Monastery of the Holy Spirit, Vilnius

Monastery of the Holy Spirit

Šventos Dvasios vienuolynas
Gate leading to the monastery grounds
Location within Lithuania
Monastery information
Order	Russian Orthodox Church
Diocese	Russian Orthodox Diocese of Lithuania
Controlled churches	Orthodox Church of the Holy Spirit
People
Founder(s)	Theodora and Anna Wołowicz
Archbishop	Metropolitan Innocent
Architecture
Style	Vilnian Baroque
Completion date	17th century
Site
Country	Lithuania
Coordinates	54°40′32″N 25°17′27″E / 54.67556°N 25.29083°E / 54.67556; 25.29083

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.^[1] 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.