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M. Valančiaus gatvė 6

Vincentas Sladkevičius

Žasliai, Kaišiadorys 1920 - Kaunas 2000
Lithuanian Cardinal, Archbishop of Kaunas from 1989 to 1996
(Wikipedia)

Arūnas Sakalauskas
2001

Description

Monument of red granite shaped like a gat. On the main slab is a full length bronze relief portrait of Cardinal Sladkevičius. The keystone shows the cardinal's coat of arms.

Inscription(s)

padaryk mane gerumo ženklu

Vincentas Kard. Sladkevičius

šiame name 1990–2000 m. gyveno
šventosios romos bažnyčios kardinolas
vincentas sladkevičius mic

Make kindness mark me(transl.?)

Vincentas Kard. Sladkevičius

In this house, from 1990-2000, lived
the Cardinal of the Holy Roman Church
Vincentas Sladkevičius M.I.C.

Sculptor

Arūnas Sakalauskas (Telšiai 1952), Lithuanian sculptor (Wikipedia - Biography).

Sources & Information

Kauno apskrities viešoji biblioteka, Žymūs Kauno žmonės: atminimo įamžinimas

Locatie (N 54°53'51" - E 23°53'19") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: lt119; Photograph: 14 July 2013
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