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Sorų (St. Anthony of Padua) Chapel

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Žemaitija National Park Directorate

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Sorų St. Anthony of Padua Chapel, known as Sorų Chapel, stands at the junction of three parishes – Alsėdžiai, Gegrėnai, and Žemaičių Kalvarija – symbolizing unity and peace among different communities. Interestingly, the name derives from the ancient Samogitian language, where the words "anger, quarrel" were replaced with "sora," indicating that the chapel serves as a place of reconciliation and community. The chapel was built in 1917 at the initiative of Klemensas Daugėla, the owner of Daugėlai Manor. According to legends, Swedish soldiers burned down a church that previously stood here in the 17th century. During the Soviet occupation, Marian monks residing at Daugėlai Manor conducted Masses,

weddings, and baptisms in the chapel. Although the manor's owners were later exiled, the chapel survived, and its caretaker even covered it with tin cans to protect it. Local residents share legends about a resonant bell and a statue of Mary that once resided in the bell tower but mysteriously disappeared. There are also tales of a cemetery nearby where many infants and young children are buried, and of a partisan bunker that was located beneath the chapel. While the chapel's interior is not accessible to visitors, it is maintained by priests from the Žemaičių Kalvarija parish. The chapel remains a place filled with stories and mysteries, inviting contemplation of the past and the spirit of community.

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