The church was mentioned for the first time in 1522. The first church was probably wooden. At the beginning of the 18th century, during the Northern War, the Swedes destroyed it, and around 1720 a brick one was built. The current Church of the Apostles Saint Peter and Saint Paul was built in 1905 by priest Kazimieras Bandzevičius. The church is neo-baroque in style, with a Latin cross plan, 2 tall towers and a projecting facade. The interior of the church is cozy and bright. The altars and the organ avenue are neoclassical. There are 12 significant art treasures in the church.
The first wooden church was built in 1549. A chapel with a cellar was built in the 17th century (members of the Giedraičiai family were buried there). The church is Renaissance in style, rectangular in plan, with a semicircular apse and a 42 m high facade tower, single nave, covered with a cylindrical canopy with rosettes, there are 5 altars, two relief epitaphs (1639). The fence of the churchyard is stone masonry, with a plastered arched gate. Baroque period building.
You will not see the monks, but you will feel the strength of their spirit and rich cultural past in the frescoes of the middle of the 18th century, made by an unknown professional artist, which are located in the Videniškiai Monastery. Members of the Giedraičiai family were buried in the Videniškiai church, built in the 17th century.
The Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, built on the northern shore of Lake Galuonai. The rectangular church retains five baroque altars, is surrounded by a stone masonry fence, and has a wooden bell tower next to its gate.
The Church of Saint James the Apostle of Joniškis is located in the town of Joniškis, on the northwestern shore of Lake Arinas. The first church was built by Jesuits in 1726. With the care of pastor F. Petrauskas and the parishioners, the walls of the church were changed in 1848. The church is rectangular, with two towers, three-wall apse and 2 lower sacristies. Inside consists of 3 naves with columns. The churchyard fence is stone masonry. The priest Stanislovas Šlamas (1866-1951), distributor of banned press, is buried in the churchyard.
Dubingiai church burned to the ground twice in the 6th decade of the last century. In 1954, the wooden church that had served the parish since the second half of the 17th century burned down, and four years later, the old wooden chapel built by Liudvika Karolina Radvilaitė in the cemetery, where a prayer house was installed after the first fire. Now, a new Church of Saint George has been built by the care of businessmen Aurelija and Aurelijus Rusteikos.
The wooden frame of the building was erected in the place where the old church was. The new church is similar in size to the old one. The architecture of the cross-plan church – laconic and traditional expressions, simple Lithuanian materials are used: glued wood, glass, and the roof and walls are covered with special tiles resembling shingles - boards used to cover roofs in ancient times. The church ensemble includes the surviving old bell tower in the corner of the churchyard, a stone fence, and a restored gate. Every year in the month of April in Dubingiai, Saint George's indulgences are held.
Ona Eirudavičienė built the first church in 1478 and donated property. The new church was built in 1789. It was closed and demolished by the Russian authorities in 1868. In 1925, the church was installed in the brick Eastern Orthodox church that was built in 1875. Priest Karolis Bielinis built the current wooden church in 1930-1931. In 1954-1958, Nikodemas Švogžlys-Milžinas (1899-1985) was a pastor here, he installed 3 altars. 3 new altars have been installed in the church, the church has a rectangular plan, with a three-walled apse and 2 sacristies on both sides of it, and 2 annexes. The inside has 3 naves separated by thin piers.
Saint Bartholomew's Church was built in Giedraičiai in 1410. Members of the Giedraičiai family would support, repair and rebuilt this church. Their love and concern are evidenced by the heart of Bishop Juozapas Arnulfas Giedraitis, embedded in the wall of the church.
This church is located in the village of Pusnė, near the Giedraičiai-Želva road. Its shape resembles a residential house. Priest Justinas Jurkūnas, who returned from Russia, was appointed to establish a parish in Pusnė in 1922. At first, services were held in private buildings.
Andrius and Jadvyga Daminskai donated land for the future church. The old wooden church of Kiaukliai was bought for 1000 litas and built in Pusnė. In 1924, Albertas Želnia-Želnys was appointed pastor of Pusnė. Thanks to his care, the church was doubled in size, a tower was introduced and it was consecrated in 1927.
On the initiative of pastor V. Balčius appointed in 1939, the churchyard was surrounded by a stone fence. Pastor V. Balčius (born in 1907) was killed with his brother in 1941 by retreating Red Army men. The shape of the church resembles a traditional residential house, with a massive tower and a small tower. It has 3 altars. There is a wooden belltower in the churchyard.
Balninkai parish did not always have a house of prayer - they were destroyed by wars and fires. The current Balninkai church was completed in 1910 under the pastorate of priest Adomas Jusys. In 1921, it was consecrated with the title of Saint Stanislaus by Pranciškus Karevičius, bishop of Žemaitija. It is a two-tower brick sanctuary in the Neo-Romanesque-Neo-Gothic style. The interior of the church is Gothic and divided into three naves. The wooden sculpture of the Nazarene in the church is included in the list of cultural monuments and protected by the state. It is a work of the 19th century.
The Church of St. James the Apostle in Alanta was built in 1904-1912 according to the project of Liepāja architect K. E. Strandmann. The church was built in the style of Neo-romanticism, with two towers, hall-like, with 3 naves, of the Latin cross layout. The plinth of the church is made of hewn stones, the walls are made of brick, plastered, and its interior is spacious and bright. It contains 7 significant works of art.
In 1724, a chapel was built in place of the older one. In 1782, the decayed church was mentioned in the visitation documents. The metric books were written from 1756. In 1859, priest Juozapas Poviliauskas and the parishioners rebuilt and enlarged it. In the years 1882-1914, there was no priest in Skudutiškis (the church was a branch of Molėtai parish). Priest Julijonas Svirskis, appointed in 1915, built a parsonage, established a Lithuanian school, and a parish was established in 1922. In 1939, the priest Stanislovas Čelkus built the current wooden church with the parishioners. He was arrested in 1946 and sentenced to 10 years in prison. He returned to Lithuania in 1956.
The church has a Latin cross plan, with a tall tower, and has a facade with a complex composition. It contains an image of Saint Mary of Sorrows, which is considered miraculous by believers. The fence of the churchyard is made of stone, a wooden bell tower and a cross are attached to it.
The Church of the Discovery of the Holy Cross in Suginčiai is located in the village of Suginčiai, 0,5 km east of the Molėtai-Utena road. A chapel was mentioned in Suginčiai in 1669 and 1782 (belonged to Molėtai parish of Vilnius diocese). The second chapel was wooden, had five windows, three altars, and a six-part organ. In 1909-1910, the current wooden church was built with the care of priest A. Ragažinskas and with the funds of the parishioners. The church is historicist (with predominantly neo-baroque elements), with a Latin cross plan, a three-walled apse and 2 sacristies at the corners of the intersection. The tower is in place of the dome, at the intersection of the naves there are 2 small towers, between which there is a triangular pediment. The churchyard fence is stone masonry, with an arched gate. There is a wooden bell tower and crosses in the churchyard.
The present stone masonry church of the Torture of St. John the Baptist in Stirniai was built by the priests Jonas Kazlauskas and Jonas Daugėla (born in 1909) with the help of parishioners in 1937-1940. The church is massive, rectangular, with a wide tower and a wide apse. The inside is with 3 naves, separated by thin pilasters. The fence of the churchyard is wooden. There is a cemetery in it.
A brightly colored float sits in the lake, and a good catch lies near the fisherman's boots and fishing rod - a saddled fish, it is rare to pass by without getting "caught" by this composition. And nearby there is also a cozy city fountain, which shines in various colors in the evenings.
