Abstract
[article in English; abstract and key words in English and Lithuanian]
 This paper analyzes the economic activities of the Conventual Franciscans in the early modern urban society of Vilnius from the second part of the 17th until the end of the 18th centuries. We ask the key question whether the Franciscans had embraced the “profit economy” in a similar way that Lester K. Little famously portrayed them do in the Latin Christendom at the end of the medieval ages. This paper will look at the economic model of the Franciscan order based on their income and expenses books, and it will delve into their key economic activities: financial services and property management.
Highlights
This paper analyzes the economic activities of the Conventual Franciscans in the early modern urban society of Vilnius from the second part of the 17th until the end of the 18th centuries
In the segment of this paper, we will analyze this economic activity of the Franciscans in a more detailed way, as we assume it was an important aspect of their economic undertakings, and one that had played a key role in the city’s financial market
In Vilnius’s financial market, the Franciscans had played a key part because of the capital they had managed to acquire through various donations
Summary
We will analyze what kind of the economic structure had the Vilnius Conventual Franciscans set up, what was their revenue model and how important were the financial activities and owned property in the city for the revenue. According to the 1690 houses (dym) registry, these were the Zaszczuny, Kijuny, Jarmoliszki, Jezierniki, and Popiszki.[32] Kijuny (spelt so in this registry yet should be noted as Kijany33) were the main estate/village located in Vilnius powiat (district) some 18 km from Vilnius (~17 versts34).[35] Another, more supplementary estate, which had appeared both in the 1690 registry and the friary’s economic sources, were the Jarmoliszki.[36] It was located some 15 km from the city near Rudamina Both Kijany and Jarmoliszki were folwark type estates[37] that generated income, constantly appearing in the income/expenses books of the Franciscan friary in Vilnius. Evaluating all revenue sources that were detailed in the income books and grouping them in the most relevant categories.[43]
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