Holy Spirit Church (Sv. Dvasios cerkve) description and photos - Lithuania: Vilnius (Topic)

Holy Spirit Church (Sv. Dvasios cerkve) description and photo - Lithuania: Vilnius. Detailed information about the attraction. Description, photographs and a map showing the nearest significant objects. The name in English is Sv. Dvasios cerkve.

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For the last two centuries, the Holy Dukhovsky Monastery has been the only Orthodox church of its kind located in Vilnius. The temple was named in honor of the Descent of the Apostles of the Holy Spirit and is the most important monument of architecture and history of Lithuania. It is located not far from the Ostroy Brama in the Old Town. The holy temple keeps the imperishable relics of the great martyrs Eustathius, John and Anthony.

As you know, in 1596 the Brest union was concluded, which assumed the unification of Poland and Lithuania into a single state. Difficult times came for Orthodox believers - all churches in Vilna were closed, and the Holy Trinity Monastery passed into the hands of the Uniates.

In this situation, the people fiercely fought for the return of the Orthodox Church. With constant rejections, believers did not give up and in 1597 permission was obtained from Sigismund III to build a new Orthodox church opposite the Holy Trinity Monastery. The church was built on land that belonged to Dorothea-Anna and Theodora, and later it was transferred to the property of the Holy Trinity Brotherhood. Since that time, the brotherhood began to bear the name of the Holy Spiritual, and a printing house, an almshouse and a school were attached to the temple. It was this temple that became the representative of the Orthodox faith in Vilna.

The school built at the temple consisted of several classes. The Slovenian Grammar and Dictionary were published especially for students. It was according to them that more than one thousand people studied, and the fact that Mikhail Lomonosov studied at the school is considered the special pride of the temple.

In 1634, King Vladislav lang which belonged to Dorothea-Anna and Theodora, and later it was transferred to the property of the Holy Trinity Brotherhood. Since that time, the brotherhood began to bear the name of the Holy Spirit, and a printing house, an almshouse and a school were attached to the temple. It was this temple that became the representative of the Orthodox faith in Vilna.

The school built at the temple consisted of several classes. The Slovenian Grammar and Dictionary were published especially for students. It was for them that more than one thousand people studied, and the fact that Mikhail Lomonosov studied at the school is considered the special pride of the temple.

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