Society of Saint Casimir
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The Society of Saint Casimir was a Lithuanian society that published Lithuanian-language books and periodicals, many on Roman Catholic church and faith. Established in 1905, right after the Lithuanian
Former building of the printing press Šviesa
Mečislovas Leonardas Paliulionis was a Roman Catholic bishop of the Diocese of Samogitia from 1883 until his death in 1908.
Society of Saint Casimir
…construction of a new church. They established a publishing company Šaltinis (stream, source), chaired by Vincentas Jarulaitis. Bishop of Samogitia Mečislovas Leonardas Paliulionis approved the initiative but was dissatisfied that the organization was not based in Kaunas. Therefore, he called a meeting of about 20 members of the…
Sketch of Paliulionis, drawn c. 1901
The Chapel of the Blessed Sacrament, added to Kaunas Cathedral during Paliulionis' tenure as bishop of Samogitia.
Photo of Paliulionis, taken sometime in the 1890s–1900s