Przydatność protokołów kapituł z lat 1668–1688 do badań nad dziejami karmelitów dawnej obserwancji w Wielkim Księstwie Litewskim

The chapter presents selected materials found in the book of minutes of the chapters and definitory congregations of the Polish province kept in the Archives of the Carmelite Order (in Arena) in Cracow (ref. 94). The analysis of the topics discussed at the monks’ meetings allows us to grasp the problems faced by the Carmelites in the vast territories of the former Grand Duchy of Lithuania, but also, in a broader perspective, to see the relationships governing them. The work presents only an outline of the issues, indicating the desirability of expanding it.