easter Archives | Faith and Facts https://www.faithandfacts.com/tag/easter/ Exploring the intersection between personal faith and public life. Thu, 09 Mar 2017 04:48:02 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.4 Lithuania’s Hill of Crosses https://www.faithandfacts.com/lithuania%e2%80%99s-hill-of-crosses/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=lithuania%25e2%2580%2599s-hill-of-crosses https://www.faithandfacts.com/lithuania%e2%80%99s-hill-of-crosses/#comments Tue, 24 Mar 2009 03:11:01 +0000 http://www.faithandfacts.com/?p=1853 There are tens of thousands of crosses planted on a hillside in Lithuania. The Hill of Crosses (Kryžiu Kalnas) is located in northern Lithuania near Šiauliai – the fourth largest city in the country. No one knows for sure why the custom started, but the crosses began appearing in the 14th century. Over the years, […]

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