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• Anthony, Saint 
  Roman Catholic Saint.
  Orthodox Church of the Holy Spirit, Vilnius, Lithuania
   
• Basanavicius, Dr. Jonas    b. 1851  d. 1927
  Writer. He was the first publisher of a Lithuanian language newspaper.
  Rasu Cemetery, Vilnius, Lithuania
   
• Basanavicius, Jonas   b. November 23, 1851  d. February 16, 1927
  Lithuanian Statesman. He was the patriarch of the Lithuanian National Movement in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and the first signer of the Lithuanian Declaration of Independence (1918). A physician by profession, Basanavicius was a prolific writer who rallied the Lithuanian nation to national consciousness which resulted in Lithuanian independence being achieved. His publication Ausra (The Dawn), first printed in 1883, was smuggled into Lithuania where it was read and cherished. He...[Read More] (Bio by: Frank Passic, Albion Historian)
  Rasos Cemetery, Vilnius, Lithuania
   
• Casimir, Saint   b. 1458  d. 1524
  Roman Catholic Saint. Lithuanian prince and patron Saint of Poland.
  Saint Casimir's Chapel, Vilnius Cathedral, Vilnius, Lithuania
   
• Ciurlionis, Mikalojus Konstantinas    b. 1875  d. 1911
  Lithuania's greatest artist and composer.
  Rasu Cemetery, Vilnius, Lithuania
   
• Eustachius    d. 188
  Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Saint.
  Orthodox Church of the Holy Spirit, Vilnius, Lithuania
   
• Geist, Edwin    b. July 31, 1902  d. December 10, 1942
  Composer. One of many gifted musicians killed by the Nazis, his music has only recently been rescued from obscurity. Edwin Ernst Moritz Geist was born in Berlin, and studied at the Conservatory there. He was a teacher, journalist, and occasional conductor in Germany until 1937, when the Reich Chamber of Music barred him from professional activity because he was half-Jewish. The following year he moved to Kaunas, Lithuania, where he married Jewish pianist Lyda Bagriansky and realized his...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
  Ninth Fort Holocaust Memorial, Kaunas, Lithuania
  Plot: Unmarked mass grave
   
• Ivan, Saint 
  Saint.
  Orthodox Church of the Holy Spirit, Vilnius, Lithuania
   
• Jagiellon, Alexander 
  Grand Duke of Lithuania and King of Poland, reigned 1492-1506.
  Saint Casimir's Chapel, Vilnius Cathedral, Vilnius, Lithuania
   
• Kondratowicz, Ludvik   b. 1823  d. 1862
  Poet and musician. This is probably the only funeral monument in the world to feature a hurdy-gurdy.
  Saint John's Church, Vilnius, Lithuania
   
• Lvov, Alexei Feodorovich    b. 1795  d. 1870
  Composer of the Russian tsarist national anthem (you can hear it near the end of the '1812' overture).
  Pazaislis Monastery, Kaunas, Lithuania
   
• Maironis, Jonas    b. 1872  d. 1932
  Writer, priest and patriot.
  Kaunas Cathedral, Kaunas, Lithuania
   
• Pilsudski, Marshal Josef [Heart only]    b. December 5, 1867  d. May 12, 1935
  Polish nationalist, soldier and expansionist.
  Rasu Cemetery, Vilnius, Lithuania
   
• Radvilaite, Barbora   b. 1520  d. 1551
  Polish Monarch. The Queen of Poland, she was the wife of Sigmund the Second and Duchess of Lithuania. (Bio by: girlofcelje)
  Saint Casimir's Chapel, Vilnius Cathedral, Vilnius, Lithuania
   
• Vladislav IV, Duke [Heart and 'guts']  
  Grand Duke of Lithuania, claimant to the throne of Sweden. (reigned 1632-1648).
  Saint Casimir's Chapel, Vilnius Cathedral, Vilnius, Lithuania
   
• Zalman, Eliyahu ben Shelomo 'Vilna Gaon'    b. 1720  d. 1797
  Rabbi, writer and philosopher. He is known as the Vilna Gaon.
  Saltoniskiu Cemetery, Vilnius, Lithuania
   

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