Unlike the Gothic and Renaissance periods, Baroque was the first cultural epoch that Lithuania and Vilnius fully immersed itself into – it was no longer about imitation but unique creations. The long-term influence of Baroque is evident – people walking around Vilnius today can see examples of early (St. Ignatius Church), mature (the Church of St. Peter and St. Paul), and late (the Catholic Church of the Ascension) Baroque architecture. The fact that Maciej Kazimierz Sarbiewski, nicknamed the Lithuanian Horace, studied and created in Vilnius also illustrated the close connection between Vilnius and the Baroque style. A peculiar stylistic school formed in Vilnius at the beginning of the 19th century and prominent architect Johann Christoph Glaubitz created Baroque masterpieces for Lutherans, Catholics, Unitarians, Orthodox and Jews.