Location Telšiai, Lithuania Status Active Materials plastered masonry Affiliation Catholic Church | Ecclesiastical or organizational status Cathedral Architectural style Baroque and Classicism Year consecrated 1794 | |
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Address Katedros a. 2, Telšiai 87130, Lithuania Similar Church of the Assumpti, Merkines Svc Mergeles, Kraziu Svc Mergeles Marijos n, Kretingos Viespaties apreiskim, Raseiniu Svc Mergeles | ||
The Cathedral of St. Anthony of Padua (Lithuanian: Telšių Šv. Antano Paduviečio katedra) is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Telšiai, Lithuania, seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Telšiai.
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History
The history of the church dates back to 1624 when Deputy Chancellor of Lithuania Paweł Stefan Sapieha established a Franciscan monastery and built a wooden church on the Insula hill in the centre of Telšiai. A new spacious brick church was constructed between 1762 and 1794. The tower was built in 1859. In 1893 architect Piotras Serbinovičius designed the fence and gates of the churchyard.
After the establishment of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Telšiai in 1926, the church became a cathedral. Three Bishops of Telšiai, Justinas Staugaitis, Vincentas Borisevičius and Pranciškus Ramanauskas, are buried in the cathedral's tomb.
Architecture
The cathedral reflects features of Baroque and Classicism. Its plan is rectangular. It has one tower and a three-wall apse. The cathedral's nave is bordered by two aisles, separated by piers. Artist Jurgis Mažeika designed seven altars.
Telšiai Cathedral is the only church in Lithuania which has a two-storey altar.