bažnyčia”
- Russian: “Костёл Святого Александра (Варняй)”
- Russian: “Костёл Святого Александра”
- Samogitian: “Varniū Šv. Aleksandra bažnīčė”
- “Varniu Šv. Aleksėndra bažninčė”
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