Martynas Sederevičius

Martynas Sederevičius (also Sederavičius , Sideravičius; November 9, 1829 – March 7, 1907) was a Lithuanian Roman Catholic priest, Lithuanian book smuggler, publisher and translator of religious books.[1][2]

He was born in Plėgai, Lukšiai volost, then Russian Empire. In 1855 he entered the Warsaw seminary, later moved to the Sejny seminary.[1]

In 1873 he established an underground book publishing and smuggling organization, known as the Sederevičius Organization,[3] together with Serafinas Laurynas Kušeliauskas.[1] It was located in Sudargas, a convenient place, only 4 km from the border with East Prussia. Its activities covered Užnemunė (Trans-Nemunas, left bank area of Nemunas) and a large part of Samogitia.[1]

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