Lietuvos Katalikų Bažnyčios parapija carų valdžioje ; Lithuanian Catholic Church parish in the tsarist regime: the example of Apytalaukis
The paper attempts to highlight the development of events in the parish of Apytalaukis which was founded by Petras Šiukšta, the owner of Apytalaukis estate in 1635. It discusses the problems of coalition rights, the status and interest of church, daily quarrels, rapports with tsarist government, religious, public and cultural life in the rectory. The research is based on different material, such as books of inventory, dockets and inscriptions about judicial proceedings, mail and correspondence, etc. It is highly probable that the historical details about the parish of Apylaukis will help to reveal general situation of Catholic Church in Lithuania during the tsarist regime.