Christ's Resurrection (Kaunas)

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Side view of the basilica

The Church of the Resurrection of Christ (lit. Kauno Kristaus prisikėlimo bažnyčia ) is a Roman Catholic basilica in Kaunas , Lithuania .

location

The church is located in the Žaliakalnis district . The parish church belongs to the 1st deanery Kaunas in the Archdiocese of Kaunas and is the main church of this deanery.

history

The church was built in 1940 in the New Objectivity style. After being profaned for a long time by being used as a factory under Soviet occupation, it was re-consecrated on December 26, 2004. In 2015 it was awarded the rank of Basilica minor by Pope Francis .

Web links

Commons : Church of Christ's Resurrection, Kaunas  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. Žinia iš Vatikano
  2. Kristaus Prisikėlimo bažnyčia on gcatholic.org

Coordinates: 54 ° 54 '9.5 "  N , 23 ° 55' 1.1"  E