Paranormal record / 1608

The Šiluva apparition (Our Lady of Šiluva), 1608

1608 · Šiluva, Raseiniai District, Samogitia (Žemaitija), Lithuania

26Thinly documented Paranormal Being / humanoid 28 sources 2 videos

Summer, 1608. A field on the edge of Šiluva, in Samogitia. Shepherd children watching their sheep saw a beautiful woman standing on a large stone. She held a baby in her arms. A strange light surrounded them both. And she was weeping bitterly. The next day the children came back with many from the village, and with a Calvinist minister. The crowd heard sobbing first. Then they saw her too. Asked why she wept, she answered that her Son had once been worshipped on this very spot. Now it was plowed and sown. What followed was a buried chest, a court case, and the only recognised apparition in Lithuania.

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Key facts

When	1608
Time of day	not recorded
Where	Šiluva, Raseiniai District, Samogitia (Žemaitija),Lithuania
Duration	two consecutive days
Witnesses	not recorded
Witness roles	other
Found
Evidence	none confirmed
Investigations	Diocese of Samogitia inquiry by Fr. Jonas Kazakevičius,Decree of Pope Pius VI, 17 August 1775
Status	undisputed

The phenomenon

A beautiful young woman in flowing blue and white robes, with light-brown hair, standing on a large stone and holding a baby in her arms. A strange light surrounded both woman and child. She wept bitterly. On the second day the crowd heard sobbing before they saw her, and she spoke to the Calvinist pastor.

Colour	blue, white
Sound	other sound

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Context

Šiluva, 1457. Petras Gedgaudas founded a church here. Tradition says its icon was a gift brought from Rome.

Sources (28, most influential first)

Our Lady of Šiluva · Wikipedia · Wiki, blog, podcast · wiki
Šiluva · The Miracle Hunter · Research organisation · org report
The apparition · siluva.lt · Research organisation · org report
Apparition Chapel · siluva.lt · Research organisation · org report
Our Lady of Šiluva, the Lithuanian Fatima · Aleteia· 2025-08-30 · Press, book, documentary · news