The Russian Orthodox Church of St. Parasceve - Vilnius, Lithuania
N 54° 40.852 E 025° 17.342
35U E 389690 N 6060623
The Russian Orthodox Church of St. Parasceve is located in the Old Town area of Vilnius, Lithuania.
Waymark Code: WMPGK3
Location: Lithuania
Date Posted: 08/28/2015
Views: 4
The historical marker provides text in Lithuanian and English. The English text reads:
"The construction of the first Church of St. Parasceve (or Platnickaya) was initiated by a wife of Grand Duke Algirdas, Maria, in 1345. A pagan temple to the god Ragutis is believed to have stood here before that. After a fire, a new church was built at the end of the 16th century. The Russian czar Peter I visited it in 1705 and in 1708, and presented Swedish flags taken in battle. It is believed that during the visit he baptized his African protégé, Hannibal, who later married a Russian noble and became the great grandfather of the great poet Alexander Pushkin. The present church was built in 1865 by N. Chagin."
Group that erected the marker: City of Vilnius
URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: [Web Link]
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
Didžioji g. 2
Vilnius, Lithuania
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