Starting to take its current shape towards the end of the 14th century, in 1501 this fine church was given to an order of Dominican monks who built a monastery nearby. Its present predominantly Baroque appearance dates to the middle of the 18th century when the church was rebuilt after a serious fire. The building, which functions as Vilnius’ Polish Catholic community’s main house of worship, remained opened throughout the entire Soviet occupation. Gaining rare access to the crypts promises a ghoulish adventure amidst some 2,000 corpses in varying states of repair. Dating from the 17th and 18th centuries, the bodies are said to be victims of the plague.