Building Name: | Church of St. Catherine Šv. Kotrynos bažnyčia |
Location: | Vilnius, Lithuania |
Geo: | 54.6818°N 25.2812°W |
Religious Affiliation: | Roman Catholic |
District: | Old Town |
Founded By: | Jan Karol Chodkiewicz[1] |
Architect: | Johann Christoph Glaubitz (reconstruction 1741–1753) |
Architecture Type: | Church |
Architecture Style: | Baroque |
Groundbreaking: | 1618 |
Year Completed: | 1625 |
Materials: | plastered masonry |
The Church of St. Catherine (Lithuanian: Šv. Kotrynos bažnyčia, Polish: Kościół Św. Katarzyny) is a Roman Catholic church in Vilnius' Old Town.[2] [3] [4] It was founded by the Hetman of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and Voivode of Vilnius Jan Karol Chodkiewicz in 1618.