class="apple-converted-space"> Neoclassical style.
In 1896–1898, the length of the church
increased twofold when a
transept
and
apse
were added, giving the church
traditional
cross-shaped floor
plan. The central
nave
has a cylindrical vault; the original
construction plan envisioned a small dome, but it was never built.
From 1910 to 1916,
Vladas Mironas, future
Prime Minister of Lithuania, was the
pastor at Valkininkai church. The church displays sacred relics of
Boniface of Tarsus, a 4th century
martyr, whose body was escavated from
Roman
catacombs
and transported to
Lithuania in 1765.
In 1635 or 1636, Franciscan monks established a monastery, which
became the most prominent structure in the town. It was closed in 1832 after the failed November Uprising against the Russian Empire
