The Lutheran Church was built in 1679. The single-nave Lutheran Church is unique due to the original 17th century wall paintings preserved inside it. The frescoes depict the Apostles Peter and Paul, as well as the evangelists John, Luke, Matthew and Mark.
Famous 17th century Kėdainiai citizens were buried in the former cemetery (destroyed during the Soviet era). There are remaining memorial plaques of Adomas Freitagas (1608–1650) – a military engineer, fortress specialist, Ph.D. in philosophy and medicine, and personal doctor of Jonušas Radvila, Jonas Fišeris – pharmacist and head of the post office, town's doctor and Kėdainiai Church elder Fridrichas Kaneinis (1663–1710). German soldiers were buried here during the I and II World Wars.
The King of Sweden Charles XII visited the church on 15 December 1701 and participated in Holy Mass.
The church was nationalised after WWII, and used as a leather warehouse. The raw hide was soaked in salt, which ruined the wall paintings. In 1993, the church was returned to the Evangelical Lutheran community.
The church is open during services that takes place every Sunday at 2 pm. Priest Arvydas Malinauskas, tel. +370 601 36050.
Address
Vokiečių str. 7, Kėdainiai
