Subačius Holy Trinity Church

Holy Trinity Church is located in Kupiškis district, Subačius township, on the left bank of Viešinta River (left tributary of Lėvuo River). The brick church was built in 1884 and has elements of Neo-Romanticism and Neo-Baroque. The first church was built by Jeronimas Valavičius in 1590. The church got 2 voloks of land, Bražiškiai village and 2 plots for a school in 1591. The nobles were obliged to pay the priest 10 zlotai per volok each year. In spite of being damaged in 1655, the church was soon rebuilt. The folwark of Kumpiniškis or Bražiškiai presbytery is mentioned in 1668. Subačius (Kumpiniškis) church is mentioned in 1669. It was wooden, rectangular and had 3 altars. The church was consecrated in 1674. There was a parochial school since 1777. The poet Antanas Strazdas served as a priest in Subačius from 1791 to 1792. Budrionių and Račiupėnų villages belonged to the church in 1832. The newly built brick church was consecrated by bishop Mečislovas Paliulionis on May 22, 1884. The churchyard masonry fence was built in 1888. The branch of the Lithuanian Catholic Sobriety Society operated in the church from 1908 to 1914. During the First World War, the church was damaged. In the concern of the priest P. Kazlauskas the church was repaired and the roof was covered with tin in 1925. The members of Lithuanian Catholic youth organization, called “Pavasaris” (literally: spring) formed their group in 1918. In the concern of vicar Juozas Bardišauskas the parish hall was built from 1933 to 1934. The church has a rectangular plan (55 x 26 m), two towers. The interior divided into 3 naves and there are 3 altars.