MARIANS IN 1670-1788 70 foundations. In 1651-1654, Fr. Papczyński studied in Rawa and, as a Marian, made several pastoral visits there. He had friendly relations with the Załuski family and the Trzciński castellans of Rawa.44 Certainly, in creating these foundations, the Marians must have overcome many difficulties that were likely impassable without the support of an influential patron with significant influence in both the Church and political elites. This hypothesis is supported by Alexander Załuski’s clear understanding of the charism and work of the local Marians, as well as his knowledge of their activities on the eastern borders of Poland. The information about the Marian foundation in Lithuania is confirmed by the records of the Chapter of the Diocese of Vilnius, which, among various other orders and one hundred and one monasteries operating there in 1690, also lists the Marians, additionally identified as “Stanislaiti.”45 During Fr. Stanislaus’s lifetime, the Marians also had a house in the suburbs of Warsaw. The time and manner in which they took possession of this house are unknown, but it is a fact that in 1679, the house was already their property. This is mentioned in a document of King John III Sobieski, by which he took the Congregation of Marians under his protection, granted them privileges, and freed “a little house in the suburbs of Warsaw, burdened with a pious foundation for the dead” from all state obligations, charges, and taxes.”46 This house remained among the Marian Order’s properties into the 18th century, as evidenced by the records in the expense ledger from the Korabiew Forest.47 The Marijampole chronicle preserved a decree of 1773, by which “it was ordered that the Marijampole monastery should supply 4,000 zlotys for a property in Warsaw [...] to accommodate our religious.”48 The cooperation and friendship between Fr. Papczyński 44 APS 10, passim. Six witnesses testified in the beatification process about the close and friendly relationship between Fr. Papczyński, the Marian Order, and the Trzciński family. Witnesses in the beatification process also provided testimony about his service in Rawa. See S. Sydry, O. Stanisław, pp. 183, 186-187, 189-197. Father Dionysius Kisieliński, a Marian archivist, testified in the beatification process that various people sought his advice and counsel. Among them, he mentioned: Mr. Jarzyna, the chamberlain of Rawa, Wacław and Felicjan Trzciński, both castellans of Rawa, and others. See: S. Sydry, O. Stanisław, p. 179. 45 Wileńskie biskupstwo, in: Enc. Kość., t. 31, p. 303. 46 Positio, Papczyński, pp. 402-404; its Polish-language version is in: S. Sydry, O. Stanisław, p. 165. 47 APPM, VII A 4, Puszcza Korab., Regesta perceptarum. 48 Prot. Mariamp., entry of June 20, 1773.
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