1457
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Peter Gedgaudas founded a parish and later built a church of "Silai" later called “Sidlava” (from a Polish “szydlo”) then “Siluva.” |
1608-1612 |
Our Blessed Mother appeared to the shepherd children of Siluva. |
1622 |
Fr. Jonas Kazakevicius brought action against the Calvinists and the property was restored to the Catholic Church.
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1627 |
Fr. Jonas Kazakevicius appointed dean in Siluva. A small wooden church was
built by his own means. Famous for its miracles, many visitors came.
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1641 |
A larger church was built and he opened a "free of charge" school for village
children.
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1651 |
Bishop Petras Parcevskis consecrated the new church.
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1663 |
Bishop Aleksandras Sapiega set an altar over the "stone" on which our Blessed
Mother stood. By the altar was placed a small wooden statue of Christ and it is
standing there to this day.
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1760-1775 |
Deans of Siluva – Jonas Lopacinskis and Tadas Bukota built a new Siluva
church.
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1770 |
Tadas Bukota brought a marble statue of the Blessed Mother and Child from London, which still stands in the chapel of the church.
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1818 |
Bishop Simonas Giedraitis built a larger chapel in the style of the Vilnius
Cathedral.
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1912-1924 |
For the 300th anniversary of Siluva Apparitions, a new chapel was built – Antanas Vivulskis, Architect Jonas Maciulis-Maironis. Marcijonas Jurgaitis. Dean of Siluva, consecrated the foundation.
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1967 |
New Organ installed.
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1979 |
The Chapel was re-decorated and gilded.
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1980 |
Four Frescoes were added to the chapel ceiling.
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1993 |
On September 7, 1993, our Holy Father Pope John Paul II visited the shrine of Our Lady of Siluva.
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2002 |
Fr. Virginijus Lenktaitis
Basilica of the Birth of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Siluvos Bazilikos Klebonas
ir Raseiniu Dekanas
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