Author: Raminta Mačytė

Juozas Adomaitis graduated from Igliškėliai Elementary School, at the age of sixteen he joined the spring organization Igliauka Staples, and later the Igliauka Small Arms Squad. He was elected president in 1926. Love for stones was born by collecting them, splitting, bricking the foundations. It was a symbol of eternity, strength, permanence. Stones accompanied him all his life. Before the Second World War, the workers-stoners who built the road through Pamargius introduced J. Adamaitis to the peculiarities of the stones. After the death of his son in 1959 out of great sorrow, J. Adomaitis tried to blame the stone. Until 1982, when the sculptor J. Narušis visited him, J. Adomaitis worked unnoticed by anyone, as if he were talking to a stone on his own. He grew and formed under the influence of a natural environment, led by an individual creative need. J. Narušis donated a sculptor's chisels and hammers to process stones and turned the master's work in a new direction – more attention began to be paid to sculptural stone processing. In 1983, his works were first shown to a wider public – exhibited in Marijampolė cinema "Pergalė" hall. In 1985, his works were presented at a republican exhibition and awarded the First Degree Prize of the Ministry of Culture.

Juozas Zdebskis was a priest, one of the most famous post-war dissidents of the 20th century and a fighter for the rights of believers. He was ordained a priest in 1952. In 1964, he was imprisoned in Lukiškės for 1 year. In 1969, at the initiative of the authorities, the priest's certificate was temporarily withdrawn. In 1978 he founded the TTGKK. He was persecuted by the KGB and suffered chemical burns in 1980. He is believed to have died in a car accident as a victim of the KGB. He is buried in the churchyard of Rudamina Church. In 1999, a chapel was built in the village of Naujiena in memory of priest J. Zdedskis.

Juozapas Montvila was a priest and press officer who performed his soulful duty on the sinking ship Titanic until his death. He studied at Marijampole Gymnasium, Seinai Seminary of Priests. In 1908 he was ordained a priest and appointed to the parish of Augustavas Dean Lipsk. For secret spiritual service to units, the Tsarist authorities punished him: he was deprived to hold any position in pastoral. He edited the magazine "Šaltinis" published in Seinai, wrote sermons to the publication "Vadovas" for priests, and painted illustrations for some newspapers and books in Vilnius. Unable to perform the duties of a priest in Lithuania, he went to England. He was believed to have travelled to the US to work in the Atolas parish. The Titanic sailed across the Atlantic, which sank when it collided with an iceberg. On a sinking ship, he gave way to others, listened to confessions, comforted and reassured passengers until his death. In 2012, a monumental stone was unveiled at the site of Montvilai homestead in Nendriniškis.

To the northwest of Igliauka there is a farmstead surrounded by trees, where the buildings of the beginning of the last century stand. The farmstead has a large pond surrounded by a row of beautifully lined larch, and in the north there is an old beautiful garden. This is the birthplace of the writer Anzelmas Matutis-Matulevicius. Anzelmas Matutis was a teacher, writer, creator of children's literature, winner of many prizes. The talent of the poet A. Matutis was revealed early on – at the age of just 15 he created the first poem for children. The poet devoted all his talents to children's literature. Throughout his life, Matutis visited his homeland, interacted with the people of Igliauka, and often attended Igliauka High School. Many of the poet's works have been translated into the languages of foreign countries. The writer's books are published in a million copies. In 1984, the team "Margaspalvio genio kalve" was awarded the international H. K. Andersen diploma (by adding A. Matutis to the honorary book of prized writers). On May 20, 1989, Igliauka Secondary School was given the name of A. Matutis. Since October 29, 1988, one of the streets of Igliauka town has been named after him. In autumn 1997, a park was established near the farmstead. On May 19-29, 1999, the International Wood carving symposium "Igliauka 99" took place. The 19 sculptures created during the symposium show the way to the poet's birthplace and adorn the farmstead itself and the park planted by the countrymen. Homestead-museum supervisor — Algimantas Lanauskas. It can be visited by prior arrangement.

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In the village of Kūlokai, 5 km east of Liudvinavas, there is a home of the writer Kazys Boruta. Boruta studied at Liudvinavas primary school and later there went on holiday in the summer. In this place, an atreconstrued mill remained in the writer's former homestead. The name of the mill is reminiscent of the writer K. Boruta, who came from this region, and his folklore-motivated short story "Baltaragis Mill".

In 1871, J. Matulaitis was born in a farming family in the village of Lūginė in the ward of Šunskai. The remains of The Marion Monastic Refresher, who was blessed in 1987 by Pope John Paul II, have been resting in Marijampole's procathedral since 1934. In 1991 a chapel was built on the site of the blessed homeland, in the village of Lūginė by architect Zigmas Brazauskas. The vertical accent of the chapel tower marks the place of the blessed childhood and youth.