Jonas Ladiga
1869–1953 (age 84)
Biography
Jonas Ladiga shepherded his parishioners with deep faith, guiding communities through the social shifts of the independent republic and the shadow of foreign rule that followed.
He offered pastoral care, education, and moral counsel that nurtured Catholic life in the countryside, and his quiet courage through years of pressure ensured that a sustaining spiritual presence remained in Gulbinėnai.