Hill of the Three Crosses
This site commemorates the martyrdom of 14 Franciscan missionaries in the 14th Century who were killed on this spot by the Pagans of the time. The first crosses were erected in 1613 and made of wood. Reinforced concrete crosses were erected in 1916, exactly 300 years after the first crosses were built. The Soviet authorities later destroyed the site, as the regime allowed for no religion, but once Lithuania regained independence, three further crosses were rebuilt in their original place and symbolise the beginning of Christianity in Lithuania.
Hill of the Three Crosses
This site commemorates the martyrdom of 14 Franciscan missionaries in the 14th Century who were killed on this spot by the Pagans of the time. The first crosses were erected in 1613 and made of wood. Reinforced concrete crosses were erected in 1916, exactly 300 years after the first crosses were built. The Soviet authorities later destroyed the site, as the regime allowed for no religion, but once Lithuania regained independence, three further crosses were rebuilt in their original place and symbolise the beginning of Christianity in Lithuania.