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Uoginiai St. Mary Magdalene Chapel

Church

Uoginiai St. Mary Magdalene Chapel was built in 1716. It is a monument of regional significance protected by the state. The church was included into the Register of Cultural Property ​​on December 31, 1997. Uoginiai chapel has an octagonal plan with an open gable porch at the main entrance. Instead of a belfry, there is a small quadrangular turret with a bell on the roof of the open gable porch. There are forged crosses on the chapel spiers. The church has walls, made of vertical boards, wide double-hung doors and ornate windows with decorative cornices. There is a memorial plaque near the entrance to the chapel, commemorating the poet Antanas Strazdas, who served as a priest in Uoginiai.

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