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    Motiejus Kazimieras Valančius (Polish: Maciej Kazimierz Wołonczewski, also known by his pen-name Joteika and Ksiądz Maciek; 1801–1875) was a Catholic...
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    part of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. It was also residence of Motiejus Valančius. Varniai as depicted in Carta marina One of the Varniai streets Samogitian...
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    Bishop Motiejus Valančius resisted Russification. He urged protest against closing of Catholic churches and organised book printing in Lithuania Minor...
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  • ancient Lithuanian highlanders and Samogitians) was printed in 1854. Motiejus Valančius (Muotiejos Valončios or Valontė) and one of his books “Palangos Juzė”...
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    Mečislovas Reinys Alfonsas Svarinskas (1925–2014) (lt:Alfonsas Svarinskas) Motiejus Valančius – bishop of Samogitia, historian and writer Kazimieras Vasiliauskas...
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    back to Samogitia where he lived in Varniai under the care of bishop Motiejus Valančius for a few years. He hoped to publish some of his works with bishop's...
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    that they were introduced in Samogitia by the initiative of bishop Motiejus Valančius. Later, at the end of the century the May devotions to the Blessed...
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    Žemaitė, and Smetona, though Smetona mostly edited works of Bishop Motiejus Valančius. The grammar was published in 1901 and became a fundamental work in...
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    Some were shot after crossing the border.[citation needed] In 1867, Motiejus Valančius, the Bishop of Samogitia, began to covertly organize and finance this...
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    priest. At age five, Tumas received his Confirmation from bishop Motiejus Valančius in Kaunas. He completed his elementary school studies in Kunigiškiai...
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  • he wrote sermons and edited the writings of the Lithuanian bishop Motiejus Valančius. He was praised by the Polish priest Czesław Falkowski [pl] for his...
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    Kingdom 2007 March 1 2 Litai €0.58 1993 Giedrius Jonaitis Obverse: Motiejus Valančius Reverse: Trakai Island Castle De La Rue Ltd., United Kingdom 2007...
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    Bielinis met two Lithuanian book smugglers who worked with bishop Motiejus Valančius and suggested that Bielinis make some money by distributing Lithuanian...
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    students. After the January Uprising of 1863, the seat of Bishop Motiejus Valančius was moved from Varniai to Kaunas on December 3, 1864. The Seminary...
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    it is an important part of the community, but also because Bishop Motiejus Valančius was baptised here. In 1883 the church burned down, and a new church...
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    poetry by Adam Mickiewicz), Latin, Lithuanian (e.g. works by bishop Motiejus Valančius). It suffered difficulties due to Russification policies that closed...
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    late Baroque style was built by Bishop Jan Dominik Łopaciński [pl]. Motiejus Valančius, future bishop, began his studies at the seminary in 1822. From 1845...
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  • Laurynas Ivinskis or history of the Samogitian Diocese published by Motiejus Valančius). Together with Franciszek Zatorski [pl] (Pranas Zatorskis), he translated...
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    Motiejus Valančius Library...
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    authority moved the Catholic Seminary of Varniai, prominent bishop Motiejus Valančius and Samogitian diocese institutions to Kaunas, where they were given...
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    educational institutions. Those were resisted by Lithuanians, led by Bishop Motiejus Valančius, among others. Lithuanians resisted by arranging printing abroad and...
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    southern nave with carved wood furnishings in the neo-gothic style. Motiejus Valančius, the bishop of Samogitia, who was also an historian and one of the...
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    library containing prayer books and the works of Laurynas Ivinskis, Motiejus Valančius and Petras Vileišis. Grinius's mother Ona Griniuvienė née Vosyliūtė...
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    fundamental Lithuanian grammar and on editing the works of Bishop Motiejus Valančius. In summer 1902, Povilas Višinskis organized the first meeting of...
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    identity, which were persistently defended by Bishop of Samogitia Motiejus Valančius. Valančius spread faith, sobriety, and literacy among Lithuanians. Lithuania...
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    was also from the Lithuanian nobility and was a relative of Bishop Motiejus Valančius. Their estates had 350 hectares (860 acres) of land, owned 40 cows...
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    While visiting Kaunas, Šliūpas received confirmation from bishop Motiejus Valančius. Finally, Šliūpas was admitted to a preparatory class of the Mitau...
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    the ban, both legal and illegal, was largely initiated by bishop Motiejus Valančius, who petitioned the government to exempt prayer books from the ban...
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    of culture at the time. He collaborated with Simonas Daukantas and Motiejus Valančius on plans to establish the first Lithuanian-language periodical Pakeleivingas...
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    seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Panevėžys. In 1860, bishop Motiejus Valančius began preparations for construction of a new church in Panevėžys....
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