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Monument to Jurgis Ambraziejus Pabrėža

On June 26th, 1993, a monument dedicated to Jurgis Ambrozijus Pabrėža (1771-1849), who was a renowned Samogitian naturalist, preacher, herbalist, and healer of the body and soul, was unveiled and consecrated in the square (in place of the chapel) that lies in front of the Kretinga Franciscan Monastery in the celebration of the 740th anniversary of the first mentioning of the city of Kretinga in the Livonian Chronicle. Algirdas Bosas, a sculptor, and Saulius Manomaitis, an architect, are responsible for the statue.