Bronius (Bronislavas) Laurinavičius (17 July 1913 – 25 November 1981) was a

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n priest, member of the

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. He was killed in 1981 after reportedly being thrown by four men affiliated with the

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onto a street where he was killed by an approaching truck driver. In 1998 he was awarded the Commander's Grand Cross of the

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.Priest Bronius Laurinavičius
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