Location Židikai, Lithuania Completed 1821 Materials stone Phone +370 443 43234 Year consecrated 1862 | Architectural type Church Direction of façade North Opened 1821 Affiliation Catholic Church Architectural styles Classicism, Romanticism | |
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Address M. Pečkauskaitės gatvė 31, Židikai 89442, Lithuania Similar St Isidore Church - Renavas, M Peckauskaites ‑ Satrijos, Pikeliu Svc Trejybes baznycia, Dautarai Manor | ||
St. John the Baptist Church (Lithuanian: Šv. Jono Krikštytojo bažnyčia, Samogitian: Žėdėku šv. Juona Krėkštītoja bažnīče) is a Roman Catholic church in Židikai, Lithuania. It is located in the west of Mažeikiai district municipality, near the road Mažeikiai-Skuodas.
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History
The community worshiped in a wooden chapel as early as 1636. The current towerless stone church, constructed in 1821, reflects Classicism and Romantic period features.
In 1842 the current belfry was built. In 1853 there was established a parish and priest Jonas Vaškevičius became the first parson of Židikai parish. Around 1861 the church was renovated and decorated. On 20 May 1862 bishop of Samogitia Motiejus Valančius consecrated the church.
In 1900 current pastorage was built. In this building from 1915 until her death in 1930 lived Lithuanian author and educational Šatrijos Ragana. In her honor wooden cross was built in churchyard.
In 1940-1944 the priest at that time Vaclovas Martinkus built a new two storey pastorage of stone however it was nationalised by the soviets and became a hospital.