The first church was built in
early 16th century. In 1581, QueenBona
Sforzabuilt a new Church of the
Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary and established a parish with the seat in
Valkininkai.The wooden church
burned down in 1655 and 1772, and was wrecked by a storm in 1818. The
present-day brick and stone church was built in 1823–1837 in
