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The first church was built prior to 1625 but according to sources, the church that was located in Pikeliai was destroyed in 1625 by a Protestant Melchioras Bilevičius who took the remains of the church to his manor in Griežė. However, the church was quickly rebuilt because it was mentioned in written
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The church has three naves and a three-wall apse, seven ornate and colorful altars. The high altar was created c. 1752, the altar of St. Michael c. 1785. The plasticity of the wooden altars imitates stone architecture.
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The church is rectangle, without towers, with low ceiling and tall roof. There are 7 altars that reflect the styles of baroque and local vernacular architecture.
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The interior architecture of the church was determined by those who supported the construction of it, i.e.
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Currently, the church is a filial of Mažeikiai parish of St. Francis of Assisi.
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border. Pikeliai' church is the oldest Roman Catholic church in
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Current wooden church was built in 1752 and consecrated by
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18th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Lithuania
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Affiliation
Roman Catholic
District
Mažeikiai District Municipality
Year consecrated
Pikeliai
Lithuania
Geographic coordinates
56°25′6″N 22°6′33″E / 56.41833°N 22.10917°E / 56.41833; 22.10917
Church
Style
baroque
Lithuanian vernacular architecture
Materials
Lithuanian
Samogitian
Roman Catholic church
Pikeliai

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