Ričardas Mikutavičius (February 26, 1935 – July 1, 1998) was a Lithuanian priest, Doctor of Theology, poet, and one of the most famous collectors of art in Lithuania.
Mikutavičius was killed on June 30, 1998 during a robbery of his painting collection. His body was tossed into the Nemunas River and he was later buried in Petrašiūnai cemetery. Three defendants subsequently confessed to the murder and pointed to a fourth defendant as the mastermind of the crime.[2] On November 29, 2001 the monument for his honour was built.[3] Eighteen paintings from his collections are still missing.[4] Seventeen paintings that were found were shown to the public during a special exhibition dedicated to his 70th birthday in 2005.[5]
Literary worksedit
Although the fact that Mikutavičius was a poet and essayist was known, he didn't publish any of his poetry until the Sąjūdis times. In 1989 he introduced his first book "Kad Lietuva neišsivaikščiotų" in the Town Hall of Kaunas. Other books, "Poterių upė" (River of Prayers), "Šviesos spalvos" (Colours of Light), "Žaizdos metafizika" (Metaphysics of Injury), "Spindintis virš mūsų" (Shining above Us) and "Mirties vilties veidai" (Death's Hope's Faces), were published in 1990, 1992, 1995, 1998 and 1999 respectively.
ričardas, mikutavičius, february, 1935, july, 1998, lithuanian, priest, doctor, theology, poet, most, famous, collectors, lithuania, attended, 15th, kaunas, elementary, school, gymnasium, 1953, entered, kaunas, priest, seminary, became, priest, 1958, been, mem. Ricardas Mikutavicius February 26 1935 July 1 1998 was a Lithuanian priest Doctor of Theology poet and one of the most famous collectors of art in Lithuania He attended the 15th Kaunas elementary school and the 4th boy s gymnasium In 1953 he entered Kaunas Priest Seminary and he became a priest in 1958 He had been a member of the Union of Lithuanian writers since 1992 He was awarded the 3rd class Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas in 1993 1 Mikutavicius was killed on June 30 1998 during a robbery of his painting collection His body was tossed into the Nemunas River and he was later buried in Petrasiunai cemetery Three defendants subsequently confessed to the murder and pointed to a fourth defendant as the mastermind of the crime 2 On November 29 2001 the monument for his honour was built 3 Eighteen paintings from his collections are still missing 4 Seventeen paintings that were found were shown to the public during a special exhibition dedicated to his 70th birthday in 2005 5 Literary works editAlthough the fact that Mikutavicius was a poet and essayist was known he didn t publish any of his poetry until the Sajudis times In 1989 he introduced his first book Kad Lietuva neissivaiksciotu in the Town Hall of Kaunas Other books Poteriu upe River of Prayers Sviesos spalvos Colours of Light Zaizdos metafizika Metaphysics of Injury Spindintis virs musu Shining above Us and Mirties vilties veidai Death s Hope s Faces were published in 1990 1992 1995 1998 and 1999 respectively References edit Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas Huang Mel May 2 2000 News from Lithuania Central Europe Review 2 17 Retrieved 2008 03 18 in Lithuanian Memorial in Lithuanian Paintings found in Lithuanian Exhibition nbsp nbsp This article about a Lithuanian poet is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ricardas Mikutavicius amp oldid 1187862992, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
