Coordinates: 54°53′48.58″N 23°53′44.71″E / 54.8968278°N 23.8957528°E / 54.8968278; 23.8957528

Church of the Blessed Sacrament, Kaunas

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Church of the Blessed Sacrament
Religion
AffiliationRoman Catholic
DistrictOld Town
LeadershipRoman Catholic Archdiocese of Kaunas
Location
LocationKaunas, Lithuania
Geographic coordinates54°53′48.58″N 23°53′44.71″E / 54.8968278°N 23.8957528°E / 54.8968278; 23.8957528
Architecture
TypeChurch
StyleBaroque
Completed1690
Specifications
Dome(s)1
MaterialsMasonry (brick)

Church of the Blessed Sacrament or Corpus Christi Church (Lithuanian: Kauno Švč. Sakramento bažnyčia or Kauno Dievo kūno bažnyčia) is a Roman Catholic church in the Old Town of Kaunas, Lithuania.[1][2][3] The church was damaged by the Napoleonic Army in 1812 and together with the Dominican Monastery was closed in 1845 by the order of Russian tsar Nicholas I of Russia, in 1865 it was converted into an Orthodox church.[4]

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References

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  1. ^ "Kauno Dievo Kūno bažnyčia ir dominikonų vienuolynas". autc.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Kauno Švč. Sakramento bažnyčia". pamatyklietuvoje.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Bažnyčia, kurią žino nedaugelis". Kauno.diena.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  4. ^ "Skaudžią istoriją menanti Kauno bažnyčia gali atgyti". DELFI (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 12 July 2020.