Palėvenėlė Church of the Blessed Mary Virgin is located in Kupiškis district, on the shore of the Kupiškis lagoon, in Palėvenėlė village, near the road to Alizava. In 1769 wooden chapel was built. After it burned down, the owner of the estate Kazimieras Moigas built a brick church in 1803. In 1851 metrical books began to be written. From 1864 to 1904 the priest of the church was Domininkas Šafronas and from 1917 to 1920 – the Doctor of Theology and Philosophy Simonas Šultė (both buried in the churchyard). In 1910 the church was reconstructed and a sacristy was built. During World War I the church was damaged, but after the war it was rebuilt. By 1926 Palėvenėlė was a branch of Kupiskis parish. From 1923 to 1926 Stanislovas Baltrimas renewed the church, repaired the roof, completed the construction of farmhouses, and provided parish rights to Palėvenėlė. The first parish priest was Antanas Pauliukonis. From 1926 to 1929 he painted the church and repaired the roof of the bell tower. From 1932 to 1935 the parish priest Kazimieras Pukenis bought the church inventory and built a brick barn. From 1941 to 1947 the priest of the parish was Bronius Jareckas. He rebuilt the small towers which were destroyed during the war, three altars, covered the roof of the presbytery. The church is typical to Classicism, however has Baroque elements too. It is a hall church (18,8 x 10,3 m), which has a single nave and two towers. It has three altars. The churchyard is surrounded by the masonry fence. The original bell-tower, built in 1803, also serves as an entrance to the churchyard.
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