St. Anne's Church, Vilnius

St. Anne's Church Šv. Onos bažnyčia
Façade of Saint Anne's (2014)
Basic information
Location	Vilnius, Lithuania
Geographic coordinates	54°40′59″N 25°17′36″E / 54.68306°N 25.29333°E / 54.68306; 25.29333Coordinates: 54°40′59″N 25°17′36″E / 54.68306°N 25.29333°E / 54.68306; 25.29333
Affiliation	Roman Catholic
District	Old Town
Country	Lithuania
Year consecrated	1500
Website	onosbaznycia.lt
Architectural description
Architect(s)	Michael Enkinger or Benedikt Rejt
Architectural type	Church
Architectural style	Late Gothic and Brick Gothic
Completed	1500
Specifications
Direction of façade	West
Materials	clay bricks

St. Anne's Church (Lithuanian: Šv. Onos bažnyčia) is a Roman Catholic church in Vilnius' Old Town, on the right bank of the Vilnia River. It is a prominent example of both Flamboyant Gothic and Brick Gothic styles. St. Anne's is a prominent landmark in the Old Town of Vilnius that enabled the district to be included in the list of UNESCO World Heritage sites. And it is one of the most interesting examples of Gothic architecture in Lithuania.

The first church at this site, constructed of wood, was built for Anna, Grand Duchess of Lithuania, the first wife of Vytautas the Great. Originally intended for the use of Catholic Germans and other visiting Catholics, it was destroyed by a fire in 1419. The present brick church was constructed on the initiative of the King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania Alexander I Jagiellon in 1495–1500; the exterior of the church has remained almost unchanged since then. A reconstruction of the church, funded by Mikołaj "the Black" Radziwiłł and Jerzy Radziwiłł, was carried out following severe fire damage, in 1582. Abraomas Kulvietis preached in the church between 1538 and 1541. In 1747, the church underwent a repair under supervision of Johann Christoph Glaubitz. In 1762, side arches of the main portal were hidden in order to strengthen the support for the facade.