St. Casimir Church - The Crypt

The Crypt St. Casimir Church in Vilnius. A large crypt from the begining of the 17th Century was discovered under the main altar in  1991. It displays beautiful basrelief pictures in black and dark blue of the crucified and resurrected Jesus and of the Blessed Virgin Mary as well as praying monks and calligraphy. Fifteen Jesuits and benefactors were buried in the crypt; the remains of two hundred other people found under the vestibule were transferred to the crypt in 1995.