Pradžia places of interest top tourist attractions in zarasai region Place of Apparition of St. Mary The Virgin at lake Ilgis
Place of Apparition of St. Mary The Virgin at lake Ilgis
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At the midnight of July 30th of 1967, Juozas Kriauklys (15 years old) and his cousin Albina Skvarčinskaitė (16 years old) were riding home on motorcycle. Suddenly they saw the light on Ilgis lake and when they were riding over bridge, on rotten pole they saw spectacularly beautitul girl. Teenagers got scared, motorcycle engine got choked, so motorcycle made short distance on with engine off and then moved on. Neighter frightened teenagers asked the girl something, nor the girl said them something. 
After coming back home, Albina told everything her mom. Soon girl in her dream saw the same young woman, only now she appeared as St. Mary. Crying Mary asked why girl does not tell somebody what happened. When found out about apparition, dean of Imbradas parish, priest Jonas Jatulis admited that the girl who appeared was Mary. Although people began to visit place to pray and leave flowers, the real booming of visiting has started in one year.
Repressive towards religion freedoms, occupational government reacted the same fall: ordered to cut trees around, get rid of crossed, in holy places used to settle military or student camps. Flying choppers were spoting for numbers of cars, arriving to piligrimic place. Detained people were boarded on bus and used to bet let go 10 kilometers away. 
To give a sense to importance of this piligrimic sight of attraction, in summer of 2014 chapel of modern architecture was consecrated.

 

Contacts:

Address: Kamša village, Imbradas parish
GPS coordinates: 55.802899, 26.083725
Phone No. +370 385 37171, +370 682 40988
E-mail: turizmas@zarasai.lt
Website: www.visitzarasai.lt
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With children, District, Imbradas parish
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