institution
Kiev Theological Academy
Kiev Academy
also: Киевская духовная академия, киевская академия, Kiev Academy
One of the four Orthodox theological academies of the Russian Empire, training clergy; Father Savva mentions finishing his studies there, in an era when the curriculum leaned heavily on classical languages including Ancient Hebrew.
Reading notes
- Holy Simplicity §6 the Kiev Academy
One of the four Orthodox theological academies of the Russian Empire (the others were St. Petersburg, Moscow, and Kazan), training priests and clergy scholars; its curriculum in the mid-19th century emphasized classical philology, including Latin, Greek, and often Hebrew, which Father Savva recalls with some pride.