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Revelation of Lord Ylakiai. For the Virgin Mary, the maintenance (repair, restoration) of the church towers and cornices was carried out in 2019-2020. During this time the north and south towers were arranged, the main pediment from an altitude of 8.98 meters to the tops of the towers, culminating in the blacksmith’s steel crosses.
Ylakiai church is a state protected object
Revelation of Lord Ylakiai. The Church of the Virgin Mary was built in 1894. The first houses of worship in the city appeared in 1640, later new ones were built in their place. Construction was not always successful, in 1744. A new church was built in 1806. It has already been written that it is old and crumbling, true, then refined: part of the building and the towers had been rebuilt recently, only due to a Shabby roof that turned into ruins.
Photo by KIC / Revelation of the Lord of Ylakiai St. Church of the Virgin Mary in full repair.
1880 A fire broke out in Ylakiai and the church burned down. In 1894, a new brick church was erected. Its towers are said to be specially built pointed like a nobility to match the town’s name.
The church got its name from the Blessed Revelation of the Lord. In the name of the Virgin Mary, in 1897. consecrated by Bishop M. Paliulionis. To this day, 3 wooden benches have survived inside, made in 1765, 1768. and 1795. It is believed that they were also in a wooden church.
Ylakiai Church is registered in the Register of Immovable Cultural Property of the Republic of Lithuania. It has been granted the status of Protected Object by the State.
Protected against harsh weather conditions and lightning
“We started maintenance work only after the designers assessed the condition of the church – UAB Klaipėdos projekts. During the preparation of the maintenance project, the valuable characteristics of the building and those whose restoration and management works are foreseen in this project were identified ”, said Zigmas Arcišauskas, director of the maintenance project of the Cultural Infrastructure Center (KIC), which managed All the project.
Photo from KIC / Revelation of the Lord of Ylakiai St. Church of the Virgin Mary
The focus was on the impressive church towers – they were already heavily influenced by time, with the red brick walls crumbling. The damage caused over time was easy to assess with the naked eye. And a closer look revealed that the wooden roof structures were also affected by rot, and other damage became apparent.
A short list of necessary management works (restoration, repair) was formed. The most notable arranged towers are: restored red ceramic brick masonry, tower crosses and pediment forged in renovated metal; The roof of the towers, the main pediment and the part between the towers were changed, a new sheet of zinc was covered.
A considerable part of the work remained hidden from prying eyes. For example, restoration of wooden roof structures (beams) of towers by changing or prosthetic areas damaged by rot; replacing rot-damaged tower beam floors with new ones; the production and replacement of wooden panels, ventilation louvers (louvers) and wooden windows covering the arched openings of the tower in accordance with the analogues; such works appear to be invisible from the side, but they are necessary for the building to retain its original appearance for as long as possible. And the fact that the updated details are no different from the old ones only shows the professionalism of the restorers.
By the way, the church is now protected not only from the weather, unfavorable weather conditions, but also from lightning: the building’s lightning protection has been repaired, new lightning rods and a grounding circuit have been installed.
The price of maintenance work performed – 198.6 thousand. euros. Most of this amount was allocated from the state budget in accordance with the implementation program of the Agreement between the Republic of Lithuania and the Holy See on cooperation in the field of education and culture (heritage management), and the Skuodas District Municipality also contributed. The works were carried out by UAB Telšių meistras.
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