architecture

Church of St. Francis and St. Bernard

Vilnius, Lithuania

Šv. Pranciškaus ir Šv. Bernardino bažnyčia [Lithuanian]
Bernardinų bažnyčia [Lithuanian]

Architecture

full/alternative names
Bernardine Church
built
1469-1520
culture
Lithuanian, Christian
style/period
Late Gothic, Brick Gothic
work type
Roman Catholic church
material
brick
technique
masonry
architect / constr. phase
1564-1594
reconstruction of collapsed vaults destroyed by a fire in 1564
1677
reconstruction after the destruction caused by the war of 1655
1794
reconstruction front facade

Geography

Europe » Northern Europe » Lithuania » Vilnius County » Vilnius » Old Town
historical affiliations
1520-1656
Grand Duchy of Lithuania
1656-1661
Tsardom of Russia
1661-1795
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
1795-1915
Russian Empire
1915-1918
German Empire
1918-1940
Lithuania
1940-1941
Soviet Union
1941-1944
German Realm
1944-1990
Soviet Union

UNESCO World Heritage Site

Vilnius Historic Centre
type
cultural
criteria
II, IV
designation
extension
reference
541bis
Church of Saint Anne, with Neo-Gothic bell tower and Bernadine Church in the background
Church of Saint Anne, with Neo-Gothic bell tower and Bernadine Church in the background Vilnius, Lithuania
Church of St. Francis and St. Bernard, with Church of Saint Anne, southwest elevation
Church of St. Francis and St. Bernard, with Church of Saint Anne, southwest elevation Vilnius, Lithuania