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Vytauto aikštė 4 ☒
(Kristaus Žengimo į dangų bažnyčia - Christ Assumption Church)

Mečislovas Reinys

Madagaskaras, Utenos apskritis 1884 - Vladimir Prison, Russia 1953
auxiliary bishop of Vilnius, archbishop of Cypsela (1940-53), professor at Vytautas Magnus University, Minister of Foreign Affairs (1925-26), and social activist
(Wikipedia)

Arūnas Sakalauskas
2008

Description

Granite statue of archbishop Reinys holding in his left hand a statue of Saint Joseph with Jesus.

Inscription(s)

arkivyskupas
MEČISLOVAS
REINYS

Annotation

Consecrated 20 January 2008.

Sculptor

Arūnas Sakalauskas (Telšiai 1952), Lithuanian sculptor (Wikipedia - Biography).

Sources & Information

Lietuvos Šventuvos Garsas, Arkivyskupo Mečislovo Reinio atminimo įamžinimas.

Locatie (N 55°29'37" - E 25°36'19") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: lt008; Photograph: 12 July 2013
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