Church of St. Michael the Archangel, Rumšiškės

It is believed that the 15th century in the beginning, the first church in Rumšiškės was built by King Jogaila. Its origin is told by an old legend, which tells that the king with his wife, Queen Jadvyga, and a group of clergy were riding a sleigh from Vilnius through Rumšiškes to Kaunas. It was early spring. The kings carriage broke through the weak ice of the stream and was in danger of sinking. Jadvyga made vows - if she is saved, she will build a church in that place. I managed to save myself. On Jadvyga's instructions, a small wooden church was built on a small hill, at a dangerous place, by the hands of Rumšiški craftsmen. The stream was named "Nadzeja" in Polish, which means "hope".
The beginning of the construction of the current wooden church in the town of Rumšiški dates back to the 18th century. pr., but the history of this building is very confusing. 1700 The pastor of Rumšiškii, Samuel Goligontas, wrote that he, "an unbelieving, sinful and poor priest, built a new church in the town of Rumsiškii, St. Michael, St. Virgin Mary and St. In the name of George". The new large church was created according to the traditions of folk architecture firmly established in Lithuania.