Eustachijus Tiškevičius – Lietuvos vienuolynų tyrėjas
LTReikšminiai žodžiai: Eustachijus Tiškevičius; Lietuvos katalikų vienuolynai; Lietuvos vienuolynų tyrinėjimai; Tiškevičius E., Lietuva, vienuolynai; VLAK; VSM; Vilniaus laikinoji archeologinė komisija; Vilniaus senienų muziejus; Vilniaus vyskupija; Eustachy Tyszkiewicz; Lithuanian convents; Publication on Lithuanian convents; Roman Catholic Convents in Lithuania; The Vilnius Diocese; The Vilnius Museum of Antiquities; The Vilnius Temporary Archaeological Commission; Tyszkiewicz E., Lithuania, Convents.
ENCount Eustachy Tyszkiewicz is famous for his wide and productive activity, which has already received considerable research attention. His works on archaeology have been widely analysed, and attention was drawn to his pioneering works on systemising the archaeological material. Tyszkiewicz's contribution to the creation of the first public museum in Vilnius is beyond doubt. We would like to point out another field of his activity, which has not received much discussion until today - the research of convents. It is known that Tyszkiewicz made a significant contribution to the collection of archival church documents in the Vilnius Museum of Antiquities. Besides, he was the first to begin their study and publication. It would not be ethical to call Tyszkiewicz the first researcher of convents with regard to other scholars who had produced some publications earlier or collected material about convents. However, in this field Tyszkiewicz also manifested himself as an innovator, as he was one of the first to prepare a wide and systematically concise study Wiadomosc historyczna o zgromadzeniach ifundacyach męzkich i ženskich rzymsko-katolickich klasztorow w Dyecezyi Wilenskiej ("Historical Information about the Roman Catholic Mens and Women's Convents and Endowments in the Vilnius Diocese").In 1857 this study appeared in the periodical publication Teka Wilenska ("Vilnius Folder"), a year later came out as a separate booklet, and became probably the first separate publication on Lithuanian convents. In this paper, the author will analyse which convents Tyszkiewicz chose for reviewing their history, what sources he used, how reliable his information is, and if later researchers found it useful. Hopefully, a wider acquaintance with Tyszkiewicz's works will serve for a better understanding of the historiography of Lithuania of the middle of the 19th century. [From the publication]
