''Nedėldienio skaitymas'' () was a weekly

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Catholic newspaper published from 1905 to 1907 in

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(then part of the

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History

With support from

Bishop of Samogitia A bishop is an ordained member of the clergy who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance and administration of dioceses. The role ...

Mečislovas Leonardas Paliulionis Mečislovas Leonardas Paliulionis (; 2 December 1834 – 15 May 1908) was a Roman Catholic bishop of the Diocese of Samogitia from 1883 until his death in 1908. Paliulionis studied at the Varniai Priest Seminary and the Saint Petersburg Roma ...

, the first issue was published on 24 November 1905. It was one of the first legal Lithuanian periodicals after the

Lithuanian press ban The Lithuanian press ban () was a ban on all Lithuanian language publications printed in the Latin alphabet, in force from 1865 to 1904, within the Russian Empire, which controlled Lithuania proper at the time. Lithuanian-language publications t ...

was lifted in 1904. It was published by the future bishop Antanas Karosas until 1906 when it was taken over by the

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and its chairman

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. It was printed at the printing presses of

Saliamonas Banaitis Saliamonas Banaitis (; 15 July 1866 – 4 May 1933) was a Lithuanian printer, politician, and businessman. He was one of the twenty signatories of the Act of Independence of Lithuania in 1918. Early death of his father and brother forced Banai ...

and Maksimas Sokolovskis. The circulation was 3,800 copies in 1907. After 102 issues, the newspaper was discontinued on 4 December 1907 when it was replaced by ' (Unity) which was published until 1933.

Content

''Nedėldienio skaitymas'' was a Catholic newspaper that published news from Lithuania and abroad and practical advice about farming. It propagated Catholic ideas as well as encouraged reading and education. Researcher Darius Staliūnas described the newspaper as "probably the most notorious propagator of anti-Semitic sentiments among Lithuanians". In 1906–1907, it published religious supplement ''Tiesos žodis'' (Word of Truth) which published sermons, excerpts from the Bible, and other religious texts.

People

The newspaper was edited by (1905–1906),

(1906–1907), and (1907). Article authors included

Jurgis Baltrušaitis Jurgis Baltrušaitis (2 May 1873 – 3 January 1944) was a Lithuanian Symbolist poet and translator who wrote in Lithuanian and Russian, and was an exponent of iconology. He was the father of art historian and critic Jurgis Baltrušaitis Jr. ...

Mečislovas Davainis-Silvestraitis Mečislovas Davainis-Silvestraitis (; 20 April 1849 – 31 May 1919) was a Lithuanian journalist, poet, publicist, folklorist, and Lithuanian book smugglers, book smugler during the Lithuanian National Revival, best known for his collection of Li ...

, .

References

External links

Full-text archives of ''Nedėldienio skaitymas''

Full-text archives of ''Tiesos žodis''
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