Viekšnių bažnyčia ir parapija nuo XIX a. vidurio iki šių dienų

LTStraipsnyje apžvelgiama Viekšnių parapijos istorija nuo mūrinės bažnyčios statybos iki šių dienų. Taip pat rašoma apie Viekšnių parapijos filijas - Leckavos, Mažeikių ir Užlieknės bažnyčias. Pateikiamas Viekšniuose dirbusių kunigų sąrašas, o kunigavusių nuo XIX a. antrosios pusės - ir biogramos. [Iš leidinio]Reikšminiai žodžiai: Leckavos bažnyčia; Mažeikių bažnyčia; Užlieknės bažnyčia; Viekšnių bažnyčia; Viekšnių bažnyčia, klebonija, bažnyčios žemė, Viekšnių parapija, Viekšnių katalikiškos organizacijos, Leckavos bažnyčia, Mažeikių bažnyčia, Užlieknės bažnyčia, Viekšnių parapijos kunigai; Viekšnių parapija; Viekšnių parapijos kunigai; Catholic organizations of the Viekšniai; Church land; Church of Leckava; Church of Mažeikiai; Church of Užlieknė; Church of Viekšniai; Leckava church; Mažeikiai church; Parish of Viekšniai; Priest of Viekšniai parish; Priests of the parish of Viekšniai; Rectory; Užlieknė church; Viekšniai church; Viekšniai parish.

ENThe design of a brick church in Viekšniai created by the architect Karolis Gregotovičius was approved in 1841. in 1843 the Minister of State Property gave permission to build the Viekšniai church and collect donations for that purpose. It was decided to have the church built in another location. The cornerstone was consecrated in 1844. Bricks for construction were made in a makeshift brickyyard built for that purpose. Bishop Motiejus Valancius consecrated the new church in May 1855. In the sarticle, the later repair and interior decoration works are described. During World War I the Viekšniai church was wrecked, its interior burned down, and only the brick walls remained standing. In 1920 a design for its restoration was created. Thе church was rebuilt by the efforts of the dean Izidorius Gudavičius in 1921. In 1939 the wooden parts of the church tower burned down. On 27 June l941 soldiers of the Red army with local accomplices killed the Viekšniai dean Jonas Navickas. After the fire of 1939 the church tower was rebuilt in l942. In 1944 in the course of military actions brik walls were ruined, and the roof was damaged in many places. Church repair and decoration works of the post-war period are discussed.The architecture of the Viekšniai church is characterized by the stylistics of Romanticism. The Viekšniai parish had several chapels of ease, The historical development of the Leckava church built before 1647, and short biographies of its curates are presented, The article contains a description of the Mažeikiai church in the Period when it was a chapel of ease of Viekšniai, and the wooden chapel of Užlieknė (a church from 1930), which was built in the Viekšniai parish before 1741. Data about the Viekšniai parish and the settlements under its jurisdiction is systemized in statistical tables. Short biographical information about the priests who worked in Viekšniai from the 19th to 21st centuries is attached. [From the publication]