Maironis

Also known as Jonas Mačiulis, Jonas Maironis-Mačiulis

Maironis was the pen name of Jonas Mačiulis (2 November 1862 – 28 June 1932), a Lithuanian Roman Catholic priest and one of the most known and influential Lithuanian poets, especially of the period of the Lithuanian press ban. He was called the Bard of Lithuanian National Revival ().

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Born: 1862
Died: 1932
Works: 18

Top works

Musu vargai
Izbrannoe
GRAŽI TU MANO
MusÅ³ vargai
Baladės

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Total plays: 217

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Recent publications · Crossref

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Abstract Su604: Telecommunicator Guided Repositioning to the Floor During Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
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Key facts

Writer.pseudonym: Maironis
Writer.birth_place: manor, Kaunas Governorate, Russian Empire
Writer.image: Jonas_Maciulis-Maironis.jpg
Writer.name: Jonas Mačiulis
Writer.death_place: Kaunas, Lithuania
Writer.resting_place: Kaunas Cathedral Basilica
Writer.genre: Romanticism
Writer.occupation: Priest, poet, playwright

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Wikidata facts

Image: Jonas Maciulis-Maironis.jpg

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Commons category: Maironis
date of birth: 1862-10-21
date of death: 1932-06-28
Commons gallery: Maironis
pseudonym: Maironis

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Contents

Life
Early years
Ecclesiastical and academic career
In Saint Petersburg
In Lithuania
World War I
Interwar
Works
Death and legacy
References
Bibliography
External links

In his poetry, he expressed the national aspirations of the Lithuanian National Revival and was highly influential in Lithuanian society and poetry. The Maironian school in Lithuanian literature was named after him. Maironis was active in public life. However, the Lithuanian literary historian Juozas Brazaitis writes that Maironis was not.