thumb|left|alt=Exterior of a large church|Gate of the Basilian Monastery, where Adam Mickiewicz was imprisoned for fighting Russian rule Many writers were born in Vilnius, lived there, or are alumni of Vilnius University; they include Konstantinas Sirvydas, Maciej Kazimierz Sarbiewski, Antoni Gorecki, Józef Ignacy Kraszewski, Antoni Edward Odyniec, Michał Józef Römer, Adam Mickiewicz, Władysław Syrokomla, Józef Mackiewicz, Romain Gary, Juliusz Słowacki, Simonas Daukantas, Mykolas Biržiška, Petras Cvirka, Kazys Bradūnas, Nobel laureate Czesław Miłosz). Vilnius Academy of Arts alumnae have also added to the internationally acclaimed contemporary writers such as Jurga Ivanauskaitė, Undinė Radzevičiūtė and Kristina Sabaliauskaitė. The first consideration of the First Statute of Lithuania took place in 1522 at the Seimas of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. The code was drafted under the guidance of Grand Chancellor of Lithuania Albertas Goštautas in accordance with customary law, legislation, and canon and Roman law. It is Europe's first codification of secular law. Albertas Goštautas supported the use of Lithuanian in literature and protected Lithuanian authors (including Abraomas Kulvietis and Michael the Lithuanian) who criticised the use of Old Church Slavonic, and called refugees Old Believers in De moribus tartarorum, lituanorum et moscorum.
thumb|left|alt=exterior of a large church|gate of the basilian monastery where adam mickiewicz was imprisoned for fighting russian rule many writers were born in vilnius lived there or are alumni of vilnius university; they include konstantinas sirvydas maciej kazimierz sarbiewski antoni gorecki józef ignacy kraszewski antoni edward odyniec michał józef römer adam mickiewicz władysław syrokomla józef mackiewicz romain gary juliusz słowacki simonas daukantas mykolas biržiška petras cvirka kazys bradūnas nobel laureate czesław miłosz) vilnius academy of arts alumnae have also added to the internationally acclaimed contemporary writers such as jurga ivanauskaitė undinė radzevičiūtė and kristina sabaliauskaitė the first consideration of the first statute of lithuania took place in 1522 at the seimas of the grand duchy of lithuania the code was drafted under the guidance of grand chancellor of lithuania albertas goštautas in accordance with customary law legislation and canon and roman law it is europe's first codification of secular law albertas goštautas supported the use of lithuanian in literature and protected lithuanian authors (including abraomas kulvietis and michael the lithuanian) who criticised the use of old church slavonic and called refugees old believers in de moribus tartarorum lituanorum et moscorum