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Blessed Teofilius Matulionis
Alantos, Moletai, Russian Empire (in modern Lithuania)
Blessed Teofilius Matulionis, also known as Blessed Teofilius Matulionis, was born on 22 June 1873 in Alantos, Moletai, Russian Empire (in modern Lithuania). He was the middle of three brothers born to the peasant family of Jurgis Matulionis and Ona Juocepyte.
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