Church of St. Peter and St. Paul, Ukmergė

Church of St. Peter and St. Paul
Šv. apaštalų Petro ir Povilo bažnyčia
Façade of the church in 2008
Religion
AffiliationCatholic Church
LeadershipRoman Catholic Archdiocese of Kaunas
Location
LocationUkmergė, Lithuania
Interactive map of Church of St. Peter and St. Paul
Šv. apaštalų Petro ir Povilo bažnyčia
Coordinates55°15′12″N 24°46′0″E / 55.25333°N 24.76667°E / 55.25333; 24.76667
Architecture
ArchitectWacław Michniewicz
TypeChurch
StyleNeoclassicism with features of Baroque[1]
Completed1820
Website
Kn.parapija.lt

The Church of St. Peter and St. Paul (Lithuanian: Šv. apaštalų Petro ir Povilo bažnyčia) is a Catholic church in Ukmergė, Lithuania.[1][2][3][4][5] The construction of the church was funded by donations of the parishioners and lasted for twenty years (1800–1820) on the site of an earlier parish church.[1][3][4] The church was rebuilt in the years 1894–1896 and 1931–1939 by Wacław Michniewicz. It is a three-aisled, towerless structure built of fieldstone.[6]

  • Back view of the church
  • Interior of the church towards the central altar
  • Central altar
  • Pulpit
  • Right-side altar
  • Left-side altar

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Church of St. Peter and St. Paul in Ukmergė.
  1. ^ a b c "Ukmergės Šv. apaštalų Petro ir Povilo parapija". Kauno arkivyskupija (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 26 December 2024.
  2. ^ "Ukmergės architektūra". Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 29 December 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Bažnyčios ir parapijos istorija". Kn.parapija.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 26 December 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Ukmergės Šv. Petro ir Šv. Povilo bažnyčia". Architektūros ir urbanistikos tyrimų centras (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 26 December 2024.
  5. ^ "Ukmergės Šv. Apaštalų Petro ir Povilo bažnyčia". Ukmergeinfo.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 26 December 2024.
  6. ^ "Kościół pw. śś. Piotra i Pawła w Wiłkomierzu | Lista obiektów". Baza Polonika (in Polish). Retrieved 2025-12-30.


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