The church was built in 1410 by Mykolas Gintilavičius-Gentvila by order of Prince Vytautas the Great. In 1445 she was endowed with a benefice (later donated by Giedraičiai). The pastor had jurisdiction over the town, 8 villages and 3 lakes. In 1542 St. The altar of St. Anna was erected in 1542.
In 1655 the church was burned down by Russian soldiers, in 1676 there was still a temporary church. In 1725 the Brotherhood of the Holy Rosary was founded. In the years 1777-1782 a parish school was opened.
In 1809 the Bishop of Samogitia, Juozapas Arnulfas Giedraitis, and his brother Martynas built the present brick church. According to the bishop's will, after his death (1838), his heart was embedded in the presbytery wall; a portrait of the founder hangs in the sacristy. In 1893 Polish was the language of the church, but Lithuanian was also preached. From 1903 services were held in Lithuanian and a Lithuanian church choir was established. In 1911, Poles disrupted Lithuanian services in the church. In 1912-1913, rioters were tried. In 1912-1914 there was a branch of the Lithuanian Catholic Sobriety Society, established on June 29, 1913. The first public Lithuanian theater play was performed on June 19, 1917 in Giedraitis.
On August 24, 1919, the Poles disrupted a Lithuanian service, taunted and terrorized the pastor and took him away from Giedraičiai. In 1949 the pastor Kazimieras Liesevičius (1883-1963) was arrested and sentenced to 10 years in prison. He returned to Lithuania in 1955 (Translated from Wikipedia).
The church was built in 1410 by Mykolas Gintilavičius-Gentvila by order of Prince Vytautas the Great. In 1445 she was endowed with a benefice (later donated by Giedraičiai). The pastor had jurisdiction over the town, 8 villages and 3 lakes. In 1542 St. The altar of St. Anna was erected in 1542. In 1655 the church was burned down by Russian soldiers, in 1676 there was still a temporary church. In 1725 the Brotherhood of the Holy Rosary was founded. In the years 1777-1782 a parish school was opened. In 1809 the Bishop of Samogitia, Juozapas Arnulfas Giedraitis, and his brother Martynas built the present brick church. According to the bishop's will, after his death (1838), his heart was embedded in the presbytery wall; a portrait of the founder hangs in the sacristy. In 1893 Polish was the language of the church, but Lithuanian was also preached. From 1903 services were held in Lithuanian and a Lithuanian church choir was established. In 1911, Poles disrupted Lithuanian services in the church. In 1912-1913, rioters were tried. In 1912-1914 there was a branch of the Lithuanian Catholic Sobriety Society, established on June 29, 1913. The first public Lithuanian theater play was performed on June 19, 1917 in Giedraitis. On August 24, 1919, the Poles disrupted a Lithuanian church service, taunted and terrorized the priest and took him away from Giedraičiai. In 1949 the pastor Kazimieras Liesevičius (1883-1963) was arrested and sentenced to 10 years in prison. He returned to Lithuania in 1955 (Translated from Wikipedia).
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