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Lithuania
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Basilica of Saint Michael the Archangel, Marijampole
Marijampolė, Marijampolė, Lithuania
Marijampolė — Mary's City — grew around a monastery built by the last surviving Marian Fathers in the Russian Empire....
Basilica of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, Krekenava
Krekenava, Panevėžys District, Lithuania
In the heart of Aukštaitija, the neo-Gothic basilica of Krekenava shelters a painting of the Mother of God that has drawn pilgrims for nearly five centuries....
Basilica of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Siluva
Šiluva, Raseiniai, Lithuania
The Basilica of the Nativity holds the crowned miraculous painting of Our Lady of Šiluva — called 'Lithuania's greatest treasure.' Brought from Rome in 1457, lost during...
Birutė Hill
Palanga, Palanga, Klaipėda County, Lithuania
Birutė Hill is a documented sacred natural site in Palanga, Klaipėda County, Lithuania, connected with Indigenous and pre-Christian regional traditions....
Chapel of Blessed Jurgis Matulaitis, Lūginė
Lūginė, Lūginė, Marijampolė Municipality, Lithuania
Chapel of Blessed Jurgis Matulaitis, Lūginė is a documented chapel in Lūginė, Marijampolė Municipality, Lithuania, connected with Roman Catholic Christianity....
Church of St Anne, Lazdijai
Lazdijai, Lazdijai, Lazdijai District Municipality, Lithuania
Church of St Anne, Lazdijai is a documented church in Lazdijai, Lazdijai District Municipality, Lithuania, connected with Roman Catholic Christianity....
Church of St Ignatius Loyola, Šiauliai
Šiauliai, Šiauliai, Šiauliai County, Lithuania
Church of St Ignatius Loyola, Šiauliai is a documented church in Šiauliai, Šiauliai County, Lithuania, connected with Roman Catholic Christianity....
Church of St Matthew the Evangelist, Rokiškis
Rokiškis, Rokiškis, Panevėžys County, Lithuania
Church of St Matthew the Evangelist, Rokiškis is a documented church in Rokiškis, Panevėžys County, Lithuania, connected with Roman Catholic Christianity....
Church of St. Stanislaus, Berzoras
Beržoras, Plungė, Lithuania
Between two lakes in Žemaitija National Park stands one of Lithuania's oldest wooden churches, built where a miraculous painting of the Virgin Mary repeatedly returned to...
Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, Alksnenai
Stirnėnai, Vilkaviškis, Lithuania
In the Suvalkija countryside, the wooden Church of the Assumption in Alksnėnai shelters a miraculous crowned statue of the Virgin Mary and a collection of 18th-century...
Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, Pivasiunai
Pivašiūnai, Alytus District Municipality, Lithuania
Perched on a hill surrounded by ancient pines and birches, the Church of the Assumption in Pivašiūnai shelters a miraculous 17th-century painting crowned with papal crowns...
Church of the Immaculate Conception, Alsėdžiai
Alsėdžiai, Alsėdžiai, Plungė District Municipality, Lithuania
Church of the Immaculate Conception, Alsėdžiai is a documented church in Alsėdžiai, Plungė District Municipality, Lithuania, connected with Roman Catholic Christianity....
Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Šventežeris
Šventežeris, Šventežeris, Lazdijai District Municipality, Lithuania
Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Šventežeris is a documented church in Šventežeris, Lazdijai District Municipality, Lithuania, connected with Roman...
Church of the Transfiguration of Jesus Christ, Meteliai
Meteliai, Meteliai, Lazdijai District Municipality, Lithuania
Church of the Transfiguration of Jesus Christ, Meteliai is a documented church in Meteliai, Lazdijai District Municipality, Lithuania, connected with Roman Catholic...
Church of the Virgin Mary Victorious, Kazokiskes
Kazokiškės, Elektrėnai, Lithuania
In the quiet Lithuanian countryside southeast of Vilnius, a late Baroque church holds a miraculous image of the Virgin Mary Victorious that has drawn pilgrims since the...
Church of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Paberžė
Paberžė, Paberžė, Kėdainiai District Municipality, Lithuania
Church of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Paberžė is a documented church in Paberžė, Kėdainiai District Municipality, Lithuania, connected with Roman Catholic...
Gates of Dawn, Vilniaus
Vilnius, Vilnius, Lithuania
Of the nine gates that once guarded Vilnius, only one survives. The Gates of Dawn stands because the miraculous icon of Our Lady of Mercy in its chapel above made...
Hill of Crosses, Siauliai
Domantai, Šiauliai District, Lithuania
Three times the Soviet regime bulldozed the Hill of Crosses. Three times the Lithuanian people rebuilt it, cross by cross, in darkness....
House of Saint Faustina
Vilnius, Vilnius, Vilnius County, Lithuania
House of Saint Faustina is a documented church in Vilnius, Vilnius County, Lithuania, connected with Roman Catholic Christianity....
Kaunas Cathedral Basilica, Lithuania
Kaunas, Kaunas, Lithuania
Founded by Grand Duke Vytautas the Great in the early fifteenth century, Kaunas Cathedral Basilica is the largest Gothic church in Lithuania and the seat of the Archbishop...
Keturnaujiena Divine Mercy Chapel, Suodžiai
Suodžiai, Šakiai, Lithuania
In 1969, a Lithuanian dairy worker named Anele Matijosaitiene reported an apparition of Jesus Christ resembling the Divine Mercy image....
