Church of the Blessed Sacrament, Kaunas
Roman Catholic church in Kaunas, Lithuania
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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]
| Church of the Blessed Sacrament | |
|---|---|
The main façade after partial restoration | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Roman Catholic |
| Diocese | Old Town |
| Leadership | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kaunas |
| Location | |
| Location | Kaunas, Lithuania |
 Interactive map of Church of the Blessed Sacrament | |
| Coordinates | 54°53′48.58″N 23°53′44.71″E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Church |
| Style | Baroque |
| Completed | 1690 |
| Specifications | |
| Dome | 1 |
| Materials | Masonry (brick) |
History
In the first half of the 17th century the Dominican Order monks arrived in Kaunas and in 1641 Lithuanian Grand Duke Władysław IV Vasa granted a permission for them to build the Church of the Blessed Sacrament and the Dominican Monastery, both of which were completed in the late 17th century.[4]
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.[5][6]
In the 20th century the church was returned to Catholics during the interwar period, however after the Soviet occupation of Lithuania the church was converted into a movie theatre and once again damaged, but in the 2020s its restoration works were started.[6][7][8]
