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Gate of Dawn, the Glossary

The Gate of Dawn (Aušros vartai), or "Sharp Gate" (Ostra Brama, Porta Acialis, Вострая Брама, Aušros vartai, Острая брама) is a city gate in Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania, and one of its most important religious, historical and cultural monuments.^[1]

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1522 establishments in Europe
Divine Mercy (Catholic devotion)
Infrastructure completed in 1522
Landmarks in Vilnius
Neoclassical architecture in Lithuania
Objects listed in Lithuanian Registry of Cultural Property
Renaissance architecture in Lithuania
Roman Catholic shrines in Lithuania
Tourist attractions in Vilnius

Catholic Church

The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.28 to 1.39 billion baptized Catholics worldwide as of 2024.

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City gate

A city gate is a gate which is, or was, set within a city wall.

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Divine Mercy (Catholic devotion)

In Catholicism, the Divine Mercy is a devotion to Jesus Christ associated with the reported apparitions of Jesus to Faustina Kowalska.

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Divine Mercy image

The image of the Divine Mercy is a depiction of Jesus Christ that is based on the Divine Mercy devotion initiated by Faustina Kowalska. Gate of Dawn and Divine Mercy image are Divine Mercy (Catholic devotion) and votive offering.

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Divine Mercy Sunday

Divine Mercy Sunday (also known as the Feast of the Divine Mercy) is a feast day that is observed in the Roman Rite calendar, as well as some Anglo-Catholics of the Church of England (it is not an official Anglican feast). Gate of Dawn and Divine Mercy Sunday are Divine Mercy (Catholic devotion).

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Eastern Orthodox Church

The Eastern Orthodox Church, officially the Orthodox Catholic Church, and also called the Greek Orthodox Church or simply the Orthodox Church, is the second-largest Christian church, with approximately 230 million baptised members.

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Gdańsk

Gdańsk is a city on the Baltic coast of northern Poland, and the capital of the Pomeranian Voivodeship.

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Grand Duchy of Lithuania

The Grand Duchy of Lithuania was a sovereign state in northeastern Europe that existed from the 13th century, succeeding the Kingdom of Lithuania, to the late 18th century, when the territory was suppressed during the 1795 partitions of Poland–Lithuania.

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Greek Catholic Church

Greek Catholic Church may refer to.

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Hungary

Hungary is a landlocked country in Central Europe.

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List of Catholic pilgrimage sites in Lithuania

There are many Catholic pilgrimage sites in Lithuania. Gate of Dawn and List of Catholic pilgrimage sites in Lithuania are Roman Catholic shrines in Lithuania.

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Lithuania

Lithuania (Lietuva), officially the Republic of Lithuania (Lietuvos Respublika), is a country in the Baltic region of Europe.

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Lithuanian language

Lithuanian is an East Baltic language belonging to the Baltic branch of the Indo-European language family.

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Mary, mother of Jesus

Mary was a first-century Jewish woman of Nazareth, the wife of Joseph and the mother of Jesus.

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Medininkai

Medininkai (Меднікі; Ме́дники, old Мьдники) is a village in Lithuania.

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Offices in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth

This article discusses the organizational and administrative structure of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.

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Our Lady of the Gate of Dawn

Our Lady of the Gate of Dawn (Aušros Vartų Dievo Motina, Matka Boża Ostrobramska, Маці Божая Вастрабрамская, Остробрамская икона Божией Матери) is the prominent Christian icon of the Blessed Virgin Mary venerated by the faithful in the Chapel of the Gate of Dawn in Vilnius, Lithuania.

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Poland

Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe.

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Polish language

Polish (język polski,, polszczyzna or simply polski) is a West Slavic language of the Lechitic group within the Indo-European language family written in the Latin script.

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Pope

The pope (papa, from lit) is the bishop of Rome and the visible head of the worldwide Catholic Church.

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Pope John Paul II

Pope John Paul II (Ioannes Paulus II; Jan Paweł II; Giovanni Paolo II; born Karol Józef Wojtyła,; 18 May 19202 April 2005) was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 1978 until his death in 2005. Gate of Dawn and Pope John Paul II are Divine Mercy (Catholic devotion).

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Pope Paul VI

Pope Paul VI (Paulus VI; Paolo VI; born Giovanni Battista Enrico Antonio Maria Montini,; 26 September 18976 August 1978) was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 21 June 1963 to his death on 6 August 1978.

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Republic of Ireland

Ireland (Éire), also known as the Republic of Ireland (Poblacht na hÉireann), is a country in north-western Europe consisting of 26 of the 32 counties of the island of Ireland.

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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vilnius

The Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Vilnius (Archidioecesis Vilnensis; Vilniaus arkivyskupija) is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Lithuania.

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Rosary

The Rosary (rosarium, in the sense of "crown of roses" or "garland of roses"), also known as the Dominican Rosary (as distinct from other forms of rosary such as the Franciscan Crown, Bridgettine Rosary, Rosary of the Holy Wounds, etc.), refers to a set of prayers used primarily in the Catholic Church, and to the physical string of knots or beads used to count the component prayers.

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Shrines to the Virgin Mary

A shrine to the Virgin Mary, or Marian shrine, is a shrine marking an apparition or other miracle ascribed to the Blessed Virgin Mary, or a site on which is centered a historically strong Marian devotion.

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St. Mary's Church, Gdańsk

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St. Peter's Basilica

The Papal Basilica of Saint Peter in the Vatican (Basilica Papale di San Pietro in Vaticano), or simply Saint Peter's Basilica (Basilica Sancti Petri; Basilica di San Pietro), is a church of the Italian High Renaissance located in Vatican City, an independent microstate enclaved within the city of Rome, Italy.

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Vatican City

Vatican City, officially the Vatican City State (Stato della Città del Vaticano; Status Civitatis Vaticanae), is a landlocked sovereign country, city-state, microstate, and enclave within Rome, Italy.

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Vilnius

Vilnius, previously known in English as Vilna, is the capital of and largest city in Lithuania and the second-most-populous city in the Baltic states.

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Vilnius Castle Complex

The Vilnius Castle Complex (Vilniaus pilių kompleksas or Vilniaus pilys) is a group of cultural, and historic structures on the left bank of the Neris River, near its confluence with the Vilnia River, in Vilnius, Lithuania. Gate of Dawn and Vilnius Castle Complex are objects listed in Lithuanian Registry of Cultural Property.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gate_of_Dawn

Also known as Ausros Vartai, Aušros Vartai, Dawn Gate, Medininkai Gate, Ostra Brama, Pointed Gate, Sharp Gate.

Gate of Dawn, the Glossary

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1522 establishments in Europe

Divine Mercy (Catholic devotion)

Infrastructure completed in 1522

Landmarks in Vilnius

Neoclassical architecture in Lithuania

Objects listed in Lithuanian Registry of Cultural Property

Renaissance architecture in Lithuania

Roman Catholic shrines in Lithuania

Tourist attractions in Vilnius

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