Lycée International Français de Vilnius or LIFV (Lithuanian: Vilniaus tarptautinis prancūzų licėjus) is a French international school in Vilnius, Lithuania. It has preschool through senior high school levels. It has a preschool and grade 1 building and a building with all other grades. It is affiliated with the Agency for French Education Abroad (AEFE).
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The Monastery of the Holy Spirit is an Orthodox monastery in Vilnius that has been continuously operating since 1609. In the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, it was one of the most important centers of Orthodoxy. After the annexation of the Vilnius region to the Russian Empire, the monastery was elevated to a second-rank and then a first-rank monastery. Since 1845, it has served as the residence of the Bishops of Vilnius and Lithuania. Operating legally within the borders of the Second Polish Republic since 1924, it continued its functions without interruption even after Vilnius became part of the Soviet Union. Its church, dedicated to the same invocation as the entire monastery, is a place of special veneration for the Vilnius martyrs – Saints Anthony, John, and Eustathius – whose relics are kept in the main nave of the church.
The monastery occupies a complex of one-story buildings in a courtyard behind an ornate entrance gate at 10 Aušros Vartų Street.
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The Orthodox Church of the Holy Spirit is a Russian Orthodox church in the Vilnius Old Town, capital of Lithuania, rebuilt 1749–1753 in the Vilnian Baroque style. The monastery serves as the headquarters of the Russian Orthodox Diocese of Lithuania. It should not be confused with the Roman Catholic Church of the Holy Spirit in Vilnius.
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Subačius Gate was arguably one of the most important gates in the city of Vilnius, leading strategic way to Vitebsk, Polock, Smolensk and Moscow. The gate was first mentioned in 1528 and reconstructed in the 17th century, forming a seamless defensive line in the southeast of Vilnius. It was noted for tremendous fortification as it not only had upper firing shells but also machicolations.
The gate was demolished on May 27, 1801 under Russian magistrate command. Some gate bricks were used for barracks furnaces and merchants palace reconstruction. Only small amount of gate foundations have remained until nowadays.
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Church of St. Theresa is a Roman Catholic church in Vilnius' Old Town, close to the Gate of Dawn. It was completed in 1650, and it is dedicated to Teresa of Ávila.
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Monastery of the Holy Trinity is a monastery built in Vilnius by the Ruthenian Church and Grand Hetman of Lithuania Konstanty Ostrogski as a thanksgiving to the God for the victory in Battle of Orsha. It now belongs to the Order of Saint Basil the Great and the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church. At the Greek Catholic Church of the Holy Trinity the Christian worships are held only in Ukrainian language.
The church is dedicated to the Holy Trinity. Beside this church, the monastery compound contains a fortified entrance gate, a university, a hotel complex for visitors, monastic cells including the Konrad's cell. The church is surrounded by adjoining four towers at each corner.
This monastery is associated with the Union of Brest personalities like Josaphat Kuntsevych, Archbishop of Polatsk who took vows here and spent first years of his monastic life, as well as a prominent reformer of the Basilian Order, Veliamyn Rutsky.
It was formerly known as the Ecole Française de Vilnius.
History
It was established in 1992. The initial group of students had diplomats as parents. In 2012 the school had 207 students, with Lithuanians making up over 50%. By 2021 the enrollment count was 550. The current facility opened in 2021.
See also
Vilnius International School