Kaunas Cathedral Basilica of apostles St. Peter and St. Paul
Archcathedral Basilica of Apostles St. Peter and St. Paul of Kaunas is a Roman Catholic Archcathedral basilica in Kaunas, Lithuania, the seat of the Archbishop of Kaunas.Photo: Flickr upload bot, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Catholic
- Description: Roman Catholic cathedral basilica in Kaunas, Lithuania
- Also known as: “Kaunas Cathedral Basilica” and “Petro ir Povilo arkikatedra bazilika”
- Address: Vilniaus g. 1, Kaunas, 44281
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Museum of Medicine and Pharmacy and Town Hall of Kaunas.
Museum of Medicine and Pharmacy
Museum
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The Museum of the History of Lithuanian Medicine and Pharmacy is a medical and pharmacy history museum located in a restored 16th-century building at the Town Hall Square in the Old Town of Kaunas, Lithuania.
Town Hall of Kaunas
Town hall
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The Town Hall of Kaunas is the former Town hall of the Kaunas city government. Today, the building houses a branch of Kaunas City Museum and a wedding hall. Town Hall of Kaunas is situated 200 metres west of Kaunas Cathedral Basilica of apostles St. Peter and St. Paul.
House of Perkunas
Museum
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The House of Perkūnas is one of the most original and Gothic secular buildings, located in the Old Town of Kaunas, Lithuania. Originally built by Hanseatic merchants and served as their office from 1440 until 1532, it was sold in the 16th century to the Jesuits who had established a chapel there in 1643. House of Perkunas is situated 240 metres southwest of Kaunas Cathedral Basilica of apostles St. Peter and St. Paul.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kaunas Old Town and Linksmadvaris.
Kaunas Old Town
Suburb
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Kaunas Old Town is the oldest part of Kaunas, next to the confluence of the Nemunas and Neris rivers and Santaka Park. The Old Town had industry in the past, but it is primarily a residential, retail and leisure area in the 21st century.
Vilijampolė
Suburb
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Vilijampolė is a neighborhood in the city of Kaunas, Lithuania, located on the right bank of the Neris River and the Nemunas River, near their confluence.
Kaunas Cathedral Basilica of apostles St. Peter and St. Paul
- Categories: cathedral, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Centras Eldership, Kaunas, Kaunas County, Sūduva, Lithuania, Baltic states, Europe
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Latitude
54.89723° or 54° 53′ 50″ northLongitude
23.88898° or 23° 53′ 20″ eastOpen location code
9G65VVWQ+VHOpenStreetMap ID
way 87246199OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=cathedralOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=catholicOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesWikidata ID
Q1686988
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In Other Languages
From Belarusian to Ukrainian—“Kaunas Cathedral Basilica of apostles St. Peter and St. Paul” goes by many names.
- Belarusian: “Касцёл Святых Пятра і Паўла”
- Belarusian: “Касьцёл Сьвятых Апосталаў Пятра і Паўла”
- Belarusian: “Петрапаўлаўскі касьцёл”
- Catalan: “Catedral de Kaunas”
- Catalan: “Catedral de Sant Pere y Sant Pau”
- Chinese: “考納斯主教座堂”
- Croatian: “Katedralna bazilika u Kaunasu”
- Czech: “Katedrála svatých apoštolů Petra a Pavla”
- Dutch: “Kathedrale basiliek van de Apostelen Petrus en Paulus”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كاتدرائيه كاتدرائيه كاوناس”
- French: “cathédrale de Kaunas”
- French: “Cathédrale Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul de Kaunas”
- French: “Cathédrale Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul”
- German: “Kathedrale St. Peter und Paul”
- Hebrew: “בזיליקת קתדרלת קובנה”
- Indonesian: “Basilika Katedral Kaunas”
- Indonesian: “Katedral Kaunas”
- Italian: “Basilica cattedrale dei Santi Pietro e Paolo”
- Italian: “cattedrale dei Santi Pietro e Paolo”
- Italian: “Cattedrale dei Santi Pietro e Paolo”
- Latvian: “Kauņas arhikatedrālā bazilika”
- Lithuanian: “Kauno šv. apaštalų Petro ir Povilo arkikatedra bazilika”
- Lithuanian: “Kauno Šv. apaštalų Petro ir Povilo arkikatedra bazilika”
- Polish: “Bazylika archikatedralna Świętych Apostołów Piotra i Pawła w Kownie”
- Polish: “Bazylika archikatedralna Świętych Apostołów Piotra i Pawła”
- Russian: “Собор святых апостолов Петра и Павла”
- Russian: “Собор Святых Петра и Павла”
- Slovenian: “Stolnica v Kaunasu”
- Spanish: “Catedral Basilica de San Pedro y San Pablo”
- Spanish: “Catedral basílica de San Pedro y San Pablo”
- Spanish: “Catedral Basílica de San Pedro y San Pablo”
- Ukrainian: “Костел Святих Петра та Павла”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Kaunas City Museum and Kauno arkivyskupijos muziejus. Kardinolo V. Sladkevičiaus memorialinis butas-muziejus.
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