The first mention of the name Dotnuva was in
1372. The Dotnuva estate was known from the 16th century. In 1636 the first
wooden church was built. The Brzostowski family, the owners of surrounding land
and town, invited Bernardines from Vilnius and in 1701, aBernardine monastery was established in the town.
The monastery was begun to be built in 1768 and the church in 1773–1810. This
monastery also kept the primary school similar to the other Bernardine
