St. John the Baptist Church, Židikai

St. John the Baptist Church Šv. Jono Krikštytojo bažnyčia
Židikai Church of St. John the Baptist
Basic information
Location	Židikai, Lithuania
Affiliation	Roman Catholic
Year consecrated	1862
Architectural description
Architectural type	Church
Architectural style	Classicism and Romanticism
Completed	1821
Specifications
Direction of façade	North
Materials	stone

St. John the Baptist Church (Lithuanian: Šv. Jono Krikštytojo bažnyčia, Samogitian: Žėdėku šv. Juona Krėkštītoja bažnīče) is a Roman Catholic church in Židikai, Lithuania. It is located in the west of Mažeikiai district municipality, near the road Mažeikiai-Skuodas.

History

Interior of the Church

The community worshiped in a wooden chapel as early as 1636. The current towerless stone church, constructed in 1821, reflects Classicism and Romantic period features.

In 1842 the current belfry was built. In 1853 there was established a parish and priest Jonas Vaškevičius became the first parson of Židikai parish. Around 1861 the church was renovated and decorated. On 20 May 1862 bishop of Samogitia Motiejus Valančius consecrated the church.^[1]

In 1900 current pastorage was built. In this building from 1915 until her death in 1930 lived Lithuanian author and educational Šatrijos Ragana. In her honor wooden cross was built in churchyard.

In 1940-1944 the priest at that time Vaclovas Martinkus built a new two storey pastorage of stone however it was nationalised by the soviets and became a hospital.^[2]

Priests who had worked in Židikai church (since 1897)

Vincentas Bogdišenka (1897-1906)
Juozapas Baltrukėnas (1906-1915)
Kazimieras Bukontas (1915–1939)
Vaclovas Martinkus (1940–1945)
Juozapas Našlėnas (1945–1949)
Povilas Repšys (1949–1957)
Juozapas Rutalė (1957–1969)
Jonas Petrauskis (1969–1972)
Stanislovas Ežerinskas (1972–1974)
Domininkas Giedra (1975–1983)
Antanas Gylys (1983–1991)
Vytautas Gedvainis (1991–1992)
Romualdas Žulpa (1992–1997)
Rimantas Gudlinkis (1997–1999)
Vytautas Vaidila (1999–2009)
Egidijus Jurgelevičius (2009–2016)
Antanas Šimkus (2016-present)

References

↑ Kazys Misius. Iš Židikų dvaro ir miestelio praeities. Kn. Židikai. - Mažeikiai, 2008. - 182 p. - P. 19-20. ISBN 978-9955-911-01-2.
↑ Kazys Misius. Iš Židikų dvaro ir miestelio praeities. Kn. Židikai. - Mažeikiai, 2008. - 182 p. - P. 28. ISBN 978-9955-911-01-2.

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