Kunigas Juozas Stakauskas ir jo raštai

ENPriest Juozas Stakauskas (1871-1944) was born in Užliaušiai village, Krekenava parish (Panevėžys district), studied at the Samogitian (Žemaičių) Seminary in Kaunas and the Theological Academy of St. Petersburg. He was a seminary professor, chaplain of the Liepoja Men's Gymnasium and the science orientated school, dean in Panevėžys. During the First World War he was general vicar of the Bishop of Samogitia and administered the diocese. After joining the Marians Monastery, he was a priest in Marijampolė.He took part in public activities, in the work of various societies and organizations, contributed to the press. At the age of 70-72, in his free time, he wrote memoirs "Trys lietuvių gyvenimo pamatai" (Three bases of Lithuanian Life), which he handed to the Marian Liudvikas Povilonis, who later became an archbishop. Unfortunately, after the Soviet occupation theses writings were lying for a long time in the attic of a house in a small street in Panevėžys. Only in 2002 they were found by the author of this presentation. The most interesting are descriptions of historical events that were going on in Panevėžys, various reflections. We must take care that this especially valuable document of the past would be published as soon as possible.