• The Cathedral Basilica of St Stanislaus and St Ladislaus of Vilnius (also known as Vilnius Cathedral; Lithuanian: Vilniaus Šv. Stanislovo ir Šv.
  • This cathedral is the earliest established church in Vilnius, a symbol of Lithuanian baptism and it is the seat of the Archdiocese of Vilnius.
  • On 4 September 1993, the Holy Father John Paul II began his historic apostolic journey through Lithuania at the Vilnius Cathedral.
  • The Cathedral of Vilnius emanates with a neoclassical grandeur that is both imposing and welcoming to visitors from around the world.
  • Vilnius Cathedral is a Lithuanian Catholic shrine known for its architectural style, which distinguishes it from other sacral buildings of a similar purpose.
  • The interior decoration of the cathedral has a great artistic value frescoes, paintings of the 16th-19th centuries - more than 40 works of art .
  • Many well-known dukes, priests and nobles of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania are buried inside Vilnius Cathedral.
  • And it is precisely this relic that is housed within the Vilnius Cathedral. No wonder all famous folks of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania were buried in its basements.
  • The Cathedral was damaged again in 1655 when Vilnius fell to Russian troops in the Russo-Polish War of 1654–1667.