Kazan Theological Seminary
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The Kazan Theological Seminary is the principal Russian Orthodox seminary
in the Diocese of Kazan.
with the setting up of a school for education of children of the clergy
in the Kazan area. This was then followed by the opening of the Kazan Slavonic-Latin School in 1723. In 1732 this in turn, was reorganized as the Kazan Theological Seminary.
In 1798 an attempt was made to provide higher education through the Kazan Theological Academy in 1798. However this proved unsustainable and in 1818 it reverted to the Kazan Theological Seminary. But in 1842, the Theological Academy was revived and continued to function until the Bolshevik
seizure of power in 1917. During this period it became became the fourth theological academy in the Russian Empire
.
In 1847, the Kazan academy supported the missionary efforts of the Kazan Diocese among the non-Christian peoples by organising a committee to oversee translation of texts.
While Grigory Postnikov was the bishop
of the Kazan Diocese (1848 to 1856) that the Academy received an old library from the Solovetsky Monastery
on the White Sea
greatly enriching the library. While Anthony of Kiev was rector
(1895 to 1900), the theological education at the academy reached its fullest flower.
s by the Russian orthodox Church, including:
Others:
Seminary
A seminary, theological college, or divinity school is an institution of secondary or post-secondary education for educating students in theology, generally to prepare them for ordination as clergy or for other ministry...
in the Diocese of Kazan.
History
Orthodox Christian Theological education began in 1718 in KazanKazan
Kazan is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia. With a population of 1,143,546 , it is the eighth most populous city in Russia. Kazan lies at the confluence of the Volga and Kazanka Rivers in European Russia. In April 2009, the Russian Patent Office granted Kazan the...
with the setting up of a school for education of children of the clergy
Clergy
Clergy is the generic term used to describe the formal religious leadership within a given religion. A clergyman, churchman or cleric is a member of the clergy, especially one who is a priest, preacher, pastor, or other religious professional....
in the Kazan area. This was then followed by the opening of the Kazan Slavonic-Latin School in 1723. In 1732 this in turn, was reorganized as the Kazan Theological Seminary.
In 1798 an attempt was made to provide higher education through the Kazan Theological Academy in 1798. However this proved unsustainable and in 1818 it reverted to the Kazan Theological Seminary. But in 1842, the Theological Academy was revived and continued to function until the Bolshevik
Bolshevik
The Bolsheviks, originally also Bolshevists , derived from bol'shinstvo, "majority") were a faction of the Marxist Russian Social Democratic Labour Party which split apart from the Menshevik faction at the Second Party Congress in 1903....
seizure of power in 1917. During this period it became became the fourth theological academy in the Russian Empire
Russian Empire
The Russian Empire was a state that existed from 1721 until the Russian Revolution of 1917. It was the successor to the Tsardom of Russia and the predecessor of the Soviet Union...
.
In 1847, the Kazan academy supported the missionary efforts of the Kazan Diocese among the non-Christian peoples by organising a committee to oversee translation of texts.
While Grigory Postnikov was the bishop
Bishop
A bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...
of the Kazan Diocese (1848 to 1856) that the Academy received an old library from the Solovetsky Monastery
Solovetsky Monastery
Solovetsky Monastery was the greatest citadel of Christianity in the Russian North before being turned into a special Soviet prison and labor camp , which served as a prototype for the GULag system. Situated on the Solovetsky Islands in the White Sea, the monastery braved many changes of fortune...
on the White Sea
White Sea
The White Sea is a southern inlet of the Barents Sea located on the northwest coast of Russia. It is surrounded by Karelia to the west, the Kola Peninsula to the north, and the Kanin Peninsula to the northeast. The whole of the White Sea is under Russian sovereignty and considered to be part of...
greatly enriching the library. While Anthony of Kiev was rector
Rector
The word rector has a number of different meanings; it is widely used to refer to an academic, religious or political administrator...
(1895 to 1900), the theological education at the academy reached its fullest flower.
Notable people associated with the academy
The Kazan Academy produced over eighty students who later were consecrated bishops. Some of these became regarded as martyrMartyr
A martyr is somebody who suffers persecution and death for refusing to renounce, or accept, a belief or cause, usually religious.-Meaning:...
s by the Russian orthodox Church, including:
- Gavrill Abolimov
- Anatoly Grisyuk the rector of the academy
- Athanasy Malinin
- Juvenaly Maslovsky
- Victor Ostrovidov
- Ioann Poyarkov
- Iov Rogozhin
- German Ryashentsev
- Gury Stepanov
- Ioasaf Udalov
Others:
- Ilia Berdnikov - an expert in church law
- Nikolai OstroumovNikolai OstroumovNikolai Petrovich Ostroumov was an educationalist in Turkestan.He studied under Nikolai Il'minskii at the Kazan Theological Seminary, where he studied Arabic and Turkic languages as well as Islam....
- Victor Nesmelov - a philosopher
- Gordiy SablukovGordiy SablukovGordiy Semionovich Sablukov was Russian expert on Islam.With Dimitriy Boguslavsky he was responsible for the first russian translation of the Koran....
(1804–1880) - an expert on IslamIslamIslam . The most common are and . : Arabic pronunciation varies regionally. The first vowel ranges from ~~. The second vowel ranges from ~~~...
, who produced the first RussianRussian languageRussian is a Slavic language used primarily in Russia, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. It is an unofficial but widely spoken language in Ukraine, Moldova, Latvia, Turkmenistan and Estonia and, to a lesser extent, the other countries that were once constituent republics...
translation of the Koran - Peter Znamensky - a historian