TESTAMENTY A TESTAMENTÁRNE PRÁVO U SPIŠSKÝCH KANONIKOV V 18. STOROČÍ

The study deals with the testaments of church representatives in modern era, particularly in the region of Spiš in the 18th century. The development of testamentary law is described. It is analysed the division of canons´ property into the hereditary and non-hereditary property belonging to the beneficium. The basic development of property inheritance rules and partition of the property among the heir beneficiaries are described. The paper introduces the testament of canon Andrej Čepešéni (1738) and describes its content and formal design. The aim is to use the particular example in order to introduce the modern era testaments.