Kaunas Lutheran Holy Trinity Church
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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]
| Kaunas Lutheran Holy Trinity Church Kauno liuteronų Švč. Trejybės bažnyčia | |
|---|---|
 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 | |
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
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