St. John's. nikola

The Church of St. Nicholas or the Church of the Transfer of the Relics of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker is the oldest of the Orthodox churches preserved in Lithuania. The church was built in the XIV century by the German community and is located on Digioyi Street in Vilnius. The church is built in the style of brick Gothic, and the interior of the church has been completely improved several times.

The church is named after St. Nicholas, Archbishop of Myrlicia. In 1740, after a fire, the church was severely destroyed and soon rebuilt in the Baroque style. In 1860, on the initiative of the Governor-General of Vilnius Mikhail Muravyov, the church was rebuilt in the “Russian-Byzantine style”. To the left of the entrance, the Archangel’s Chapel was added to commemorate the victory over the Polish uprising. On the sides of the entrance to the chapel, there are marble memorial tables on the walls, on which a brief history of the church is written. Inside the chapel, the mosaic depicts Archistratig Michael, on the walls there are icons in carved oak kiots. On the wall of the main facade above the main entrance there is an image of Nicholas the Wonderworker.

The church bell tower in the Baroque style was completed in the XVII century. On the wall of the bell tower is the image of the holy Prince Alexander Nevsky.