LTReikšminiai žodžiai: Abiejų Tautų Respublika (ATR; Rzeczpospolita Obojga Narodów; Žečpospolita; Sandrauga; Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth); Rusijos imperija (Russian Empire); Katalikų bažnyčia; Dominikonų vienuolija; Dominikonų provincija; Vienuolijų misijos; Misionieriai; Pamokslai; Pamokslų kalba; Pamokslų temos; Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth; Russian Empire; Catholic church; The congregations od Dominicons; Dominicons province; Missions of monks; Missioneers; Sermons; Language of sermons; Topics of sermons.
ENThe book takes up the subject of missionary activities of Dominicans in the Lithuanian province area. The years covered in the book are 1751-1826. The topic has not been examined so far. There have been only few articles published of a contributory character. It is mainly because of that the book is based on archive materials, including printed sources, particularly missionary preaching and accounts of 18th century Polish papers. The aim of this book is to present missionary work of Lithuanian Dominicans. The main goal of the research was to recreate that work, bearing in mind the social and political situation of that period. Moreover, it has also taken into consideration legal lines of conduct that the missionary team was based on. To be more specific, to show the structure and how monks were prepared for such work. The research even covered such aspects as the very mission work in parish hoods: preaching and material aspects of those activities. [...]. [From the publication]