vicar general Faithful to the Constitutions of Saint Ignatius, Czerniewicz quietly prepared the rebirth of the society, conducting a correspondence with many ex-Jesuits in a number of European countries and keeping them informed of Russian developments. His understanding of Russian mentality helped him also, as did the Society to find the right course through very difficult times. He died on 7 July 1785. References S. Zalenski: Les jésuites de la Russie blanche (2 vol.), Paris, 1886. 1728 births 1785 deaths 18th-century Lithuanian Jesuits Vilnius University alumni Clergy from Kaunas