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As the Lithuanian immigration to the United States increased, Lithuanians in Chicago established the Catholic cemetery of Saint Casimir in 1903. However, this cemetery would accept only Catholics for burials. The cemetery was controlled by Matas Kriaučiūnas, priest of St. George parish, who was suspected of embezzling parish's funds. [2]
St. Casimir Lithuanian Cemetery (Švento Kazimiero Kapinės at 4401 W. 111th Street) is a Lithuanian cemetery of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago on the edge of the southwest side of Chicago where many deceased Lithuanians are buried. [34] Lithuanian National Cemetery in Justice, Illinois [35]
Saint Benedict Cemetery 4600 W. 135th St., Crestwood: 1885 Catholic Saint Boniface Cemetery 4901 N. Clark St., Chicago: 1863 Primarily German Catholic [19] Saint Casimir Lithuanian Cemetery 4401 W. 111th St., Chicago: 1903 Primarily Lithuanian Catholic Saint Gabriel Cemetery 164th St. and Cicero Ave., Oak Forest: 1913 Catholic (Potter's Field)
Račkus' grave at Saint Casimir Catholic Cemetery. Račkus died in 1965 in Chicago, aged 72, and was buried at Saint Casimir Catholic Cemetery. In 1997, the former Pievų Street in Kaunas was named after him. [4]
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Marist High School is a private Catholic preparatory high school located in the Mount Greenwood neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois, operated by the Marist Brothers on behalf of the Archdiocese of Chicago. [3] Founded in 1963 as an all-male institution, the school became co-ed in 2002 and today educates over 1,700 young students each year. [4]
Lithuanian National Cemetery; Lithuanian Opera Company of Chicago; Lithuanian Research and Studies Center; N. ... Sisters of Saint Casimir; T. Telshe Yeshiva (Chicago) V.
Casimir Jagiellon (Latin: Casimirus; Lithuanian: Kazimieras; Polish: Kazimierz; 3 October 1458 – 4 March 1484) was a prince of the Kingdom of Poland and of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. The second son of King Casimir IV Jagiellon , he was tutored by Johannes Longinus , a Polish chronicler and diplomat.