Straipsnyje analizuojami pirmą kartą publikuojami Kamardės dvaro valdos 1770 m. ginčijamų ribų planai. Aiškinamasi dokumento sudarymo ir archyvavimo aplinkybės. Lokalizuojami planuose pažymėti objektai, analizuojama dvaro savininkų kaita (Grothusai).

The article focuses on the study of food donations at the rural Dominican Monastery in Lithuania. The theoretical framework applied perceives donations not only as the transfer of goods but also as a process of information transmission. In this process, the donor is the sender of the message; the gift becomes the message; the act of giving is the channel of communication; and the recipient of the gift is the receiver of the message. The article presents the gastronomic culture of the Monastery and a classification of the possible communicative meanings of food donations. Gifts of care, gratitude, connection, and joy are identified in the Monastery’s donation book. According to the donation book, these donations differ in terms of the types of food donated, the frequency of donations, and the social profiles of the donors.

The Benedictine Abbey in Senieji Trakai is one of the oldest monastic foundations in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, established as early as the beginning of the 15th century. For hundreds of years it has preserved the characteristics typical of St Benedict’s spirituality (contemplative life, asceticism, officium divinum), but had to adapt to local requirements. The most important issue was the running of the parish. Hence the development of pastoral ministry, preaching, the widespread administration of the sacraments, the promotion of devotion to the Virgin Mary and the running of the Confraternity of the Holy Scapular. Despite periodic difficulties, it maintained an adequate spiritual and intellectual level, but also fostered religious culture and had an educational role in the immediate environment.