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Maironis
Sign in to saveMaironis 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 ().
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1862
- Died
- 1932
- Works
- 18
Top works
- Musu vargai
- Izbrannoe
- GRAŽI TU MANO
- Musų vargai
- Baladės
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 32
- Total plays
- 217
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Recent publications · Crossref
1 total works indexed
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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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Key dates
- Born
- 21 October 1862
- Died
- 28 June 1932
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Lithuania
- Place of death
- Kaunas
- Educated at
- Kaunas Priest Seminary
- Languages spoken
- Lithuanian
- Religion
- Catholic Church
- Field of work
- theology
- Image
- Jonas Maciulis-Maironis.jpg
Article
12 sectionsContents
- Life
- Early years
- Ecclesiastical and academic career
- In Saint Petersburg
- In Lithuania
- World War I
- Interwar
- Works
- Death and legacy
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
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 ().
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.
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1862 births1932 deaths19th-century Lithuanian poets19th-century Lithuanian Roman Catholic priests20th-century Lithuanian poets20th-century Lithuanian Roman Catholic priestsLithuanian Catholic poetsPeople from RaseiniaiPeople of the Lithuanian National RevivalPolish-language Lithuanian writersPolish-language poetsSaint Petersburg Roman Catholic Theological Academy alumni