St. Casimir (Naujoji Vilnia)

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St. Kazimieras Church Naujoji Vilnia is a Catholic historicist church in the Lithuanian capital Vilnius , in the Naujoji Vilnia district . The mass is held in Polish and Lithuanian.

history

It is believed that a church was built in Rokantiškės , on the left river of the Vilnia , until 1542 . In 1588 nine villages were donated to her. In 1621 these were nationalized. In 1906 a new church was allowed to be built. In 1909 the project was corrected. The present church was built from 1908 to 1911. The construction technician was Severinas Govaltas and from 1909 engineer Kazimieras Dobošinskas.

Web links

Commons : Church of St. Casimir in Naujoji Vilnia  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Coordinates: 54 ° 41 ′ 50.3 "  N , 25 ° 24 ′ 38.3"  E