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Church of Vytautas the Great or the Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary ( Lithuanian: Vytauto Didžiojo bažnyčia) is a Roman Catholic church in the Old Town of Kaunas, Lithuania, and is the oldest church in the city and an important example of Gothic architecture in Lithuania, having the only Gothic cross-shaped plan (with side ch...
Church of Vytautas the Great. Built around 1400 in Kaunas. Vytautas was one of the creators of the Union of Horodło with Poland in 1413. According to the act of the union, the Grand Duchy of Lithuania was to retain a separate Grand Duke and its own parliament.
Vytautas the Great (born 1350, Lithuania—died Oct. 27, 1430, Trakai, Lith.) was a Lithuanian national leader who consolidated his country’s possessions, helped to build up a national consciousness, and broke the power of the Teutonic Knights.
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Church of Vytautas the Great or the Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Lithuanian: Vytauto Didžiojo bažnyčia) is a Roman Catholic church in the Old Town of Kaunas, Lithuania, and is the oldest church in the city and an important example of Gothic architecture in Lithuania, having the only Gothic cross-shaped plan (with side ...
Vytautas' the Great Church of the Assumption of The Holy Virgin Mary (Vytauto Didžiojo bažnyčia) is one of the oldest churches in Kaunas. The church was built on the north bank of the Neman River around 1400 for Franciscan monks and foreign merchants.
Feb 4, 2019 · The legend of the construction of the first church in Kaunas (circa. 1400). In the battle against the Tatars near the river Vorksla, the Grand Duke Vytautas of Lithuania got defeated and nearly drowned in the river.
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