The history of the spiritual center began with the miraculous appearance of the Icon of the Mother of God. A legend has it that this happened in 1470.
In a forest owned by Treasurer of the Grand Duchy of Litva (Lithuania) Alexander Soltan, shepherds noticed a bright light breaking through the branches of a wild pear tree. As it turned out, it came from a small image of the Virgin and Child. The shepherds took the image down from the tree and took it to the landlord, but he did not pay attention to the story and locked the icon in a casket. In the evening, Soltan decided to show the find to the guests but… it was gone.
