St. John the Baptist and St. John the Apostle and Evangelist

The Church of St. Johns, officially named St. John the Baptist and St. John the Apostle and Evangelist, is located at the of , and dominates the university ensemble.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Catholic
  • Description: church building in Vilnius, Lithuania
  • Also known as: “Church of St. Johns”, “Church of St. Johns, Vilnius”, “Jonų bažnyčia”, “Kościół św. Jana Chrzciciela i św. Jana Ewangelisty w Wilnie”, “Kostol sv. Jána”, “Sint-Johanneskerk (Vilnius)”, “Šv. Jono Krikštytojo ir šv. Jono apaštalo ir evangelisto bažnyčia”, “Vilniaus Šv. Jonų bažnyčia”, “Vilniaus Šventųjų Jonų bažnyčia”, “Касцёл Святога Яна Хрысціцеля і Святога Яна Евангеліста ў Вільнюсе”, “Касьцёл Сьв. Яна”, “Костел Св. Иоаннов”, “Костёл Св. Иоаннов”, “Костел св. Иоаннов в Вильне”, “Костёл св. Иоаннов в Вильне”, “Костел Святого Иоанна Крестителя и Святого Иоанна Евангелиста”, “Костел святого Яна”, and “Костел Святых Иоаннов”
  • Address: Šv. Jono g. 12, Vilnius

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: House of the Signatories and Presidential Palace of the Republic of Lithuania.

Museum
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The is a historic landmark on Pilies Street, , where on February 16, 1918, the Act of Independence of Lithuania was signed by twenty members of the Council of Lithuania.

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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 170 metres west of St. John the Baptist and St. John the Apostle and Evangelist.

Church
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The Vilnius Cathedral, formally the Archcathedral Basilica of St. Stanislaus and St. Ladislaus, is the Roman Catholic cathedral of the Archdiocese of Vilnius and a minor basilica in , Lithuania. is situated 360 metres north of St. John the Baptist and St. John the Apostle and Evangelist.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vilnius Old Town and Užupis.

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.

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.

Quarter
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is a quarter.

St. John the Baptist and St. John the Apostle and Evangelist

Latitude
54.68269° or 54° 40′ 58″ north
Longitude
25.28855° or 25° 17′ 19″ east
Wheelchair access
yes
Open location code
9G67M7MQ+3C
Open­Street­Map ID
way 24570013
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­catholic
Wiki­data ID
Q2994043
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In Other Languages

From Belarusian to Ukrainian—“St. John the Baptist and St. John the Apostle and Evangelist” goes by many names.
  • Belarusian: “Касцёл Святога Яна Хрысціцеля і Святога Яна Евангеліста”
  • Belarusian: “Касцёл Святых Янаў”
  • Belarusian: “Касьцёл Сьвятога Яна Хрысьціцеля і Сьвятога Яна Апостала і Эвангеліста”
  • Belarusian: “Касьцёл Сьвятога Яна”
  • Chinese: “聖若望教堂”
  • Czech: “Kostel svatého Jana Křtitele a svatého Jana Evangelisty”
  • Dutch: “Kerk van Sint-Johannes de Doper en Sint-Johannes de Evangelist”
  • Dutch: “Sint-Johanneskerk”
  • Esperanto: “preĝejo de Sanktaj Johanoj”
  • French: “église Saint-Jean-Baptiste-et-Saint-Jean-l’Évangéliste de Vilnius”
  • French: “Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste-et-Saint-Jean-l’Évangéliste de Vilnius”
  • French: “Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste-et-Saint-Jean-l’Évangéliste”
  • German: “St. Johannes der Täufer und St. Johannes der Apostel und Evangelist”
  • Hebrew: “כנסיית יוחנן הקדוש”
  • Italian: “chiesa dei Santi Giovanni Battista e Giovanni Evangelista”
  • Italian: “Chiesa dei Santi Giovanni Battista e Giovanni Evangelista”
  • Japanese: “聖ジョンズ教会”
  • Latin: “ecclesia sanctorum Ioannium Vilnensis”
  • Lithuanian: “Šv. Jonų bažnyčia”
  • Lithuanian: “Vilniaus šv. Jono Krikštytojo ir šv. Jono apaštalo ir evangelisto bažnyčia”
  • Lithuanian: “Vilniaus Šv. Jono Krikštytojo ir Šv. Jono apaštalo ir evangelisto bažnyčia”
  • Polish: “Kościół św. Jana Chrzciciela i św. Jana Apostoła i Ewangelisty w Wilnie”
  • Polish: “Kościół św. Jana Chrzciciela i św. Jana Apostoła i Ewangelisty”
  • Polish: “Kościół Świętego Jana w Wilnie”
  • Russian: “Костёл Святого Иоанна Крестителя и Святого Иоанна Евангелиста”
  • Russian: “Костёл Святых Иоаннов”
  • Slovak: “Kostol svätého Jána”
  • Slovak: “Kostol svätých Jána Krstiteľa a Jána apoštola a evanjelistu”
  • Spanish: “Iglesia de San Juan (Vilna)”
  • Spanish: “iglesia de San Juan Bautista y San Juan Apóstol y Evangelista”
  • Spanish: “Iglesia de San Juan”
  • Ukrainian: “Костел Святих Іоанів”

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Highlights: Vilnius University and Fresco „The Seasons“.

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