Reverend Justinas Staugaitis. Founder of Societies at the Beginning of the 20th Century Cover Image

Kunigas Justinas Staugaitis – visuomeninių organizacijų kūrėjas XX a. pradžioje
Reverend Justinas Staugaitis. Founder of Societies at the Beginning of the 20th Century

Author(s): Algimantas Katilius
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Theology and Religion, Preschool education, History of Education, Pre-WW I & WW I (1900 -1919)
Published by: Vytauto Didžiojo Universitetas
Keywords: Social life; Society; Kindergarten; Worldview; Rev. J. Staugaitis

Summary/Abstract: The article analyses the social activities of Rev. J. Staugaitis at the beginning of the 20th century. Rev. Staugaitis participated in social life mostly in 1905–1906 while living in Marijampolė and establishing societies there. He first formed a kindergarten and the St. Casimir Society to manage it. However, he contributed the most to education, culture and charity by establishing the “Žiburys” (Hearth) society.

  • Issue Year: 89/2017
  • Issue No: 61
  • Page Range: 41-50
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: Lithuanian