Brukna Manor Chapel of Blessed Virgin Mary

During World War II, German soldiers were buried in the cellars of Brukna Manor. During the Soviet period, Brukna manor became a pig barn. At one point, when the floor broke, the pigs fell into the basement. An order was then made to drill holes in the floor to drain pig manure down. So the German officers started resting on pig manure. When priest Andrejs Mediņš and men of the Mountain Blessing Community began the work of rebuilding the manor, two basements were needed - a chapel and an economic cellar. The men worked hard to clean these rooms of all the dirt. Germany had the opportunity to resettle the remains of its soldiers in Germany. Many of those buried were also identified thanks to a special identification mark that was held by German soldiers. But Brukna Manor now has a wonderful chapel and cellar for household use.