Church of St. Francis Xavier, Kaunas

St. Francis Xavier Church Šv. Pranciškaus Ksavero (Jėzuitų) bažnyčia
Kaunas Church of St. Francis Xavier
Basic information
Location	Kaunas, Lithuania
Geographic coordinates
Affiliation	Roman Catholic
District	Old Town, Kaunas
Year consecrated	1720
Architectural description
Architectural type	Church
Architectural style	Baroque
Direction of façade	North
Completed	1759
Specifications

Church of St. Francis Xavier (Lithuanian: Šv. Pranciškaus Ksavero bažnyčia) is located in the Old Town of Kaunas, Lithuania. The church dedicated to St. Francis Xavier was built at the Town Hall Square in the Old Town of Kaunas by Jesuits. They opened their first residence in Kaunas in 1642 and established a chapel in the House of Perkūnas in 1643. Later they also founded a first four-form school in the city in 1649. The construction of the church started in 1666, and it was consecrated in 1722.

Tsarist Russian government gave the church to the Orthodox church for their use in 1824. The church was again assigned to the Jesuits only in 1924. After Lithuania was occupied by Soviets the St. Francis Xavier church was turned into a technical school, the interior of the church was used as a hall of sports. The church was returned again to the Jesuits in 1989. A renovation of the church took place in 1992.

External links

• Kaunas St. Francis Xavier Church website