Vilnius Cathedral nthawi ina anali mbali ya Gediminas Castle ndipo ikupitirizabe kukumbukira momwe zovuta zakale zikuwonekera pa nthawi ya akuluakulu a ku Lithuania ndi kumene malo ake otetezera anali ku Old Town Vilnius. Cholinga Chake cha Neoclassical, chokhazikitsidwa ndi katswiri wa zomangamanga Laurynas Gucevičius, chimakhala ndi zipilala zazikulu ndi zojambula za alaliki anayi. Pamwamba pa denga imani zojambula zina zitatu: umodzi wa St.
Casimir, mmodzi wa St. Stanislas, ndi wina wa St. Helena ali ndi mtanda wa golide. Vilnius akuyimira pamodzi ndi bell yomwe imakhala mbali ya nsanja ndi malo omwe mtsinje wa Vilia unayambira. Ndi chimodzi mwa zochitika zofunikira ku Vilnius!
Vilnius Cathedral ndi ufulu kulowa. Ngati khomo lalikulu lomwe likuyang'ana Gediminas Prospect likutsekedwa, gwiritsani ntchito cholowera chakumwera. Mwamwayi, mkati mwa tchalitchichi mukupitirizabe kupirira chiwawa cha ulamuliro wa Soviet ndipo icho chimakhalabe chosadetsedwa. M'nthaŵi za Soviet Union, idagwiritsidwa ntchito ngati zithunzi zamagetsi, ma chapulo ake atsekedwa kusungirako. Zambiri mwa zokongoletsera mkati mwawo zinawonongedwa ndipo sizinabwezeretsedwe. Ngakhale zili choncho, alendo angasangalale kwambiri ndi tchalitchi chachikulu, ngati ali ndi chidwi chochita zinthu zochepa chabe.
Kachisi wokongola kwambiri ku Vilnius Cathedral ndi amene adzipatulira ku St.
Casimir, woyera mtima wa ku Lithuania. Bachiki chapelino ili ndi fresco yomwe imasonyeza moyo wa woyera komanso zokongoletsera zina zokhudzana ndi woyera mtima. Anabadwira ku mafumu, Casimir anali wodzipereka kuti akhale moyo wangwiro ndi wopembedza. Casimir adakonzedwa ku Vilnius Cathedral ndipo chapelino, palimodzi, idakhala ngati malo opumulapo ake.
Sapiega Madonna, omwe amatsutsa maziko a golidi ndikuwonetsa Maria Woyera amene akugwira Khristu pamapeto a zikondwerero za angelo, ndi chiphunzitso chofunika kwambiri cha Chi Kilithuania ndipo adayesedwa ndi zozizwitsa zambiri. Nthawi ina idakhazikitsidwa ku Tchalitchi cha St. Michael, komwe malo osungirako zinthu zakale a Church amayimilira, omwe anakhazikitsidwa ndi mamembala a banja lamphamvu la Sapiega. Sapiega Madonna anapewa kuwonongeka ndi kuwonongeka pa Soviet occupation ndipo tsopano akuwonetsedwa mu chapadera chake ku Vilnius Cathedral.
Tchalitchichi chimati chimamangidwa pamalo omwe kale anali kachisi wachikunja. Ngakhale nyumba yoyamba ya Chikhristu inayamba kuchitika m'zaka za zana la 13 pansi pa Mfumu Mindaugas, malowa sangakhale odzipatulira ku chikhulupiliro chachikristu chifukwa cholowa chawo chachikunja cha Lithuania. Vilnius Cathedral ikuwoneka mosiyana kwambiri ndi machitidwe oyambirira, ngakhale kuti maziko ake a Gothic ndi kukonzanso motsatizana ndi zowonjezera zadziwika. Tchalitchichi chinayaka moto, kusefukira kwa madzi, komanso kuwonongeka kwa anthu othawa nkhondo zaka zambirimbiri.
Kukafika kumanda a manda, kufikitsidwa ndi mtsogoleri, kumabisa zinsinsi za tchalitchi. Malo amanda a anthu ofunikira, kuphatikizapo Barbora Razvilaite, mmodzi mwa akazi okondedwa kwambiri a ku Lithuania, tchalitchichi chikuyimira manda omwe anamangidwa.
Pamene Vilnius anasefukira kumayambiriro kwa zaka za zana la 20, tchalitchichi chinazunzidwa kwambiri kotero kuti kunali koyenera kuti akatswiri alowe m'manda ndi kukhazikitsa maziko. Akatswiri a zamisiri komanso akatswiri ofukula zinthu zakale ataloŵa m'malo ano opuma, adalimbikitsira zomwe akanatha ndikupanga njira zomwe zikugwiritsidwa ntchito paulendo. Fresco wakale, yosungidwa mu chipinda chodetsedwa ndipo ikuwoneka pokhapokha powonekera, manda achifumu, ndi chikhalidwe cha tchalitchi cha tchalitchichi.
Vilnius Cathedral imatsegulidwa kuyambira 7 koloko mpaka 7 koloko masana tsiku ndi misa yomwe imagwiridwa nthawi zonse Lamlungu. Misa imachitikizidwanso pa 5:30 pm pamasiku a sabata. Nthawi zambiri ma concerts amaperekedwa ku tchalitchi chachikulu. Zambiri zitha kupezeka pa webusaiti ya katekoste, www.katedra.lt