Filaret Association

{{Short description|Lithuanian secret society (1820–1823)}} {{Infobox fraternity |founded={{start date and age|1820}} |status=Defunct |defunct_date=1823 |scope=Local |chapters=1 |birthplace=Vilnius University | affiliation = Independent |city=Vilnius |country=Lithuania |type=Secret society }}

The '''Filaret Association''' (also translated as ''filaret(e)s'', ''philaret(e)s''; {{langx|lt|Filaretai}}, {{langx|pl|Zgromadzenie Filaretów}}, ''Towarzystwo Przyjaciół Pożytecznej Zabawy'', ''filareci''; from the Greek ''philáretos'', "lovers of virtue") was a secret student organization created in 1820 at Vilnius University. It was disbanded in 1823.

== History == Filaret Association was a secret student organization created in 1820 by Tomasz Zan within the Philomates following the dissolution, under pressure from Vilnius University authorities, of the {{ill|Radiant Association|pl|Promieniści}}. The Filaretes continued the latter's tradition, with the stated aims of supporting fellow students through good advice, and more unofficially, promoting Polish culture and patriotism. They had about 176 members in 1822. The Association was disbanded in 1823 following the arrests of the Philomathes.<ref>{{Cite web |title=filareci - Encyklopedia PWN - źródło wiarygodnej i rzetelnej wiedzy |url=https://encyklopedia.pwn.pl/haslo/filareci;3900828.html |access-date=2018-03-05 |website=encyklopedia.pwn.pl |language=pl}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Hillebrandt |first=Bogdan |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JWjaAAAAMAAJ&q=Zgromadzenie+Filaret%C3%B3w+1820+patriotycznych |title=Polskie organizacje młodzieżowe XIX i XX wieku: zarys historii |date=1986 |publisher=Młodzieżowa Agencja Wydawnicza |isbn=9788320322668 |pages=8–9 |language=pl}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last1=Kamiński |first1=Hadrian |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xrkjAQAAIAAJ&q=Zgromadzenie+Filaret%C3%B3w+1820+patriotyzm |title=Polska: droga do niepodległości |last2=Ziemińska |first2=Małgorzata |date=2008 |publisher=Imprint |isbn=9788361171256 |pages=1827 |language=pl}}</ref>

== Notable members == *Aleksander Chodźko *Jan Czeczot *Ignacy Domeyko *Franciszek Malewski *Adam Mickiewicz *Antoni Edward Odyniec *Tomasz Zan

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Category:1820 establishments in Europe Category:1823 disestablishments in Europe Category:History of Lithuania (1795–1918) Category:Secret societies Category:Polish independence organisations Category:History of Vilnius Category:Student organizations established in 1820