Evangelical Lutheran Church Evangelikų liuteronų bažnyčia | |
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![]() Façade of the church in 2007 | |
Religion | |
Affiliation | Lutheranism |
District | Vilnius Old Town |
Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Used as a church |
Leadership | Evangelical Lutheran Church in Lithuania |
Location | |
Location | Vilnius, Lithuania |
Geographic coordinates | 54°40′44.89″N 25°16′58.22″E / 54.6791361°N 25.2828389°E |
Architecture | |
Architect(s) | Johann Christoph Glaubitz |
Type | Church |
Style | Baroque |
Completed | 1744 (last reconstruction) |
Materials | Plastered masonry |
Website | |
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Evangelical Lutheran Church ( Lithuanian: Evangelikų liuteronų bažnyčia) is a Lutheran church in the Vilnius Old Town. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] Its parish has 600 members and it is the only Evangelical Lutheran church in Vilnius. [1] [6] [7] [8] [9]
Following the restoration of Lithuania's independence in 1990, the church was visited by the Swedish and Norwegian kings. [3]
Commemorating the 500th anniversary of Reformation a monument to Martin Luther was unveiled in the church's yard. [10]