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Kretinga Lourdes Grotto

Kretinga Lourdes Grotto Kretinga Lourdes Grotto - Credit: Wikimedia Commons

One of the main symbols of Kretinga Town – the Lourdes Grotto replica dedicated to the Virgin Mary – was opened on 2 August 1933, in the presence of the then President of the Republic of Lithuania, Antanas Smetona, the Minister of Defence, Balys Giedraitis, and 25 thousand believers from all over Lithuania. Read more on Wikipedia

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