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St. George's Church

St. George's Church
A classic neo-Byzantine, red brick structure built in 1909 as a garrison church for tsarist troops stationed in the city, this peculiar-looking building was taken over by the city’s Catholics in 1919 and remodelled along less Orthodox lines in 1923. Read_on (No Comments)

St. Ignatius' Church

St. Ignatius' Church
One of the few churches in Lithuania converted from a dwelling house, this strange-looking church was bought by the Jesuits in 1930 and converted for religious use. Read_on (No Comments)

Sts. Apostles Peter and Paul Cathedral

Sts. Apostles Peter and Paul Cathedral
Completed at the start of the 17th century and receiving little in the way of changes over the centuries despite the devastation reaped on the city around it, the glorious Renaissance-style Sts. Read_on (1 Comment)

Sts. Peter & Paul's Russian Orthodox Church

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More a chapel than a church, the city’s only remaining Russian Orthodox house of worship can be found inside the Russian section of the Old City Cemetery. Read_on (No Comments)

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