I-Vilnius Cathedral yayisiyingxenye yeGediminas Castle futhi iqhubeka isebenza njengesikhumbuzo sokuthi isakhiwo esiyinkimbinkimbi sibheka kanjani ezikhathini zezikhulu zamaLithuania nalapho izakhiwo zayo zokuzivikela zitholakala e-Old Town Vilnius. I-façade yayo ye-Neoclassical, eyakhiwe ngumdwebi u-Laurynas Gucevičius, inamakholomu amakhulu nemidwebo yabashumayeli abane. On ophahleni misa izithombe ezintathu: omunye waseSt.
UCasimir, oyedwa waseStan Stanislas, nomunye waseSt Helena ophethe isiphambano segolide. Uphawu oluhle kakhulu lweVilnius luhambisana nombhoshongo wesikhala samahhala owake waba ingxenye yengqaba ye-castle namamaki lapho kuqala khona umfula uVilia. Ngenye yezinto ezibonakalayo ze-Vilnius 'okumelwe zibone!
I-Vilnius Cathedral ikhululekile ukungena. Uma umnyango omkhulu obhekene ne-Gediminas Prospect ivaliwe, sebenzisa indlela engena eningizimu. Ngeshwa, ingaphakathi le-cathedral liyaqhubeka libhekene nobunzima bokubusa kweSoviet futhi lihlala lingenasidlo. Ezikhathini zaseSoviet, yayisetshenziswa njengegalari yezithombe, amasonto ayo avaliwe ukugcina. Iningi lezinhlobonhlobo zalo zangaphakathi labhujiswa futhi alizange libuyiselwe. Noma kunjalo, izivakashi zingakujabulela ikhwalithi evulekile, enhle kakhulu ye-cathedral uma ibheka izinto ezimbalwa ezibalulekile ezithakazelisayo.
Isonto elihle kunazo zonke leVilnius Cathedral yilo elizinikezelwe eSt.
UCasimir, umgcini wesihlalo waseLithuania. Leli bhuloho lamaBaroque liqukethe amafasitela abonisa impilo ye-saint kanye neminye imihlobiso ehlobene nongcwele wesihlalo. Wazalelwa ebukhosini, uCasimir wazinikela ekuphile impilo ehlanzekile futhi ehloniphayo. I-Casimir yahlonywa eVilnius Cathedral futhi i-chapel, isuka futhi yaqhubeka, yayiyindawo yokuphumula yendawo yakhe yokuphumula.
I-Sapiega Madonna, ephikisana nesizinda segolide futhi ibonisa uMariya oNgcwele obhekene nobumnene obambelele uKristu ngaphansi kwemikhosi yezingelosi, uyisithombe esibalulekile senkolo yaseLithuania futhi uye wabizwa ngezimangaliso eziningi. Kade wahlala eSontweni LaseSt. Michael, lapho kuhlala khona iMamericum Heritage Museum, eyasungulwa ngamalungu omndeni wakwaSapiega onamandla. I-Sapiega Madonna yayigwema ukulimala nokubhujiswa ngesikhathi sokuhlala kwamaSoviet futhi manje iboniswe ekhanda layo eVilnius Cathedral.
Kuthiwa i-cathedral yakhiwe endaweni yangaphambili yethempeli lobuqaba. Nakuba indlu yokuqala yokukhulekela yobuKristu ivela ekhulwini leshumi le-13 ngaphansi kweNkosi uMindaugas, isayithi kungenzeka ukuthi lingazinikele ngokuqhubekayo ekukholweni lobuKristu ngenxa yelifa eliqinile lobuqaba lobuLithuania. I-Vilnius Cathedral ibukeka ihluke kakhulu kusuka kokuphindaphindiwe kwangaphambili, nakuba ingqikithi yayo ye-Gothic nokulungiswa okulandelanayo nokungeziwe kuye kwabonakala. I-cathedral iye yahlushwa imililo, izikhukhula, kanye nokulimala kwabahlaseli kuwo wonke umlando wayo weminyaka eminingi.
Ukuvakashela ama-catacombs, okufinyeleleka kumqondisi, kubonisa izimfihlo zesakhiwo se-cathedral. Indawo yokungcwaba yabantu abalulekile, kuhlanganise noBarbora Razvilaite, omunye wabesifazane abathandekayo kakhulu baseLithuania, i-cathedral igxile emathuneni akhiwe.
Lapho uVilnius ekhukhula ngasekuqaleni kwekhulu lama-20, i-cathedral yahlushwa umonakalo omkhulu kangangokuthi kwakudingeka ukuba ochwepheshe bangene emacimbini bese beqinisa isisekelo. Lapho abadwebi kanye nabavubukuli befika kule ndawo yokuphumula, babamba lokho abakwaziyo futhi badala imigwaqo esetshenziselwa ukuvakasha. I-fresco yasendulo, igcinwe kahle egumbini elimnyama futhi ibonakala kuphela ngokucubungula, ithuna lobukhosi kanye nezendlalelo zamasiko emathandrezi zingabonakala.
I-Vilnius Cathedral ivuliwe kusukela ngo-7: 00 kuya ku-7 ebusuku nsuku zonke ngobuningi obugcinwe ngezikhathi ezithile ngeSonto. Imisa nayo ibanjwe ngo-5: 30 ntambama ngeviki. Amakhonsathi nawo anikezwa ngezikhathi ezithile ekhontathini. Ulwazi oluthe xaxa lutholakala kuwebhusayithi ye-cathedral, www.katedra.lt