Dear Guest,
In 2009 Lithuania
celebrates the millennium of the first mention of Lithuania
in history.
We wish to introduce you to the rich history, colorful
culture, and dynamic modern politics of Lithuania and invite
you to check your knowledge by taking the quiz Millennium
of Lithuania. Culture and History at
http://quiz.mfa.lt
Participants, who will answer all the questions
correctly, will enter the drawing to win a four-day trip to
Lithuania. Please
read the rules of the quiz.
We look forward to see you in Lithuania!
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania
St. Bruno, also called Boniface, an
archbishop and monk, killed by the heathen on
the border between Russia and Lithuania in the
eleventh year of his conversion, was taken to
heaven together with eighteen others on 9
March.
This description of the martyrdom of St Bruno of
Querfurt (c. 9741009) comes from the Annals of
Quedlinburg and is the first mention of Lithuanias name
in a historical source.
