Early Years and Formation
Born of an English family settled in Belarus, he followed the usual course of studies, Humanities and Philosophy, in Orsa before joining the Jesuits. Two years of novitiate in Vilnius (1754–56) were followed by a bout of teaching in Kražiai, Lithuania (1756–58). Theology (1759–63) in Pinsk where he was ordained priest in 1762.
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