The building complex of the Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary

The Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary stands on the bank of the Kupiškis Lagoon, in Palėvenėlė village. A wooden chapel was built in 1769. The owner of the manor, Kazimieras Moigis, built a brick church (1803) after the wooden chapel burned down. Metrical books started to be written since 1851. Domininkas Šafronas served as a priest in Palėvenėlė from 1864 to 1904 and the Doctor of Theology and Philosophy Simonas Šultė served as a priest from 1917 to 1920 (both buried in the churchyard). The church was repaired and a brick sacristy was built in 1910. In spite of being damaged during the First World War, the church was repaired after the war. Palėvenėlė belonged to Kupiškis parish until 1926. Stanislovas Baltrimas (1923 - 1926 ) renovated the church, replaced the roof, completed the construction of farm buildings and made sure that Palėvenėlė became parish. The first pastor Antanas Pauliukonis (1926 - 1929) painted the church and replaced the roof of the bell tower. Pastor Kazimieras Pukenis (1932 - 1935) built a stable and a barn. Bronius Jareckas served as a pastor from 1941 to 1947. He rebuilt the turrets knocked down during the war, 3 altars and covered the roof of the presbytery. The church is of Classicism style and has Baroque elements. It is aisleless (18.8 x 10.3 m) and has two turrets. There are three altars inside. The church fence is made of stone, the belfry, built in 1803, stands in the gate of the fence.