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Daily Archives: April 24, 2023

The Hill of the Crosses: A Triumph of Relentless Faith

It’s a simple shrine. Just outside of the northern city of Sialuliai, Lithuania on a hilly expanse of cleared land, forested on one side and bordered by streams; a monument like no other I’ve see. It’s origin is a mystery. It is a holy place. Thousands of metal and wooden crosses draped with rosaries, medals and statues of saints, towering images of Jesus Christ, pictures of the VIrgin Mother. Placed …