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- The church building was destroyed during World War I, but it mostly suffered during World War II. Wooden parts of the building burned down (the roof, tower ceilings, stairs and the apex, interior fittings); art works, altars, organs, furniture turned into ashes.
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Simultaneously with the creation of the Diocese of Siauliai on May 28, 1997, the Church of Saints Peter and Paul was elevated to the status of cathedral by Pope John Paul II.
After the war, restoration lasted long: reconstruction works were completed only in 1956. On May 8, 1997, by the decision of Pope John Paul II Šiauliai diocese was founded. The church became St. Apostles Peter and Paul’s Cathedral.
Siauliai Cathedral. Šiauliai, Lithuania. A Samogitian elder M. Kęsgaila built the first wooden church in Šiauliai in 1445. Later, the church was destroyed several times, burned down, until it got its present Renaissance appearance in the early 17th century.
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Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul, Šiauliai | Religiana. This iconic 17th-century church is the most prominent in the Lithuanian city of Siauliai. It is famed for its architectural style of Renaissance Mannerism. It contains defensive features as well due to the wealth it used to contain.
The most magnificent building in downtown Šiauliai is the Cathedral of Saint Peter and Saint Paul. Constructed in 1625 this church with a 70-meter tall tower is one of few examples of Renaissance (Mannerism) style in Lithuanian ecclesial architecture.
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Jul 4, 2010 · Peter and Paul’s Cathedral is arguably the most famous landmark in Šiauliai. A Completed at the start of the 17th century and receiving little in the way of changes over the centuries despite the devastation reaped on the city around it, the glorious if somewhat understated Renaissance-style Sts.
