Church of St. Michael the Archangel, Gargždai

{{Short description|Roman Catholic church in Gargždai, Lithuania built in 1990}}

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|building_name=Church of St. Michael the Archangel
Šv. arkangelo Mykolo bažnyčia

|image=Church of St. Michael the Archangel in Garžgdai, Lithuania in 2020.png

|caption=Façade of the church in 2020

|location=Gargždai, Lithuania

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|religious_affiliation=Roman Catholic

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|consecration_year=1990

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|leadership=Roman Catholic Diocese of Telšiai

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|architect=Vladas Lučinskas

|architecture_type=Church

|architecture_style=Postmodernism

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|year_completed=1990

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|height_max=22 meters

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The Church of St. Michael the Archangel ({{langx|lt|Šv. arkangelo Mykolo bažnyčia}}) is a Roman Catholic church in Gargždai, Lithuania.{{cite web |title=Gargždų Šv. arkangelo Mykolo parapija |url=https://telsiuvyskupija.lt/parapijos/gargzdai |website=Roman Catholic Diocese of Telšiai |access-date=15 December 2024 |language=lt}}{{cite web |last1=Misius |first1=Kazys |title=Gargždai |url=https://www.vle.lt/straipsnis/gargzdai/ |website=Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija |access-date=29 December 2024 |language=lt}}{{cite web |title=Gargždų Šv. Arkangelo Mykolo bažnyčia |url=https://www.pamatyklietuvoje.lt/details/gargzdu-sv-arkangelo-mykolo-baznycia/3576 |website=PamatykLietuvoje.lt |access-date=15 December 2024 |language=lt}}{{cite web |title=Šv. Mišios iš Gargždų Šv. Arkangelo Mykolo bažnyčios |url=https://www.lrt.lt/mediateka/irasas/2000189044/sv-misios-is-gargzdu-sv-arkangelo-mykolo-baznycios |website=Lithuanian National Radio and Television |language=lt |date=5 December 2021}} The church was constructed in 1989–1990 on the site of the former church, which was burned down during World War II in 1941, however a belfry constructed in the 19th century and a Classical style chapel remained from the period of the old church.{{cite web |title=Gargždų bažnyčios šventoriaus statinių kompleksas |url=https://kvr.kpd.lt/#/static-heritage-detail/0d6c1562-231b-4000-b29d-2f9893bde258 |website=Department of Cultural Heritage |access-date=15 December 2024 |language=lt}}

The tower clock was donated to the church by the Lithuanian Australians.{{cite web |title=Gargždų Šv. arkangelo Mykolo bažnyčia |url=https://www.maldos.lt/gargzdu-sv-arkangelo-mykolo-baznycia/ |website=Maldos.lt |access-date=15 December 2024 |language=lt}}{{cite web |last1=Misius |first1=Kazys |title=Gargždai |url=https://www.vle.lt/straipsnis/gargzdai/ |website=Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija |access-date=15 December 2024 |language=lt}} In 2016, a statute of Saint Michael the Archangel created by the Lithuanian sculptor Algirdas Bosas was added to the façade of the church.{{cite web |title=Gargždų bažnyčią papuošė sparnuotas sargybinis |url=https://www.lrytas.lt/bustas/nekilnojamasis-turtas/2016/01/27/news/gargzdu-baznycia-papuose-sparnuotas-sargybinis-554263 |website=Lrytas.lt |access-date=15 December 2024 |language=lt}} In 2020, exterior lighting was installed in order to illuminate the church at night.{{cite web |title=Apšviesta Gargždų Šv. arkangelo Mykolo bažnyčia |url=https://www.delfi.lt/miestai/klaipeda/apsviesta-gargzdu-sv-arkangelo-mykolo-baznycia-85973007 |website=DELFI |access-date=15 December 2024 |language=lt}} In 2022, new bells with the coat of arms of Gargždai were installed at the church.{{cite web |title=Gargždų Šv. arkangelo Mykolo parapijai - naujieji bažnyčios varpai |url=https://gargzdai.lt/gargzdu-sv-arkangelo-mykolo-parapijai-naujieji-baznycios-varpai/ |website=Gargzdai.lt |access-date=15 December 2024 |language=lt |date=4 February 2022}}{{cite web |title=Varpai pakilo į Gargždų bažnyčios bokštą |url=https://gargzdai.lt/varpai-pakilo-i-gargzdu-baznycios-boksta/ |website=Gargzdai.lt |access-date=15 December 2024 |language=lt |date=6 May 2022}}