Juozas Montvila (also anglicized as Joseph Mantvila; 3 January 1885 – 15 April 1912) was a Lithuanian Catholic priest who was a passenger of the Titanic during its sinking.
[3] Montvila wished to travel abroad due to his realization that he most likely wouldn't have been accepted back into Lithuania for pastoral work.
Montvila first arrived in London on 20 March 1912,[2] where he worked at St Casimir's Lithuanian Church and learned English.
[4] Montvila also carried Antanas Juška's collection of Lithuanian folk songs, which he hoped to published in the United States.
The Boston Globe noted on 26 April 1912 that Montvila was on his way to Worcester as curate for Vincent Buchoviecki, a pastor of the city's St Casimir's Lithuanian Church.
[1] According to reports, after the Titanic's collision, Montvila "served his calling to the very end" by refusing a place on one of the lifeboats,[2][6] and offering solace to fellow travelers.