On the other side of the Presidential Palace from the University, this charming little church’s history dates back to 1543 and the building of a chapel on the site to commemorate the martyrdom of a group of 14th-century Franciscan friars. Slowly added to over the centuries, including the attached Bonifratri Monastery, the church is now more or less late Baroque in appearance with a few rococo flourishes, and is notable as being the only church in Vilnius converted from an ordinary house rather than being purpose-built. The small interior is well worth having a peep at if the main doors aren’t bolted as they usually are, the most outstanding feature being the painting, Holy Virgin Mother of Snow on the high altar, a copy of which can be found on the fresco over the main entrance. The small square in which the church is located also features a stylised, Soviet-era bust of Laurynas Stuoka-Gucevičius (1753-1798), Lithuania’s first serious architect who was responsible for the contemporary look of the Cathedral-Basilica of St. Stanislaus & St. Ladislaus among other buildings in the city.