Evangelical Lutheran Church, Vilnius
church building in Vilnius, Lithuania
Evangelical Lutheran Church (Lithuanian: Evangelikų liuteronų bažnyčia) is a Lutheran church in the Vilnius Old Town. Its parish has 600 members and it is the only Evangelical Lutheran church in Vilnius.
Following the restoration of Lithuania's independence in 1990, the church was visited by the Swedish and Norwegian kings.
Commemorating the 500th anniversary of Reformation a monument to Martin Luther was unveiled in the church's yard.
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Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jul 30, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q3586026. VIAF identifies the subject as 9873154260544324480005. Authority coordinates are 54.679, 25.283. 1 of 4 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1990.
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