Church of St. Francis
The Church of St. Francis and St. Bernard is a Roman Catholic church in the Old Town of Vilnius, Lithuania. 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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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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.
St. Anne’s Church
Church
Photo: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St. Anne's Church is a Roman Catholic church in Vilnius' Old Town, on the right bank of the Vilnia river established circa 1495–1500. It is a prominent example of both Flamboyant and Brick Gothic styles.
Gediminas Tower
Museum
Photo: BigHead, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gediminas' Tower is the remaining part of the Upper Castle on top of the Gediminas Hill in Vilnius, Lithuania. It has a viewing platform that offers scenic views of Vilnius Old Town and Vilnius Central Business District. Gediminas Tower is situated 470 metres northwest of Church of St. Francis.
Adam Mickiewicz Memorial Apartment
Museum
Photo: Alma Pater, Public domain.
Adam Mickiewicz Memorial Apartment 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.
Užupis
Quarter
Photo: Wojsyl, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Užupis is a neighborhood in Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania, largely located in Vilnius's old town, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Užupis 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.
Vilnius Old Town
Suburb
Photo: BigHead, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.
Church of St. Francis
- Categories: Catholic church building, building, historic site, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Senamiesčio sen., Vilnius, Vilnius County, Dzūkija, Lithuania, Baltic states, Europe
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Latitude
54.68304° or 54° 40′ 59″ northLongitude
25.29403° or 25° 17′ 39″ eastOpen location code
9G67M7MV+6JOpenStreetMap ID
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amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap feature
historic=yesOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=roman_catholicWikidata 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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