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Kelmė Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

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The first church in Kelmė was established in 1416 by Grand Duke Vytautas of Lithuania. Later, the Kelmė church was rebuilt several times, and it was not until 1900 that a new design by architect J. P. Dzekonskis for a brick church was approved. In 1901, the wooden church was demolished, and services were moved to the Verpena chapel. In 1901, the foundations of the future church were consecrated. The construction was supervised by architect Nikolajus Andrejevas. Under the care of pastor Petras Janušauskas, the church was built in 1908 (and consecrated the same year). From 1910 to 1914, a branch of the Lithuanian Catholic Temperance Society operated. The church is Neo-Gothic, with a Latin cross plan, a three-sided apse, and a tall façade tower. There is a turret at the intersection of the roofs. The interior has three naves separated by pillars. The churchyard is enclosed by a masonry fence with arched gates.

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plan, a three-sided apse, and a tall façade tower. There is a turret at the intersection of the roofs. The interior has three naves separated by pillars. The churchyard is enclosed by a masonry fence with arched gates. The Kelmė Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary houses an organ made by the Latvian company "Emil Martin & Co" in 1913. The organ's disposition is romantic, and its prospect is Neo-Gothic. On the left side of the churchyard stands a monument "For the Holy Years," erected in 2000. The side altars of the Kelmė church are adorned with paintings by Sofija Riomerienė. In 1926, she painted the Sacred Heart of Jesus (left of the pulpit) and St. Francis (right).

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