The architectural legacy of the Unitarians in the former Grand Duchy of Lithuania has received little attention from researchers to this day. This article presents an architectural synthesis of the Uniate and Order of Basilians that reflected the old succession of Orthodox architectural heritage, but at the same time was increasingly influenced by the architectural traditions formed in Catholic churches. This article presents the tendencies of the development of Uniate architecture, paying attention to the brick and wooden sacral buildings belonging to the Uniate and Order of Basilians in the territory of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. The early Uniate sacral examples reflected the still striking features of the synthesis, which were particularly marked in the formation of the Greek cross plan and apses in the different axes of the building. All this marked the architectural influences of Ukraine, Moldova and other areas of Central and South-Eastern Europe, which were also clearly visible in Orthodox architecture. Wooden Uniate architecture, as in the case of masonry buildings, had distinctly inherited features of Orthodox architecture, and in the late period, as early as the 18th century, there was a tendency to adopt the principles of Catholic church architecture, which resulted in complete convergence of most Uniate buildings with examples of Catholic church buildings. Vilnius Baroque School, formed in the late Baroque era, formed general tendencies in the construction of Uniate and Catholic sacral buildings, among which the clearer divisions of the larger structural and artistic principles are no longer noticeable in the second half of 18th century. The article also presents the image of baroque St. Nicholas Church, the only Uniate parish church in Vilnius city, which was lost after the reconstruction in the second half of the 19th century.

Šiluvos Švč. Mergelės Marijos Gimimo bažnyčios, dabar bazilikos, istorija yra susijusi ne tik su ryškiau nei kitur pasireiškusiomis tarpkonfesinėmis XVI–XVII a. kovomis, Marijos apsireiškimo Šiluvoje garsu, bet ir ypatingu Švč. Mergelės pagerbimu Šiluvos paveiksle. Sovietmečiu nesėkmingai siekta sumenkinti Šiluvos, kaip vieno iš svarbiausių Lietuvos katalikų sanktuariumų su stebuklingu Dievo Motinos atvaizdu, svarbą. Garsiausias bazilikos paveikslas – „Švč. Mergelė Marija su Vaikeliu“, dar vadinamas „Šiluvos Švč. Mergele Marija“, „Šiluvos Dievo Motina“, „Šiluvos Madona“. [...]

This paper examines the images of Japan of a Roman Catholic missionary presented in the French missionary journal Les Missions Catholiques (Catholic Missions). This is an official publication of the Society for the Propagation of the Faith founded by Pauline-Marie Jaricot in Lyon in 1822 to support missionary work. The Society published reports and letters with pictures in the Missions Catholiques between 1868 and 1964 from the missionaries overseas. The magazine aimed at the general readership of priests and believers in order to promote fund raising for foreign missions. For many years, it influenced the awareness of many future missionaries in France. The missionaries of the Paris Foreign Mission Society (Société des Missions Etrangères de Paris) arrived to Japan during the latest period of Edo era. After their persecution at the beginning of Meiji era, they began their missionary work in various parts of the country. The Missions Catholiques published numerous articles on various subjects about Japan. Their writings enabled French Catholic readers to imagine Japan through their representations of the country.