Author, Musician. He was a Lithuanian composer, poet, and journalist. He may be known best for establishing Lithuanian Orchestra and Choir at Saint Raphael Church in Šnipiškės in 1897, but he achieved many other important goals during his lifetime. After graduating from the local schools in Majampole, he attended Sejny Theological Seminary and was ordained as a Roman Catholic priest in 1880. Since he spoke Polish, he was sent to a couple of parishes in Poland before being assigned to the capital city Vilnius, Lithuania. In 1897, he established the first Lithuanian choir; he composed poems and melodies for the choir in their native language. The first performance of the choir was in 1900, with an audience of only ten. The second performance on March 11, 1901 was much more successful, as was the third, which was held in the Philharmonic Hall in 1905. The same year, he was asked to be a representative to the newly formed Great Seimas of Vilnius; the group was the first modern national congress in Lithuania. Politically active, he was a member of the secret Lithuanian patriotic organization of Vilnius "Dvylika Vilniaus apaštalų" or "Society of Twelve Apostles of Vilnius"; this group established the foundation of the Lithuanian culture of today. He was part of having the Lithuanian language being used in masses at St. Nicholas Church in 1901. In 1906, he published his book, "Short Roman Catholic Catechism." From 1905 to 1908, he edited and published monthly magazines "Lithuania Beekeeper" and "The Light." These magazines contained articles on farming, beekeeping, animal breeding, horticulture, and other agricultural management; the magazines also discussed religion, education, and Lithuania's spiritual and education issues.