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On the southern shore of Lake Dusios, near the Sutrės River, lies the Chapel of the Cross—a significant Catholic shrine with a rich history and legend. It is said that in 1702, when the Lithuanian army, led by Hetman Mykolo Servaco Višnioveckis, awaited the Swedish army near the lakes of Dusios and Metelis, the soldiers erected three crosses at the site where the chaplain celebrated Holy Mass, hanging an image of the Mother of God on one of the crosses. On the feast of Saints Peter and Paul, news reached the Lithuanians about the approaching Swedes.
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On the southern shore of Lake Dusios, near the Sutrės River, lies the Chapel of the Cross—a significant Catholic shrine with a rich history and legend. It is said that in 1702, when the Lithuanian army, led by Hetman Mykolo Servaco Višnioveckis, awaited the Swedish army near the lakes of Dusios and Metelis, the soldiers erected three crosses at the site where the chaplain celebrated Holy Mass, hanging an image of the Mother of God on one of the crosses. On the feast of Saints Peter and Paul, news reached the Lithuanians about the approaching Swedes. After the battle,
the Swedes occupied the area, but the local residents managed to hide and preserve the image. Several years later, a blind participant of the battle regained his sight here, and this news spread widely. Since then, the site has become a center of pilgrimage, and the spring water gushing near the chapel is considered miraculous. The first wooden chapel was built in 1816, and the new Chapel of the Cross was erected in 2000. Every year, large celebrations for Pentecost and the feast of Saints Peter and Paul take place here, attracting believers from all over Lithuania.
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