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St Michael the Archangel Church

TIME : 2016/2/18 22:35:49

This grand early-17th-century chuch, built by the Sapiega family, now houses a wonderful museum of sacral art. The building itself, with its single Gothic nave, coloured-marble high altar and alabaster statuary, is a rare example of late-Renaissance architecture in Vilnius. The exhibition includes religious art, liturgical vessels and rare manuscripts, plus a precious monstrance and reliquaries from Vilnius Cathedral. Combined tickets for the museum and the belfry and crypts at Vilnius Cathedral are €10/5.