School
Kiev Theological Academy
Overview
The Kiev Theological Academy (1819–1919) was one of the oldest higher educational institution of the Russian Orthodox Church, situated in Kiev, then in the Russian Empire (now Kyiv, Ukraine). It was considered to be the most senior one among similar academies in Moscow, Saint Petersburg, and Kazan. It was located at the Kiev Podol within the Kiev Epiphany Monastery. The Academy's predecessor was the Academia Mohileana, founded in the 17th century.
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Related ideas
- Russian Empire
- Ukraine
- World War II
- Jagiellonian University
- Russian Orthodox Church
- Peter the Great
- Yelysei Pletenetskyi
Place in the tradition
Part of Russian philosophy.