Chapel in the Cathedral of Vilnius Kazimierzowska

Date of execution: 2014-07-29.

One of the most interesting parts of the Cathedral of St.. Stanislaus in Vilnius is the Chapel of St. George. Kazimierz. It is built in the style of the early Baroque chapel, designed by Matteo Castelli, built between 1623-1636. Castelli started its construction, and after a year 1632 took it and finished Constantin Tencalla. The chapel is dedicated to St. Casimir (1458-1484), whose relics are deposited in the chapel.
Chapel Kazimierzowska supposedly modeled on the Wawel Sigismund Chapel, However, twice the original. It is built on a square plan, covered with a circular dome. Originally located in the chapel of the silver altar was plundered by the Russian army 1655. The altar is a painting depicting St. Casimir with three hands. According to legend, this is due to, that the painter was trying to paint one of his hands and painting it in a different place to change the image of the saint. However, this has not, because they were painted hand was still visible.
The entire chapel frescoes of Michelangelo Palloni. In addition, the chapel odnaleÅºÄ ‡ można silvered figure WÅ,adysÅ,awa JagieÅ,Å,y, Casimir Jagiello "Tuna, Jana Olbrachta, Alexander Jagiello "czyk, Sigismund the Old, Sigismund II Augustus and Å> in. Kazimierz.
In the basement of the chapel were buried:
Alexander Jagiello "Tuna,
Elżbieta Habsburżanka, Wife of Sigismund Augustus,
Barbara RadziwiÅ,Å,ówna, Wife of Sigismund Augustus
and
Władysław IV heart.

(Description created on the basis of information contained on the website < a href='http://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaplica_%C5%9Bw._Kazimierza_w_katedrze_wile%C5%84skiej'> http://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaplica_Ã...Â>w._Kazimierza_w_katedrze_wileÃ...Â"skiej).