"Let them diligently see the humors and fantasies of the founders so that they will not bring any turmoil to the monastery..." Women - founders of women's monasteries in the 17th and 18th centuries. The Council of Trent reform and its consequences for the formation of cloistered monasteries
ENThe paper deals with women who in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries were very actively involved in establishing new monasteries and supporting existing ones. Their involvement was not inferior to men in this respect. The relationship between founders and monasteries has always existed. The fundatore’s duties included legal donation and, at least at the beginning securing the nuns livelihoods and building a temporary monastery and church. In case of any damages, caused by wars and fires, financial support was also expected. The prayer for the founders throughout the existence of the monastery was one of entitled right. Sometimes the nuns were able to stipulate that the founders were not allowed to meddle in monastic matters, manage the monastery, impose candidates to the order and to the monastic offices. When establishing a monastery, it was necessary to define the rules of mutual relations as soon as possible so that nuns could realize their enclosed life and that the founders ambitions would not be violated. Keywords: monastery, nun, female founders, 17th–18th century.
