Writings of the Rectors of the Jesuit College in Minsk in the Saxon Era as a Manifestation of the Catholic Ministry and Communication Strategy of the Roman Catholic Church in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania

Abstract

The article presents analysis of writings of the rectors of the Jesuit college in Minsk and elaborates the history and activities of this institution. The achievements of four rectors of Minsk are described: Romuald Wojniłłowicz, author of the collection “Holiday sermons for the whole year”, Józef Stanisław Rudomina, Teodat Ramułt, who wrote plays and short rhetorical works, and Franciszek Ksawery Ogiński, who described the history of St. Michael’s Church in Vilnius. The studied literature was considered a manifestation of the communication and pastoral strategy of the Roman Catholic Church in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania during the Saxon era.