| Title |
Pirmasis Vilniaus katedros mokyklos „paminėjimas“ 1397 m.: tarp mitų ir faktų / |
| Translation of Title |
The first “Mention” of the Vilnius Cathedral School in 1397: between myths and facts. |
| Authors |
Ragauskas, Aivas |
| DOI |
10.15823/istorija.2023.130.1 |
| Full Text |
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| Is Part of |
Istorija.. Kaunas : Vytauto Didžiojo universitetas. 2023, t. 130, Nr. 2, p. 5-40.. ISSN 1392-0456. eISSN 2029-7181 |
| Keywords [eng] |
Vilnius diocese ; cathedral school ; medieval ; history of education ; 14th century |
| Abstract [eng] |
The article argues that the tradition, started by J. Kurchevsky in 1908-1912 and dominating the historiography, according to which the Vilnius Cathedral School was mentioned for the first time in a letter of the Bishop of Vilnius in 1397 with the Latin term “stubella”, is wrong. The word “stubella” in the sense of school is never used in the known sources of the Vilnius diocese and elsewhere. The term “stubella” in the aforementioned Act of 1397 could have referred to a separate small building for the bishop or the chapter house (a refectory, a bathhouse, etc.) or to a construction of defensive fortifications, the so-called “chest”. It is unlikely, but not impossible, that a cathedral school may have been in operation in some form in the late 14th and early 15th centuries, but it may not have been “included” in the extant or known sources. Although there is a possibility that the Vilnius Cathedral School may have been in operation until the 1660s, the first and only unquestionable written reference to it so far has to be the act of Kazimieras Jogailaitis in 1452, which provided funds for the cathedral and the salary of the school’s rector. |
| Published |
Kaunas : Vytauto Didžiojo universitetas |
| Type |
Journal article |
| Language |
Lithuanian |
| Publication date |
2023 |
| CC license |
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