Žemaičių Vyskupijos Kunigų Seminarijos Perkėlimas Iš Varnių Į Kauną (1864–1866 M.)
Relocation of Samogitian Diocese’s Seminary from Varniai to Kaunas (1864–1866)

Summary/Abstract: Relying on old and new historical sources, the article considers in details the relocation of Samogitian Diocese’s Seminary from Varniai, a Samogitian small town, to Kaunas, a gubernatorial city of Czarist Russia. The relocation was a consequence of czarist policy against the local Catholic Church implemented after the suppression of the 1863 insurrection. The article focuses primarily on the historical documents from July 1864 till December 1865. These documents present the data of the last days of the seminary in Varniai and about the beginning of its functioning in Kaunas. The analysis of the documents shows that in Kaunas, Samogitian Diocese’s Seminary commenced its functioning at the beginning of 1866. This conclusion contradicts to widespread opinion that the seminary began its working earlier, i. e. in 1864 or 1865. The seminary is the oldest continuously working school in Lithuania.

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