History Slavic Greek Latin Academy

1 history

1.1 beginning
1.2 organization
1.3 in 18th century
1.4 in 19th century
1.5 soviet period

history
beginning

the academy s establishment may viewed result of incorporation of left-bank ukraine muscovy after treaty of pereyaslav. under fyodor rtishchev s auspices, epiphanius slavinetsky , other learned monks moved kiev moscow , brought taste learning there. ukrainian , polish influence paramount @ court of tsar feodor iii. in 1682, signed academy s charter (priviley), had been elaborated sylvester medvedev.

the academy organized in 1685-1687 under guidance of 2 greek brothers joannicus , sophronius likhud on premises of zaikonospassky monastery on 70 students. academy placed under care of patriarch prikaz. curriculum divided several levels ( schools ), including slavonic , greek writing, 7 liberal arts (septem artes liberales), , theology.

the academy named greek latin school , or spassky schools (Спасские школы). after dismissal of likhud brothers in 1694, students feodor polikarpov-orlov , nikolay semyonov (golovin) became teachers @ academy. beginning of 18th century, there had been more 200 students @ slavic greek latin academy. in 1701, peter great turned state academy. celibate priest palladius (rogovsky), president of academy, invited graduates of lvov , kiev seminaries (so-called brotherhood schools ), familiar educational practices of western europe, teach @ slavic greek latin academy. after that, latin language became principal teaching language of establishment.

organization

zaikonospassky monastery, academy used located.

the curriculum consisted of 2 major stages, including elementary stage (grammar, arithmetics, geography, history, languages, dogmatism or theology) , highest stage (theory of poetry, rhetorics, philosophy, theology). whole educational process lasted 12 15 years. education similar of western european universities.

the slavic greek latin academy produced not theologians, specialists civil service, well, such medical professionals , translators. during reign of peter great, academy began gradually turn higher theological educational establishment, opposed many new secular professional schools. in 1721, slavic greek latin academy transferred under care of holy synod.

in 18th century

throughout first half of 18th century, slavic greek latin academy had been considered center of russian culture , enlightenment. graduates turned out prepared continuing education @ academic university within st petersburg academy of sciences (founded in 1725), foreign universities, , teaching in general. among graduates first russian academicians mikhail lomonosov , vasily trediakovsky, poet antioch kantemir, architect vasili bazhenov, geographer stepan krasheninnikov, chemist dmitry vinogradov.

when platon ii elected metropolitan of moscow (1775), new disciplines introduced academic curriculum, such law, ecclesiastic history, medicine, broadened selection of ancient , new european languages. publishing activities revived, including popular books on orthodox christianity children. in 1775, slavic greek latin academy became official name of academy. worked troitskaya theological seminary of troitse-sergiyeva lavra. in 1814, slavic greek latin academy transformed ecclesiastical academy (theological academy) , relocated troitse-sergieva lavra.

in 19th century

in 19th century academy continued principal theological school of russian orthodox church. among professors famous historian vasily klyuchevsky , christian philosopher pavel florensky. since 1892 academy has been publishing authoritative journal on russian orthodoxy - bogoslovsky vestnik (formerly edited gorsky-platonov , pavel florensky). in 1888 academy trained more 300 theological students.

soviet period

the bolsheviks closed academy in troitse-sergieva lavra in 1918. professors of academy (including former rector archbishop theodore (pozdeevsky), professors i.v. popov , pavel florensky) moved informal higher theological school in moscow, there few students left.

in september 1943, @ peak of world war ii, soviet leader joseph stalin met 3 metropolitans (sergius, alexis , nicholas) of russian orthodox church , established new policy of cooperation orthodox church. promised formally recognize , reopen higher theological school. promised school opened theological institute in novodevichy convent on june 14, 1944. first official theologian school allowed in soviet union. program prepared gregory (chukov), archbishop of saratov , first rector s.v. savinsky.

in 1946 theological institute transformed moscow seminary , moscow theological academy. in 1947 academy gained right award theological degrees of candidate, doctor , professor. in 1949 moscow theological academy allowed reclaim original buildings @ troitse-sergieva lavra, teach theological students present time. of present bishops , theologians of russian orthodox church have graduated academy.