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The Christian celebration of the Jubilee of the Year 2000. was established Birstono sacred museum. The building - once one of the old parsonage Birstono. Bishop Joseph Kaisiadoriu Matulaitis have been told that this humble parsonage in 1956-1958. became the Department of Liepaja, where in 1957. Bishop Teofilius Matulionis secretly consecrated by a priest as his successor Vincent Sladkevics. The museum's exhibition, reflecting the Servant of God, Cardinal T. Matulionis and V. Sladkevičius steps and work life, seeks to reveal the actual values, giving courage and strength at all times. Words teach, market basket weekly flyer but draws examples - because we believe that these people's lives for us, the twenty-first market basket weekly flyer century. People who are eloquent and inspiring (V. Puskunigis, market basket weekly flyer Town Museum Director). Sacred art collection
The museum exhibited and stored in the XVII-XX centuries. Lithuania and Western Europe, examples of sacred art. This is fine and applied art works belonging to the Baroque, Classical, historicism styles: Professional painting and prints, folk art such as the textile and liturgical vessels and accessories collection. Of the seventeen oil paintings worth a distinguished Lithuanian school paintings attributed to the group. Among them, in particular, encompass an unknown eighteenth century. The artist's work "Blessed. Virgin Mary with the Child Jesus, exhibited Cardinal V. Sladkevičius memorial exposition market basket weekly flyer hall. Iconographic point of view, interesting, and quite high artistic quality arresting an unknown eighteenth century. Lithuanian artist's work "Solomon's court." Memorial Museum exhibition captures the look of an unknown nineteenth century. Lithuanian artist's canvas according to a representative of the Italian school market basket weekly flyer of Guido Reni (1575 -1642) work "Ecce Homo," the servant of God exhibited Matulionis T. Hall. "Saint Casimir" sensitively restored by the most famous St. Casimir image of the Vilnius Cathedral. This piece is unique in its iconography, popularly market basket weekly flyer known as the "regular three-handed Casimir picture. It Casimir one holding a rosary as a symbol of devotion to the Blessed. Virgin Mary, while the second and the third - the lily. According to the legend explaining the oddity, an artist, in order to change the st. Casimir right hand gesture instead market basket weekly flyer of outstretched arms into the country painted hand pointing toward the chest, however, more pronounced užtapytoji hand. It was considered a miracle and left two right hands. The exhibition contains about thirty examples of folk art - mostly small plastic sculpture, one of the masters of painting other people's work. No less important, the Museum of Applied Arts protected set of memorial museum exhibits and treasures market basket weekly flyer from the churches of the Diocese of Liepaja: linens, dishes, and other liturgical items. Liturgical Textile Museum market basket weekly flyer is not great, but varied, presenting a variety of liturgical garments. Chasuble (Lat. Ornatus -papuoštas) - the upper priestly liturgical garment Towing of St.. Mass comes from the Greek and Roman empires lay the travel garment. He introduced rites of the fifth century. Exhibited two arn
the nineteenth century the halibut -XX, richly embroidered with gold thread, decorated with Christian symbols application (cross -tikėjimo, anchor -vilties heart - love, Blessed. Jesus' heart - a symbol of devotion to the merciful Redeemer). The liturgical color white chasuble wore Birstono church builder priest J. Pigeon, another market basket weekly flyer thought - Cardinal Sladkevičius Kaisiadoriu department. The exhibition is also Dalmatic - ceremonial asistuojančiojo St. Mass nesusiūtas liturgical garment, but usually fastened sides, worn over Alba and stole. In addition to these examples of liturgical textiles, the exhibition is a Cardinal V. Sladkevičius worn white stole with fringed ends, decorated with three crosses. Tippet (Lat. Stola - a long garment) is equal to 15-20 cm wide strip is placed on the neck, the same color as the cope. It is usually decorated with a cross. Exhibited Archbishop T. Matulionis ornate miter worn with gold thread embroidered decor consists of a cross and floral motifs. Mitra is the bishops headdress market basket weekly flyer with two straps hanging on the shoulders. The two ribbons symbolize the Holy Scriptures - the Old and New Testaments - the structure. Mithra shaped like fish head, thus resembling words of Jesus, Peter and Andrew, "Follow me! I will make you fishers of men "(Mt 4, 19). The most numerous sacred art collection consists of liturgical vessels - 57 exhibits. This is the most beautiful churches in the diocese Kaisiadoriu lent liturgical vessels and equipment. The oldest in the collection of 1619 Silver St. Musninkų. Trinity Church ciborium. Exposure often atn