Church of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Venta
Church in Venta, Lithuania
56°11′25″N 22°41′19″E / 56.19028°N 22.68861°E / 56.19028; 22.68861The Church of the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary (Lithuanian: Ventos Švč. Mergelės Marijos Nekaltojo Prasidėjimo bažnyčia) is a Roman Catholic church in Venta, Akmenė District, Lithuania. It belongs to the Diocese of Telšiai. It was constructed in 2009.
History
In 1991, the parish was founded and a temporary house of prayer was established in a former kindergarten.[1] The church was completed in 2009. Its main patrons were the family of Ivanas Paleičikas.
The church is also called the Lithuanian Millennium Church because it was the only church built in Lithuania in 2009.[1][2]
The church was designed by architects Vytautas Marcinkus and Regina Miceikienė. It was built by Akmeresta using German sourced materials.
Architecture
The building is frame and white brick, rectangular plan with one non-projecting tower, and a three-walled apse. The facades have thermal insulation finishing panels.[3] The church has a rectangular tower, and two bays with a pyramidal roof. The windows are mainly semi-circular and arched. The interior is rear, with one nave. There is no ceiling, and expressive constructions are suspended in their place. The church bell was brought by the pastor Anupras Gauronskas from Germany.[4]
References
- ^ a b "Ventos Švč. Mergelės Marijos Nekaltojo Prasidėjimo parapija".
- ^ "Bažnyčios bokštai garsiai šeimai užstojo mirties šešėlį" [The church towers cast the shadow of death on a famous family] (in Lithuanian). Lietuvos rytas. Archived from the original on 2009-09-22.
- ^ "Šiltas ir puošnus fasadas" [A warm and ornate facade]. statybajums.lt (in Lithuanian). 26 July 2012.
- ^ "» VENTOS ŠVČ. MERGELĖS MARIJOS NEKALTOJO PRASIDĖJIMO BAŽNYČIA Akmenės krašto enciklopedinis žodynas" (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 2022-10-08.
