Instawalk: St. Anne’s Church and the Bernardine Church, Vilnius

for the past several days, i’ve passed by St. Anne’s Church (Šv. Onos bažnyčia) and the Bernardine Church (its full tongue-twisting name: Church of St Francis from Assisi (Bernardine)) on the way from my Airbnb in Užupis to the center of the Old Town — but never stopped in until this morning. the pictures below are of the exterior of St. Anne’s — something to behold — which contrast well with the stark interior of its neighbor, the Bernardine Church.

it didn’t appear that St. Anne’s was open for visits (just the Bernardine), but i can see, though, why it’s (apocryphally) said that Napoleon wanted to take it home in the palm of his hand — it’s pint-sized yet striking.

Taken from the little park across the street — the park with the tree with the knitted cozy!

Doorway

Monk in a courtyard. The complex includes a monastery.

Humble interior

A little cherub

Nave

The exterior I walk by every day to get to the heart of the old town. The flowers were looking a bit better a couple days ago.