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Plungė Deanery

Kantaučių Švč. Mergelės Marijos Nekaltojo Prasidėjimo bažnyčia

Built 1852 Age 174 yr Coord. 55.9037, 22.0521
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About the Church

The Church of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Kantaučiai is a wooden church, built in 1852 and standing in the village of Kantaučiai, 12 km east of the town of Plungė. The church's style is vernacular architecture, and local residents tell of apparitions associated with it. The churchyard fence is of stone masonry, and the organ loft is fitted above the entrance. The church's dedication is to the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The altar was richly polychromed and gilded, and the ensemble itself was completed in the 18th century. The contribution of master woodcarvers is evident.

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