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Church of the Ascension (Lithuanian: Viešpaties Dangun Žengimo bažnyčia) is a Roman Catholic church in the Vilnius Old Town. Its construction began in 1695, but due to the lack of funding it was completed only after 35 years in 1730 and in the same year was it was consecrated as Church of the Ascension.
In 1750–1754 the towers of the church were elevated according to a project by architect Johann Christoph Glaubitz in the style of Vilnian Baroque and in 1755–1756 the church porch was built. The façade of the church is abundantly decorated with rococo moldings. However, the interior of the church is quite modest and represent the values of the Congregation of the Mission.
Near the church there is a former monastery of the Congregation of the Mission. The complex also had a hospital. The Missionaries named the hill on which the complex was built as Saviour's Hill.
Since 2022 the complex was under reconstruction.




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