Kaunas Lutheran Holy Trinity Church
Kaunas Lutheran Holy Trinity Church Kauno liuteronų Švč. Trejybės bažnyčia | |
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![]() Main façade of the church | |
Religion | |
Affiliation | Lutheranism |
District | Old Town |
Location | |
Location | Kaunas, Lithuania |
Geographic coordinates | 54°53'42.52" N, 23°53'19.25" E |
Architecture | |
Type | Church |
Style | Gothic |
Completed | 1683 |
Specifications | |
Spire(s) | 1 |
Materials | Masonry (brick) |
Website | |
liuteronai.lt |
Kaunas Lutheran Holy Trinity Church (Lithuanian: Kauno liuteronų Švč. Trejybės bažnyčia) is a Lutheran church in the Old Town of Kaunas, Lithuania. It is one of the first Lutheran churches in Kaunas, built in 1683.[1][2] The wooden main altar dates from 1692. The church was closed by the Soviet authorities, nowadays it used by the local university.[3]
References
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- ^ "Kaunas Lutheran Holly Trinity Church". autc.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 12 July 2020.
- ^ "Kauno parapijos istorija". liuteronai.lt (in Lithuanian). Archived from the original on 9 November 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
- ^ Szulakowska 2018, p. 264.
Sources
[edit]- Szulakowska, Urszula (2018). Renaissance and Baroque Art and Culture in the Eastern Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (1506-1696). Cambridge Scholar Publishing. p. 324. ISBN 978-1-5275-1135-4.
54°53′42.52″N 23°53′19.25″E / 54.8951444°N 23.8886806°E