The Church of the Discovery of the Holy Cross
| Church of the Discovery of the Holy Cross Šv. Kryžiaus Atradimo bažnyčia |
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| Basic information | |
| Location | Vilnius, Lithuania |
| Geographic coordinates | 54°44′25″N 25°16′50″E / 54.74028°N 25.28056°ECoordinates: 54°44′25″N 25°16′50″E / 54.74028°N 25.28056°E |
| Affiliation | Roman Catholic |
| Country | Lithuania |
| Year consecrated | 2002 |
| Status | Active |
| Leadership | Ruslan Vilkiel |
| Website | vilniauskalvarijos.lt |
| Architectural description | |
| Architectural type | Church |
| Architectural style | Baroque architecture |
| Completed | 1700 |
The Church of the Discovery of the Holy Cross (Lithuanian: Šv. Kryžiaus Atradimo bažnyčia) is a Roman Catholic church in Jeruzalė neighborhood of Vilnius, Lithuania. Located on the right bank of Neris River, it is the centerpiece of the Vilnius Calvary, a 35-station Way of the Cross.
The original purpose of the church was to show appreciation to God for the victory against the Russian army in the Battle of Vilnius during the Second Northern War, which started in 1655 and lasted until 1661. The construction of the church began in 1662 under the supervision of the Bishop of Vilnius Jerzy Biallozor. Biallozor died in 1665 and his heir, Bishop Aleksander Sapieha, took charge of the construction. In 1668, he entrusted the local Dominicans from the Convent of the Holy Spirit in Vilnius the supervision of the construction, which was validated by the Master of the Dominican Order in 1670. The church was solemnly consecrated on June 9, 1669 on the feast of Pentecost.
In 1675, the new Bishop of Vilnius Mikołaj Stefan Pac transferred Vilnius Calvary to Observant Dominicans from Congregation of St Louis Bertrand, who had arrived from Warsaw. The wooden church burned down that year, so the Dominicans began rebuilding it. The construction of a monastery and the first masonry church of the Discovery of the Holy Cross, which was completed in 1700, had begun.
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