Church of the Lord's Revelation to Virgin Mary, Kretinga

Church of the Lord's Revelation to Virgin Mary Viešpaties Apreiškimo Švč. Mergelei Marijai bažnyčia
Aerial view of the church and nearby Bernardine Monastery
Religion
Affiliation	Roman Catholic
Leadership	Roman Catholic Diocese of Telšiai
Year consecrated	7 July 1619[1]
Location
Location	Kretinga, Lithuania
Geographic coordinates	55°53′31.19″N 21°14′33.96″E
Architecture
Architect(s)	Sławomir Odrzywolski (20th century reconstruction), Margarita Ramanauskienė and Vytautas Šliogeris (spire reconstruction, 20th century)[2]
Type	Church
Style	Gothic and Renaissance
Completed	1617
Spire height	70 meters[2]

The Church of the Lord's Revelation to Virgin Mary (Lithuanian: Viešpaties Apreiškimo Švč. Mergelei Marijai bažnyčia) is a Roman Catholic church in Kretinga, Lithuania.[1][3][4][5][6][7] The Kretinga Bernardine Monastery building is connected with the church.[1] The construction of the church and monastery complex in 1610–1617 was financed by Jan Karol Chodkiewicz, the Grand Hetman of Lithuania, while the consecration of the church was performed by Stanisław Kiszka, the Bishop of Samogitia.[1]

In 1672, a spire was added to the church, however the spire was destroyed during the World War II in 1941, therefore it was restored according to a project by Margarita Ramanauskienė and Vytautas Šliogeris in 1981–1982.[2][1][5]

Gallery

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  Main entrance doors
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  Main altar in the church
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  Side altar in the church
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  Side altar in the church
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  Stations of the Cross
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  Sarcophagus of the Chodkiewicz family

References

1. Janonienė, Rūta. "Viešpaties Apreiškimo Švč. Mergelei Marijai bažnyčios ir bernardinų vienuolyno ansamblis". Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 26 December 2024.
2. Klietkutė, Jolanta. "Kretingos bažnyčios bokštas". Kretingos enciklopedija (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 26 December 2024.
3. "Kretinga". Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 29 December 2024.
4. "Kretingos Viešpaties Apreiškimo Švč. Mergelei Marijai parapija". Telšių vyskupija (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 26 December 2024.
5. Klietkutė, Jolanta. "Kretingos Viešpaties Apreiškimo Švč. Mergelei Marijai bažnyčia". Kretingos enciklopedija (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 26 December 2024.
6. "Pranciškonų vienuolyno ir Viešpaties Apreiškimo Švč. Mergelei Marijai bažnyčios ansamblis". Kretingos rajono turizmo informacijos centras (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 26 December 2024.
7. "The Kretinga Church of the Lord's Revelation to Virgin Mary". Krastogidas.lt. Retrieved 26 December 2024.