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LVVA 233:1:4 = Latvijas Valsts vēstures arhīvs (LVVA), 233. fonds, 1. apraksts, 4. lieta.<br />
LVVA 233:1:852 = LVVA, 233. fonds, 1. apraksts, 852. lieta.<br />
LVVA 233:1:879 = LVVA, 233. fonds, 1. apraksts, 879. lieta.<br />
LVVA 233:4:29 = LVVA, 233. fonds, 4. apraksts, 29. lieta.<br />
LVVA 233:4:1083 = LVVA, 233. fonds, 4. apraksts, 1083. lieta.<br />
LVVA 234:1:14 = LVVA, 234. fonds, 1. apraksts, 14. lieta.<br />
LVVA 234:1:16 = LVVA, 234. fonds, 1. apraksts, 16. lieta.<br />
LVVA 234:1:19 = LVVA, 234. fonds, 1. apraksts, 19. lieta.<br />
LVVA 234:1:20 = LVVA, 234. fonds, 1. apraksts, 20. lieta.<br />
LVVA 234:1:21 = LVVA, 234. fonds, 1. apraksts, 21. lieta.<br />
LVVA 238:1:10 = LVVA, 238. fonds, 1. apraksts, 10. lieta.<br />
LVVA 5440:1:59 = LVVA, 5440. fonds, 1. apraksts, 59. lieta.<br />
LVVA 6988:1:1 = LVVA, 6988.fonds, 1. apraksts, 1. lieta.<br />
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Summary<br />
The society of the Middle Ages and the early modern age might be characterized as a<br />
society based on three cornerstones: manor, Church, and pub. This article deals with<br />
the Church and its situation in the 18 th century Vidzeme (Livland). Namely, the author<br />
explores the economic status of the countryside pastors of the Lutheran Church in this<br />
western province of the Russian Empire.<br />
Vidzeme and its inhabitants suffered greatly during the Great Northern War (1700– 1721),<br />
and it was the Lutheran Church that was probably most affected by the aftermath of the<br />
war. The churches were destroyed, and the number of members of the parishes decreased.<br />
In the 18 th century about half of the pastors were newcomers from Germany. The land<br />
of the parsonage and natural taxes that were usually fixed constituted the income of<br />
pastors, while the housing and firewood were free of charge. Additional income<br />
played a very important role in the household of pastors: supplementary income from<br />
baptism, confirmation, marriage, funerals, etc. This income differed among the parishes,<br />
depending on the demographic situation. There were many poor parishes in Vidzeme in<br />
the 18 th century (especially along the coast); at the same time, the larger countryside<br />
parishes offered good enough income to make the position of the pastor prestigious and<br />
profitable.
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