▁P ikel iai , ▁Lith u ania . ▁It ▁is ▁located ▁close ▁to ▁Lith u ania - Lat via ▁border . ▁P ikel iai ' ▁church ▁is ▁the ▁oldest ▁Roman ▁Catholic ▁church ▁in ▁Ma že ik iai ▁District ▁Municip ality . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁church ▁was ▁built ▁prior ▁to ▁ 1 6 2 5 ▁but ▁according ▁to ▁sources , ▁the ▁church ▁that ▁was ▁located ▁in ▁P ikel iai ▁was ▁destroyed ▁in ▁ 1 6 2 5 ▁by ▁a ▁Protest ant ▁Mel ch ior as ▁B ile vi č ius ▁who ▁took ▁the ▁remains ▁of ▁the ▁church ▁to ▁his ▁man or ▁in ▁Gr ie ž ė . ▁However , ▁the ▁church ▁was ▁quickly ▁re built ▁because ▁it ▁was ▁mentioned ▁in ▁written ▁sources ▁again ▁already ▁in ▁ 1 6 3 6 . ▁ ▁Current ▁wooden ▁church ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 7 5 2 ▁and ▁consec r ated ▁by ▁Bishop ▁of ▁Sam og it ia ▁Anton i ▁Domin ik ▁T ys zk iew icz ▁() ▁on ▁ 2 6 ▁April ▁ 1 7 6 1 . ▁It ▁was ▁renov ated ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 0 . ▁During ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War , ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁the ▁church ▁suffered ▁great ▁losses ▁because ▁its ▁tower ▁was ▁destroyed ▁and ▁its ▁wooden ▁b elf ry ▁was ▁burn ed . ▁ ▁Currently ▁the ▁church ▁is ▁a ▁fil ial ▁of ▁Ma že ik iai ▁parish ▁of ▁St . ▁Francis ▁of ▁Ass isi . ▁ ▁Architecture ▁ ▁The ▁church ▁is ▁rectangle , ▁without ▁to wers