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Czech territory. But Father Casimir was instrumental in establishing the Marian monastery in Ra>na near Brze> : , on the territory of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. His efforts in this matter, begun in 1735, came to a successful conclusion only in 1749. George Matuszewicz, the Subprefect of Stoklin and the heir to the estate of Ra>na, having met Father Wyszy<ski, decided to found a monastery for the Marians on his property. His son Martin wrote in his memoirs : My father, God rest his soul, always had a great devotion to the Blessed Virgin, such that when Father Casimir Wyszy<ski, a very pious priest from the Order of Marians, visited him in B"bn[w in 1735 in response to his inquiries about their rule, my father decided to found a monastery for them in Ra>na. Martin supported his father’s plans, but his mother, Theresa, born )K"pska,) the daughter of the chamberlain of P=ock, opposed such an idea. She constantly reproached her husband suggesting that he was a spendthrift and squandered money on pious causes. She reproached Martin, too, for supporting and even encouraging his father in this matter. When the foundation was finally established, Theresa Matuszewicz left for Go>lice in the P=ock district and never returned to Ra>na again. This Marian foundation encountered more serious diffi- culties from the local church authorities. The Bishop of +uck, Francis Anthony Kobielski made a formal protest against the Marian foundation in Ra>na, imposed a 1000- Efforts for the Growth of the Marian Family 28