The Museum of the Village of Pious Women in Šilavotas
Contacts
11 Lašašos St, Naujasodis village, Šilavotas Parish, Prienai Distric Manucipality | Business hours
Tue to Fri between 9.00 to 18.00 (Lunch break 13.00 to 14.00)
Before arrival, please call: +370 687 24394 The museum is closed during the following holidays
If you wish to visit the museum at any other time, call +370 319 60379 |
For more than a hundred years, pious women lived in a solitary area. They played an important role in a rural community by taking care of villagers’ spiritual education, teaching writing and crafts and providing shelter to the unfortunate. |
They didn’t create families but lived a humble life and prayed for everyone. Being under the aegis of pious women, each person suffering from an illness was wrapped by their exceptional kindness.
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In the village of pious women, there were seven dwelling houses, some of them were bigger, but the others were really small. Concentrated buildings formed a certain separate settlement.
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The village of pious women and Šilavotas were connected by a pious women’s sculpture path. Devout women from the village used it to go to church every day. Nowadays, the path has become a symbol for Christian faith and a way to God’s home.
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