Ričardas Mikutavičius (February 26, 1935 – July 1, 1998) was a Lithuanian priest, Doctor of Theology, poet, and one of the most famous collectors of art in Lithuania.
[4] Seventeen paintings that were found were shown to the public during a special exhibition dedicated to his 70th birthday in 2005.
[5] Although the fact that Mikutavičius was a poet and essayist was known, he didn't publish any of his poetry until the Sąjūdis times.
In 1989 he introduced his first book "Kad Lietuva neišsivaikščiotų" in the Town Hall of Kaunas.
Other books, "Poterių upė" (River of Prayers), "Šviesos spalvos" (Colours of Light), "Žaizdos metafizika" (Metaphysics of Injury), "Spindintis virš mūsų" (Shining above Us) and "Mirties vilties veidai" (Death's Hope's Faces), were published in 1990, 1992, 1995, 1998 and 1999 respectively.