A Dominican Monastery at the Church of the Holy Spirit

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In Old Town in Vilnius, at the Church of the Holy Spirit, on St. Ignatius St., a Dominican monastery was established in 1501

At the time of Napoleonic Wars (in 1812) the Dominican monastery of the Church of the Holy Spirit was used by the French army as a hospital

The monastery was converted into a prison by the Russian authorities in 1807. Corridors are decorated by frescoes from the 18th century

All photos are copyrighted by Vladislav B. Sotirovic

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