{"id":160,"date":"2017-11-30T16:21:28","date_gmt":"2017-11-30T16:21:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cityofmercy.lt\/?page_id=160"},"modified":"2021-05-27T18:24:41","modified_gmt":"2021-05-27T15:24:41","slug":"vilniaus-arkikatedra-bazilika","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cityofmercy.lt\/en_GB\/objektai\/vilniaus-arkikatedra-bazilika\/","title":{"rendered":"Vilnius Cathedral Basilica of St. Stanislaus and St. Vladislaus and St. Casimir\u2019s Chapel"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” overlay_strength=”0.3″ shape_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column centered_text=”true” column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” width=”1\/1″ tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text]\n

Vilnius Cathedral Basilica of St. Stanislaus and St. Vladislaus<\/strong><\/h4>\n[\/vc_column_text]
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This Church is included as part of the following itineraries:\u00a0<\/b>The Route of Divine Mercy<\/a>,\u00a0Places of Marian Devotion<\/a>,\u00a0Vilnius Saints<\/a>,\u00a0The Pilgrim Rout of St. John Paul II<\/a>,\u00a0Cathedral. Bell Tower. Treasury,<\/a>\u00a0The route of Saint Jacob<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n[\/vc_column_text]

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St. John Paul II started his historic visit to Lithuania with a prayer at the Vilnius Cathedral Basilica, which he called \u201cthe beating heart of the Lithuanian nation\u201d. Vilnius Cathedral is one of the oldest Lithuanian churches. It was mentioned for the first time in recorded history in 1387, the same year as the Christianization of Lithuania. The Cathedral received the title of St. Vladislaus because it was the baptismal name of Jogaila, the Grand Duke of Lithuania and King of Poland. The main altar features a painting portraying the death of St. Stanislaus, the patron of Vilnius Cathedral and the Bishop of Krakow. St. Stanislaus chastised the Polish King Boleslaw II the Bold for his cruelty and injustice, and eventually, he excommunicated the King. In retaliation, the King murdered St. Stanislaus during a Holy Mass. The painting was done by Pranciskus Smuglevicius, a famous Lithuanian artist.<\/p>\n

Throughout 600 years of its existence, Vilnius Cathedral was rebuilt several times, until it acquired its current Neoclassical style at the beginning of the 19th century (architect Laurynas Gucevicius). The Cathedral was closed (1949-1988) during the Soviet occupation, and for a long time, it housed the Vilnius Art Gallery. Only in 1988, was the Cathedral returned to the faithful and then solemnly re-consecrated. The relics of St. Casimir, the patron of Lithuania and youth, were also returned to the Cathedral, and are now venerated in the magnificent Chapel of St. Casimir. The Gostautai Chapel in the right nave of the Cathedral features the painting of Sapiega Madonna. In 1750 the pope crowned this painting for numerous graces granted to the faithful. There are 11 chapels in the Cathedral. In addition to the previously-mentioned Chapels of St. Casimir and Gostautai, the pilgrims can also pray at the Holy Eucharist and Exiles Chapels, located in the right nave and St. Vladislaus and Valaviciai Chapels in the left nave.<\/p>\n

Distinguished noblemen, rulers, bishops, and other clergymen of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania are buried in the crypts of Vilnius Cathedral. The King of Poland and the Grand Duke of Lithuania Aleksandras Jogailaitis, Queen Barbora Radvilaite, Queen Elzbieta Habsburgaite, and the heart of the ruler Vladislovas IV Vasa are buried in the royal mausoleum. In 1985 the treasury of the Cathedral was discovered. It consists of Lithuanian goldsmith masterpieces, which were hastily hidden in a niche between Gostautai and Exiles Chapels in the fall of 1939 after World War II began. Today the treasury of Vilnius Cathedral is displayed at the Church Heritage Museum.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” width=”1\/2″ column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”]

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Cathedral Sq. 2, Vilnius<\/a> <\/div>
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Church is opened<\/b>
\nMonday\u2013Sunday \u2013 7 a.m.\u20137 p.m.
\nExcursions are not available during the Holy Mass <\/div>
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Holy Mass (in Lithuanian)<\/strong>
\nMonday\u2013Saturday \u2013 8 a.m., 5.30 p.m.
\nSunday \u2013 8 a.m., 9 a.m., 10 a.m., 11.15 a.m., 12.30 p.m., 5.30 p.m. <\/div>
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Holy Mass (in Latin)<\/strong>
\nSunday \u2013 6.30 p.m. <\/div>
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Information about visiting the crypts of Vilnius Cathedral:<\/strong>
\nChurch Heritage Museum<\/a>
\n+370 600 12080
\nkatedrospozemiai@bpmuziejus.lt
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Feast days \u2013 Indulgences<\/b>
\nThe Feast of St. Casimir<\/a> \u2013\u00a0 March 4 <\/div>
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www.katedra.lt<\/a> <\/div>
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