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Church of the Divine Mercy - Vilnius
The Church of the Divine Mercy is famed for the picture of the Merciful Christ, which attracts numerous pilgrims. It spreads the message of Divine Mercy to which Pope John Paul II gave a new meaning all over the world. Built in the 15th century, this Gothic Catholic Church, which first bore the name of the Holy Trinity, has suffered an unsettled fate. In the 19th century it was an Orthodox church for some time but in 1920 it was returned to the Catholics. In Soviet times the church was abandoned and used as a warehouse and workshops. After the re-establishment of Lithuania's independence, the church was returned to the Archdiocese of Vilnius. After it has been restored, in 2004, this Gothic sanctuary was adapted for adoration of the images of the Merciful Christ that was placed on a new central altar and was famous for heavenly mercy. The picture was painted according to the vision of sister Faustina (in Vilnius, in 1934, artist Eugeniusz Kazimirowski (1873-1939)). During the Soviet times the picture was hidden in various churches in Lithuania and Belarus. Pope John Paul II contributed greatly to spreading the image of the Merciful Christ by writing his encyclical letter "Dives in misericordia" (Rich in Mercy) (1980) in which he strengthened the theological basis of devotion to divine mercy, by beatifying Sister Maria Faustina Kowalska (1905 - 1938) in 1993, and canonising her in 2000. In 2000, the Congregation for Divine Worship announced that the Sunday after Easter would be celebrated by the Church as the Feast of Divine Mercy all over the world. The Week of Mercy is held at the sanctuary annually from Easter Sunday to the Feast of Divine Mercy. Reverend Michal Sopocko (1888 - 1975, beatified in 2008) confessor and spiritual director for Sister Faustina, was pastor at St. Michael Church in Vilnius before the Soviet authorities closed it.
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