Church of the Discovery of the Holy Cross, Vilnius
The Church of the Discovery of the Holy Cross is a Roman Catholic church in Jeruzalė neighborhood of Vilnius, Lithuania. Located on the right bank of Neris River, it is the centerpiece of the Vilnius Calvary, a 35-station Way of the Cross.Photo: Renata3, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Catholic
- Description: Roman Catholic church in Vilnius, Lithuania
- Also known as: “Vilniaus Kalvarijų bažnyčia”
- Address: Kalvarijų g. 327, Vilnius, 08420
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mykolas Romeris University and Verkiai Palace.
Mykolas Romeris University
University
Photo: Rugile Jazbutyte, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mykolas Romeris University is the largest specialized university for social sciences and humanities in Lithuania located in Vilnius, Kaunas and Marijampolė. Mykolas Romeris University is situated 1½ km southwest of Church of the Discovery of the Holy Cross, Vilnius.
Verkiai Palace
Photo: Wojsyl, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Verkiai Palace is an 18th-century neoclassical mansion in Verkiai, Vilnius, Lithuania. Verkiai Palace is situated 1¼ km northeast of Church of the Discovery of the Holy Cross, Vilnius.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kalvarijos and Jeruzalė.
Jeruzalė
Quarter
Photo: Hugo.arg, Public domain.
Jeruzalė is a neighborhood of Vilnius under the administration of the Verkiai eldersip. It is located just north of the Vilnius city center, neighboring with Santariškės, Verkiai, Baltupiai, and Visoriai, approximately bordered by the Mokslininkų street in the north, Iron Wolf street in the west, Ateities street in the south, and the Jeruzalė street in the east.
Church of the Discovery of the Holy Cross, Vilnius
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Vilnius, Vilnius County, Dzūkija, Lithuania, Baltic states, Europe
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Latitude
54.74047° or 54° 44′ 26″ northLongitude
25.27982° or 25° 16′ 47″ eastInception
1772Open location code
9G67P7RH+5WOpenStreetMap ID
way 53550055OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=catholicWikidata ID
Q10949996
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In Other Languages
From Egyptian Arabic to Russian—“Church of the Discovery of the Holy Cross, Vilnius” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه اكتشاف الصليب المقدس”
- Lithuanian: “Vilniaus (Kalvarijų) Šv. Kryžiaus Atradimo bažnyčia”
- Lithuanian: “Vilniaus Šv. Kryžiaus Atradimo bažnyčia”
- Polish: “Kościół pw. Znalezienia Krzyża Świętego”
- Polish: “Kościół Znalezienia Krzyża Świętego w Wilnie”
- Russian: “Костёл Обретения Святого Креста”
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