The Verkiai Manor in the First Half of the 18th Century

Acta Academiae Artium Vilnensis

Abstract

The complex of the Verkiai Manor, a property of Vilnius bishops since the Christianisation of Lithuania, has had an extraordinary significance for Lithuanian culture, but until today it has not received enough re- search attention. The article discusses the defunct ensemble of the Verkiai Manor, which was built at the turn of the 17th and 18th centuries, in the times of Bishop Konstanty Kazimierz Brzostowski (served in the Vilnius diocese between 1687 and 1722), and survived with minor changes until the ensemble was restructured and rebuilt on commission from Bishop Ignacy Jakub Massalski. The study is based on the manor inventory of 1766 and the data of archaeological excavations and architectural research.