Church of St. Francis

The Church of St. Francis and St. Bernard is a Roman Catholic church in the of , . It is located next to St. Anne's Church. Dedicated to Saints Francis of Assisi and Bernardino of Siena, it is an important example of Gothic architecture in Lithuania.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Roman Catholic
  • Description: church building in Vilnius, Lithuania
  • Also known as: Bernadine Church”, “Church of St. Francis and St. Bernard”, and “Church of St. Francis and St. Bernard, Vilnius
  • Address: Maironio g. 6, Vilnius

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St. Anne’s Church and Gediminas Tower.

Church
St. Anne's Church is a Roman Catholic church in ' , on the right bank of the river established circa 1495–1500. It is a prominent example of both Flamboyant and Brick Gothic styles.

Museum
Gediminas' Tower is the remaining part of the Upper Castle on top of the Gediminas Hill in , Lithuania. It has a viewing platform that offers scenic views of and Vilnius Central Business District. is situated 470 metres northwest of Church of St. Francis.

Museum
Photo: Alma Pater, Public domain.
is a museum, which is situated 150 metres west of Church of St. Francis.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Užupis and Vilnius Old Town.

Quarter
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.

Suburb
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
Photo: Hugo.arg, Public domain.
is a quarter.

Church of St. Francis

Latitude
54.68304° or 54° 40′ 59″ north
Longitude
25.29403° or 25° 17′ 39″ east
Open location code
9G67M7MV+6J
Open­Street­Map ID
way 29491058
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­yes
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­roman_catholic
Wiki­data ID
Q2453455
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In Other Languages

From Belarusian to Ukrainian—“Church of St. Francis” goes by many names.
  • Belarusian: Бернардзінскі касцёл у Вільнюсе
  • Belarusian: Касцёл Святога Францыска Асізскага
  • Belarusian: Касцёл Святых Францыска і Бернарда
  • Belarusian: Касьцёл Сьвв. Францішка й Бэрнарда
  • Belarusian: Касьцёл Сьвятых Францішка і Бэрнарда і кляштар бэрнардынаў
  • Belarusian: Касьцёл Сьвятых Францішка й Бэрнарда
  • Chinese: 聖弗朗西斯和聖伯納德教堂
  • Dutch: Sint Franciscus en Bernardinuskerk
  • Dutch: Sint-Franciscus en Bernardinuskerk
  • French: église Saint-François-d’Assise
  • French: Église Saint-François-d’Assise
  • German: Franziskuskirche (Vilnius)
  • German: Franziskuskirche
  • Latvian: Viļņas Franciska katoļu baznīca
  • Lithuanian: Bernardinų bažnyčia
  • Lithuanian: Vilniaus bernardinų bažnyčia
  • Lithuanian: Vilniaus Pranciškaus Asyžiečio Bernardinų bažnyčia
  • Lithuanian: Vilniaus šv. Pranciškaus Asyžiečio bažnyčia
  • Lithuanian: Vilniaus Šv. Pranciškaus Asyžiečio bažnyčia
  • Polish: Kościół św. Franciszka i św. Bernarda w Wilnie
  • Polish: Kościół św. Franciszka i św. Bernarda
  • Polish: Kościół św. Franciszka i św. Bernardyna w Wilnie
  • Russian: Бернардинский костёл
  • Russian: Костёл бернардинцев
  • Russian: Костёл Святого Франциска Ассизского
  • Russian: Костёл Святого Франциска и Бернардина
  • Russian: Костёл Святого Франциска
  • Slovenian: Cerkev sv. Frančiška in Bernardina, Vilna
  • Ukrainian: Костел Святого Франциска Ассизького

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