The Architecture of the Augustinian Churches in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania

Acta Academiae Artium Vilnensis

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37522/aaav.114.2024.248

Keywords:

Augustinian orders, architecture of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, baroque architecture, monastic architecture

Abstract

The Order of St. Augustine, along with the Canons Regular of the Penitence of the Blessed Martyrs and the Canons Regular of the Lateran, constitutes “the family of St. Augustine” – religious congregations rooted in the Rule of St. Augustine and actively developing the spirituality inspired by the bishop of Hippo.

This paper aims to explore the churches affiliated with these orders in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. It seeks to address the question of whether the communal spirit is reflected in the formal solutions employed in these churches, and whether these orders adhered to typical architectural forms, or each order developed its own distinctive architectural character.

Author Biography

Anna Sylwia Czyż, Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland

is a professor at the Institute of History of Art Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw. The scope of her research interests includes art in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, especially during the early modern period. Among others, she studies the founding activities of the Pac family within the broader context of Baroque verbal and pictorial culture in connection to the history of Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. A significant portion of her research is dedicated to Lithuanian sacral and residential architecture in early modern times.

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Published

10/03/2022

How to Cite

Czyż, A. S. (2022). The Architecture of the Augustinian Churches in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania: Acta Academiae Artium Vilnensis. Acta Academiae Artium Vilnensis, (114), 43–68. https://doi.org/10.37522/aaav.114.2024.248