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this gymnasium existed like a branch of Kaunas Jesuit gymnasium as soviet occupational power closed it. After the Second World War, in gymnasiums premises was inaugurated Vilnius first gymnasium for boys, which later became A.Vienuolis secondary school.
When Lithuania restored Independence, after few years, in 1994, Vilnius board reinstated buildings to their real owners. In 1995 February Lithuanian Jesuits leader priest J. Boruta SJ applied to Vilnius archbishop, asking for permission to re- establish Jesuit Gymnasium. By 1995 Junes 19 decree Vilnius archbishop agreed that initiative. Gymnasium opened the doors for students in 1995 September 11th. First year studies in this Gymnasium started 336 students and 54 teachers.
Today Gymnasium has 49 teachers and 605 students. Gymnasium is established not even in the same building, where it was earlier, but in the cloister, which is near the gymnasium and is connected with St. Casimir church. In the Gymnasiums library, which is separate building, are accumulated lots of books. Old and valuable books are being kept individually, separated from other books. Library gets books by charity and from other libraries. Vilnius Jesuit Gymnasium owns a camp, which is near Vilnius. There are

boys and girls separate houses, canteen, other household buildings. For the people safety, around the camp is metal fence. The camp is arranged in a comfortable pine and fir small woods, near the pond. There are also arranged football and basketball grounds, few attractions and famous swings. This camp is being used for recollections, which occurs for each class 1-2 times per year. There are particularly strengthened Lithuanian, English, German, Spanish, Italian, French, Russian, Latin languages. In this Gymnasium works talented, experienced, qualified teachers.


St. Casimirs church


This is a first baroque church in Vilnius, dedicated to St. Casimir, Guardian of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania (canonized in 1604). This Jesuit church, constructed and installed in 1604-1632, is a Latin cross plan. Such church type of cross plan (with transept and dome) was widely prevalent in baroque period ( according to its prototype of Gesu church in Rome). The church was devastated by fires, in 1832 it was closed down, in 1832-1915 it was converted into a Russian Orthodox church. In 1915-1948 Jesuits worked there again. During three altars (high and both altars transept) have survived in the interior. In 1751- 1755 John Kierner built three altars and covered them by artificial marble. While repairing a church, the dome took shape of a new stepped form. In the middle of 19th century towers of the facade were lowered and the porch remodelled in the 17th century a complex of Jesuit monastery was built near the church, the House of Professed was of the utmost importance in the province. It is decorated with baroque and Renaissance details, possesses attics. In the 17th century, St. Andrew Bobola worked 12 years there( his relic is kept in the curch).






literatūros sąrašas:


1. Bronius P. Krištanavičius SJ ,,Lietuvos jėzuitai. Praeitis ir dabartis”
2. Laučiūnas J. SJ ir Decloux S. SJ ,,Jėzuitai vakar ir šiandien”
3. Vyr. Redaktorius Jonas Boruta SJ ,,Vilnius- jėzuitų akademija-universitetas”
4. http://www.vjg.lt/sj/b-kazim.htm
5. Vilniaus jėzuitų gimnazijos leidinys ,,Vilniaus jėzuitų gimnazija. 430 jubiliejiniai metai