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o a kind used in he manu ac u e o semiconduc o de ices
The Gospels
A he end o he 15 h cen u y
A e e iewing he ecen ly published by he Li huanian Ca holic Academy o Sciences
B eslau, Pabaisko and Ukme gė dekana es' 1782-1784 isi s, made by he o de o he
Bishop o Vilnius Igna us Jokubo Masalski, he ac highligh s a lo o in e es ing da a
abou he use o he John he Bap is E angelicals in chu ches a ha ime. As was
cus oma y a he ime, he name o he E angelis s in he isi a ion ac s is
abb e ia ed and misspelled, which aises some ambigui y and doub . The name
Ewange(i)eliczka polska i li ewska is included in he isi a ion ac s o he ollowing
places: alan a, apy alaukis, balninkai, daugėliškis, Šešuoliai, au agnai, Žeimiai and
Žemai kiemis. The e is also a a ian Ewangeliczka polska z li ewską: kuk iškės, Vidžiai,
Za asai (su ieko ilija). I is also known as Ewangeliczka polska z li ewską. Why he
diminu i e o m E angelica is used is a ma e o conjec u e. Howe e , i is especially
common o ind a one-wo d eco d Ewang(i)eliczka o dgs. The ollowing species a e
included in CITES Appendix I: Lis o endange ed species, as de ined by CITES Appendix I:
Lis o endange ed species, as de ined by CITES Appendix I: Lis o endange ed species,
as de ined by CITES Appendix I: Lis o endange ed species, as de ined by CITES
Appendix I: Lis o endange ed species, as de ined by CITES Appendix I: Lis o
endange ed species, as de ined by CITES Appendix I: Lis o endange ed species. Some
en ies a e ma ked as new (e.g., skiemonys) o as an old book (Čiobiškis, gied aičiai,
salakas, e c.). i is di icul o say whe he he deg ee o obsolescence o he book o
he age o publica ion is implied. he lis o places gi en shows ha he Gospel o he
Iceni was also used in places whe e he Polish language was la e acqui ed (e.g.,
Dubingiai, Gied aičiai, In u kė), e en ou side he bo de s o he Republic o Li huania
(apsas, b eslauja […] po kelis egzemplio ius, d ūkšiai, ikaznė, Mio ai...). Appa en ly, he
p ies s didn' bo he anywhe e wi hou hem. The adi ion o sho ening he name o
he e angelical chu ch o Ewangeliczka (Ewangeliczki) may ha e been inhe i ed om
ea lie imes. A hund ed yea s ago, he Visi a ion Ac s o Bishop Kazimie z Paco also
equen ly included he wo ds Ewangeliczki (e.g., Alsydzy, Be ygala, he wo d […] 2
imes […] Ewangelijki małe ( ad iliškis) nex o he long names Ewangeliczka polska i
li ewska (Zeimiai), Ewangeliczki polskim y li ew ( yškiai), Ewangeliczki polskie z
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li ewskie (baisogala) and Ewangelijki polskie y li ewskie (Zumaiėga ), as well as he La in
e angelo um, an idiom o Polish e hnici y. Nex o he las eco d he e is ano he one:
Rosa ium idioma e samogi ico […] p obably ansla es he Rose Ga den in o he local
language. Wha kind o book is his? Žodiu samogi ica, appa en ly, was a a ian o he
Li huanian w i en language used a he ime o he a ai s o Žemai ija, which was
gi en i s o igin in he e i o y o he p esen -day cen al Li huania. I is di icul o
say whe he in all o hese cases he abb e ia ion "E angelis ic" ac ually means " he
Gospel o John." doub s abou he ea ly isi a ion ac s o he diocese o Lowe
Saxony, because he e is also Ewangeliczki polskie spen in Li huanian: is his he Polish
book o gospels? (in he en ). In place o Ewangeliczki, he e is E an(g) elijki (in
Pak uoj, in he illage o Pušale). This is how he La in o Polish book o he Gospels is
called Libe e angelio um (e.g., Smilji, Vilkija). As he e would be, he e is no doub ha
he Gospel o John was s ill e y much needed and widely used a he end o he
hi een h cen u y. Wi hou i , he p ies s, especially hose wi h poo o no
knowledge o Li huanian, could no ansla e. This can be seen om he e ised
isi a ion ac s. The image would be e en mo e p onounced a e e iewing he
handw i en ac s o he isi s, many o which ha e su i ed. Howe e , due o ill heal h,
he au ho o his a icle was unable o access hem. I 's going o ha e o be done by
u u is s. I is g a i ying ha he LkMa con inues o igno e he publica ion o
documen s o he isi a ion ac ion o ganized by Masalski. a collec ion o documen s o
he Kaunas Deane y is al eady being p in ed. I is planned o allow o he documen s,
no only Bishop Masalskis.
ŠaL iniai
B eslaujos dekana o izi acija 1782–1783 m., a lik a Vilniaus yskupo Igno o Jokūbo Masals-
kio pa ėdymu (Lie u os is o ijos šal iniai 7), pa . omualdas i ko ičius. Vilnius: ka alikų
akademija, 2008.
Pabaisko dekana o izi acija 1782–1784 m., a lik a Vilniaus yskupo Igno o Jokūbo Masalskio
pa ėdymu (Lie u os is o ijos šal iniai 9), pa . algi das an anas baliulis. Vilnius: ka alikų
akademija, 2010.
Ukme gės dekana o izi acija 1784 m., a lik a Vilniaus yskupo Igno o Jokūbo Masalskio
pa ėdymu (Lie u os is o ijos šal iniai 8), pa . sigi as jegele ičius. Vilnius: ka alikų akade-
mija, 2009.
Žemaičių yskupo Kazimie o Paco 1675–1677 m. suda y i izi acijų ak ai (Lie u os is o ijos
šal iniai 10), pa . Mindaugas Paknys. Vilnius: ka alikų akademija, 2011.