Palūšė Wooden Church

The first church in Kuktiskes was built in 1604, when Benedict Vaina was the bishop. It has been rebuilt several times. 1644 a wooden church stood here, which was consecrated by the Bishop of Vilnius on June 9, 1689. Abraham Vaina. Then its foundation was stone. 1844 the act of visitation gives a more complete picture of that church. The church is covered with shingles, wall cladding boards, the facade is supported by four wooden columns, a tower on the facade and an iron cross on it. The other cross is at the back of the roof, above the high altar, the doors are lined and covered with fur, the windows are nine. The length of the church is 37, the width is 15, the height is 10 arsins (2 arsins - 1m). The sacristy is wooden, covered with planks, the doors are single, one window with iron grilles

Meanwhile, the brick belfry was built in 1876. Correspondence on its construction has been in place since 1873. Landowners A. Balcevicius, F. Jaloveckis, C. Svionteckis built the bell tower at their own expense, estimated at 4580 rb .. During the First World War, 3 bells were transported to Russia, only two returned after the war.

In 1788, Juozas Pomernackas, the owner of Leliunai manor, built the second Leliunai church. It was about 28 meters long, about 12 meters wide, in the shape of a cross, with a small tower. The land on which the church now stands was once donated by the landlord Butler. Over time, the old wooden church began to fall apart. New Church built in 1905.