Published: 2024-08-311

Manor farming in the Estates of the Pauline Monastery of St. Andrew the Apostle and St. Barbara in 1642–1864

Jacek Szpak
Echa Przeszłości
Section: ARTICLES
https://doi.org/10.31648/ep.10508

Abstract

Between 1637-1642, a monastery and a church of St. Andrew the Apostle and St. Barbara were built, founded by Andrzej Gołdonowski, the Provincial Superior of the Pauline Fathers. The monastery was the home of Polish Pauline novices and the study of philosophy. The monastery earned its income from land bequests and manor farming. The total acreage was small and did not exceed 70 morgens (approx. 35 ha). The monastery managed two manors, but one of them (known as Ściegny) was leased to local noblemen or townsmen. In accordance with the binding rules in the 18th and 19th centuries, the most important role was played by crop production. Animal husbandry played an auxiliary role by providing draught animals, hides, milk, and dairy products. Only two references to propination have survived in the estates managed by St. Barbara's Monastery, indicating that no surplus was produced. The scale of commercial production was small since the products were rarely sold, and the profit generated from the sale of goods accounted for around 10% of the total revenue.

Keywords:

Order of Saint Paul the First Hermit, economy, Catholic Church, St. Barbara’s Monastery

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Szpak, J. (2024). Manor farming in the Estates of the Pauline Monastery of St. Andrew the Apostle and St. Barbara in 1642–1864. Echa Przeszłości, (XXV/1), 77–107. https://doi.org/10.31648/ep.10508

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