Kauno benediktinių Petrašiūnų dvarelis 1639–1842 m.
The Manor of Kaunas Benedictines in Petrašiūnai in 1639–1842

Summary/Abstract: The article discusses the situation of Petrašiūnai manor, which was located near Kaunas and owned by the Kaunas Benedictines, in 1639–1842 using visitation material and household inventory of Kaunas Benedictine Monastery. The research has used the earliest remaining monastery visitation material from 1700. The analysis of the detailed inventory dating 1797 has revealed exterior and interior of the wooden manor and the way its 20-volok estate was managed. It also discusses the attempts made to withdraw the manor from the nuns in accordance to the law of Kaduk at the end of the 18th century and the beginning of the 19th century. Most sources and inventories available are related to economic condition of Petrašiūnai at the first half of the 19th century. The research has shown that the Benedictines themselves did not manage the estate as it was rented. The main problems were to find an honest tenant, to maintain the buildings, to ensure profitability and to maintain relationship with neighbours. The Benedictines often litigated about the problems related to the estate management both during the times of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the 19th century, continuing the nobility’s tradition to litigate.

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