Vytautas' the Great Church of the Accession of The Holy Virgin Mary (Lithuanian: Vytauto Didžiojo bažnyčia) is a Roman Catholic church in Kaunas, Lithuania, and is one of the oldest churches in the city.
History
The church was built in the right bank of the Nemuas around 1400 for Franciscan monks and foreign merchants. It was ordered and funded by Vytautas the Great as a commendation to the Blessed Virgin Mary for saving his life after a major defeat in the Battle of the Vorskla River.
Architecture
The church was constructed in Gothic style and is an example of the Lithuanian Brick Gothic architecture. The church layout of the Latin cross is unique in the Lithuanian Gothic. Church has been raised significantly, the façades became lower and the windows were shortened, as well as the side portals were removed. The bell tower was added later and probably has been used to guide ships navigating Neman River.
Lithuanian writer Juozas Tumas-Vaižgantas (1869-1933) is buried in the crypt of the church.
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