St. Michael the Archangel Church (Rietavas)
The Church of St. Michael the Archangel is a church in the Lithuanian parish of Rietavas .
history
The first church in the village was built in 1529. In 1539 the pastor of Rietavas was first mentioned in a document. In 1596 the parish school was built. From 1612 there were metrics books .
In 1721 a new wooden church was built, to which several villages were subordinate from 1820.
In 1846 the construction of a massive church was approved. In 1853, Bishop Motiejus Valančius consecrated the foundation stone for the church, which was completed in 1873.
literature
- Rietavo krašto bažnyčios, vargonai ir vargonininkai (sud. Danutė Mukienė, tekstų autoriai Vytas Rutkauskas, Milda Vyšteinaitė, Donata Vitkienė). - Vilnius: Regionų kultūrinių iniciatyvų centras, 2008. - 50 p .: iliustr. - ISBN 978-9955-818-04-5
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Coordinates: 55 ° 43 '22.1 " N , 21 ° 55' 59.3" E