▁ 1 9 ▁April ▁ 1 8 8 3 ▁in ▁ ▁about ▁ ▁east ▁of ▁Sem eli š k ė s ▁in ▁the ▁present - day ▁Ele ktr ė na i ▁Municip ality . ▁Ear lier ▁works ▁provided ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁ 1 2 ▁November ▁ 1 8 8 3 ▁in ▁nearby ▁ ▁where ▁his ▁father ▁later ▁bought ▁a ▁ ▁farm . ▁It ▁appears ▁that ▁his ▁family ▁was ▁of ▁noble ▁origin , ▁but ▁their ▁property ▁was ▁conf isc ated ▁by ▁the ▁Ts ar ist ▁authorities ▁for ▁their ▁participation ▁in ▁the ▁failed ▁U pr ising ▁of ▁ 1 8 6 3 . ▁Pur ick is ' ▁uncle ▁served ▁ 2 5 ▁years ▁in ▁kat org a ▁in ▁Si ber ia ; ▁his ▁parents ▁r ented ▁various ▁far ms ▁to ▁make ▁a ▁living . ▁Pur ick is ▁had ▁four ▁other ▁brothers . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 1 , ▁Pur ick is ▁began ▁his ▁education ▁at ▁the ▁parish ▁school ▁in ▁St ak li š k ė s ▁that ▁he ▁attended ▁with ▁Li ud as ▁G ira ▁( they ▁remained ▁close ▁friends ▁for ▁life ). ▁Local ▁priest ▁Vincent as ▁But v yd as , ▁who ▁was ▁imp licated ▁in ▁a ▁book ▁sm ugg ling ▁operation ▁set ▁up ▁by ▁bishop ▁Mot iej us ▁Val an č ius , ▁took ▁care ▁of ▁the ▁boys ▁and ▁encourag ed ▁them ▁to ▁purs ue ▁priest hood . ▁After ▁a ▁year , ▁Pur ick is ▁transferred ▁to ▁a ▁Russian ▁government ▁school ▁in ▁J ie zn as ▁and ▁graduated ▁in