Kryžiai Chapel of Our Lady, Queen of the Rosary
Staigūnai, Staigūnai, Lazdijai District Municipality, Lithuania
Kryžiai Chapel of Our Lady, Queen of the Rosary is a documented chapel in Staigūnai, Lazdijai District Municipality, Lithuania, connected with Roman Catholic Christianity....
Liškiava Holy Trinity Church and Dominican Monastery Ensemble
Liškiava, Liškiava, Varėna District Municipality, Lithuania
Liškiava Holy Trinity Church and Dominican Monastery Ensemble is a documented monastery in Liškiava, Varėna District Municipality, Lithuania, connected with Roman Catholic...
Orthodox Church of the Holy Spirit, Vilnius
Vilnius, Vilnius, Lithuania
In the heart of Vilnius' Old Town, two hundred meters north of the Gate of Dawn, stands the most important Orthodox church in Lithuania....
Our Lady of Šiluva (Our Lady of the Pine Woods), Šiluva, Lithuania
Šiluva, Raseiniai, Lithuania
One of Europe's earliest approved Marian apparitions, Siluva marks the place where shepherd children saw the Virgin Mary weeping on a rock in 1608, mourning the loss of...
Our Lady of the Gate of Dawn
Inside Gates of Dawn, Vilniaus
Vilnius, Vilnius, Lithuania
Above the only surviving gate of Vilnius's medieval walls, a seventeenth-century icon of the Virgin Mary draws Catholic, Orthodox, and Greek Catholic faithful into a...
Pazaislis Monastery and Church, Kaunas
Kaunas, Kaunas, Lithuania
Lithuania's largest and most artistically magnificent monastery complex rises on a wooded hill above the Kaunas Reservoir....
Place of the Apparition of St. Mary at Lake Ilgis
Sviriškės, Zarasai, Lithuania
On a summer evening in 1967, two teenagers saw a luminous figure standing over the waters of Lake Ilgis in northeastern Lithuania....
Rambynas Hill
Bitėnai, Bitėnai, Pagėgiai Municipality, Lithuania
Rambynas Hill is a documented sacred natural site in Bitėnai, Pagėgiai Municipality, Lithuania, connected with Indigenous and pre-Christian regional traditions....
Samogitian Alka
Šventoji, Šventoji, Palanga City Municipality, Lithuania
Samogitian Alka is a documented sanctuary in Šventoji, Palanga City Municipality, Lithuania, connected with Indigenous and pre-Christian regional traditions....
Šatrija Hill
Pašatrija, Pašatrija, Telšiai District Municipality, Lithuania
Šatrija Hill is a documented sacred natural site in Pašatrija, Telšiai District Municipality, Lithuania, connected with Indigenous and pre-Christian regional traditions....
Šiauliai Cathedral of St Peter and St Paul
Šiauliai, Šiauliai, Šiauliai County, Lithuania
Šiauliai Cathedral of St Peter and St Paul is a documented cathedral in Šiauliai, Šiauliai County, Lithuania, connected with Roman Catholic Christianity....
Skiemonys Chapel, Skiemonys
Skiemonys, Anykščiai, Lithuania
In this village of fewer than forty inhabitants in northeastern Lithuania, a five-century-old tradition of worship converges with a 1962 Marian apparition that occurred...
St. Mary Church, Trakai, Lithuania
Trakai, Trakai, Lithuania
In the shadow of Trakai's famous island castle, a basilica founded by Grand Duke Vytautas the Great in 1409 houses a miraculous icon that has been venerated by Catholics,...
St. Mary Queen of Angels Church, Tytuvenai
Part of Tytuveṅai Church and Monastery, Lithuania
Tytuvėnai, Kelmė, Lithuania
The Church of St. Mary Queen of Angels in Tytuvenai is one of Lithuania's most complete Baroque sacred interiors, built by Bernardine Franciscans in the early 17th century...
Telsiai Cathedral
Telšiai, Telšiai, Lithuania
Telsiai Cathedral stands atop Insulos hill, the highest point in the city of seven hills, overlooking Lake Mastis in western Lithuania....
Tytuveṅai Church and Monastery, Lithuania
Tytuvėnai, Kelmė, Lithuania
The Tytuvenai Monastery is one of Lithuania's most significant Baroque religious complexes, designed as an earthly image of the New Jerusalem....
Vilnius Calvary Way of the Cross
Vilnius, Vilnius, Vilnius County, Lithuania
Vilnius Calvary Way of the Cross is a documented sanctuary in Vilnius, Vilnius County, Lithuania, connected with Roman Catholic Christianity....
Vilnius Cathedral and Chapel of St Casimir, Lithuania
Vilnius, Vilnius, Lithuania
Vilnius Cathedral stands on a site sacred for at least eight centuries, possibly longer if the tradition of a pagan temple to Perkunas is accurate....
Žemaičių Kalvarija Basilica (Samogitian Calvary)
Žemaičių Kalvarija, Plungė, Lithuania
Zemaiciu Kalvarija is one of the most important Catholic pilgrimage destinations in the Baltic states, where over 70,000 pilgrims gather annually for the Great Calvary...
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What sacred sites can I explore in Lithuania?
Pilgrim Map lists sacred places in Lithuania across living worship sites, heritage landmarks, pilgrimage destinations, and culturally significant landscapes. The current guide lists 40 sites organized by region and tradition.
Which traditions are represented in Lithuania?
The most represented traditions include Christianity, Roman Catholic Christianity, Indigenous and pre-Christian regional traditions.
How should I plan a sacred-site visit in Lithuania?
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