St. Joseph (Pilaitė)

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St. Joseph is a Roman Catholic parish church in the Vilnius district of Pilaitė , Lithuania . It is since 2016 [date] built and is part of the parish of St. Joseph of 40,000 inhabitants. The pastor is Ričardas Doveika.

location

The church is located in the Lithuanian capital, northwest of Vilnius on Tolminkiemis Street ( Tolminkiemio gatvė 4 ).

history

In 1999 the parish of St. Joseph was founded in Pilaitė. Then a chapel was built. Only up to 200 people can sit here, although 300 to 500 people come to Mass on Sundays.

The foundations of a church were laid on March 19, 2016 and blessed by the Archbishop of Vilnius, Gintaras Grušas . A cornerstone came from the Judean desert and was blessed by the auxiliary bishop of the Jerusalem Patriarchate . The second stone was brought from Nazareth . Four chapels, 600 seats, will be set up in the church. The area of ​​the building will be 900 m². The architects are Lithuanians Kęstutis Akelaitis, Gintaras Čaikauskas and Marius Šaliamoras. The construction costs from 3 to 3.5 million euros. One of the founders is entrepreneur Antanas Guoga (* 1973). Other buildings (a community center, a senior citizens' center, a Catholic kindergarten) and other structures (a sports field and a parking lot for 120 cars) are also being built at the church.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ TV show ( Lietuvos televizija )
  2. ↑ Vilniuje pradeda statyti naują bažnyčią: kertinis akmuo atvežtas iš Jeruzalės
  3. ↑ Pradedama statyti Vilniaus šv. Juozapo bažnyčia
  4. ↑ A. Guoga žada atsisakyti Lietuvoje turimų verslų ir statyti bažnyčią
  5. ↑ Pilaitės bažnyčios pamatai iš tiesų bus liejami už Antano Guogos pinigus
  6. ↑ Simbolinė naujos bažnyčios pradžia. Kertinis akmuo - Dievo namams Pilaitėje

Coordinates: 54 ° 42 ′ 33.4 "  N , 25 ° 10 ′ 49.1"  E