Maironis
Jonas Mačiulis | |
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| Born | 21 November 1862 Pasandravys manor, Kaunas Governorate, Russian Empire |
| Died | 28 June 1932 (aged 69) Kaunas, Lithuania |
| Resting place | Kaunas Cathedral Basilica |
| Pen name | Maironis |
| Occupation | Priest, Poet, Playwright |
| Genre | Romanticism |
Maironis (born Jonas Mačiulis, Lithuanian: Jonas Mačiulis; 2 November [O.S. 21 October] 1862 – 28 June 1932) was a Lithuanian Roman Catholic priest and the greatest and most-known Lithuanian poet, especially of the period of the Lithuanian press ban. He was called the Bard of Lithuanian National Revival (Tautinio atgimimo dainius). Maironis was active in public life. However, the Lithuanian literary historian Juozas Brazaitis writes that Maironis was not.
In his poetry, he expressed the national aspirations of the Lithuanian National Revival and was highly influential in Lithuanian society and poetry. The Maironian school in Lithuanian literature was named after him.