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Salantai monument for commemoration of the sufferings of the Lithuanian nation

In 1989, the monument for commemoration of the sufferings of the Lithuanian nation during the period of 1941–1952 was erected by the stone sculptor Vilius Orvidas (on 16 August 1989, Vilius made vow of the Lithuanian Order of Friars Minor (Ordo Fratrum Minorum) and chose the name of the brother Gabriele). The construction was sponsored by Salantai Support Group of the Reform Movement of Lithuania.