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Saint Sava's Seminary (Serbian Cyrillic: Богословија „Светог Саве”; also known elsewhere as Theological Seminary of "Saint Sava" and Bogoslovija) is a secondary Orthodox theological school of the Serbian Orthodox Church in Belgrade.

History

Dositej's Theological Seminary

The first Belgrade seminary was founded in 1808 by Dositej Obradović, then the Minister of Education of the Governing Council of Serbia.^[1] For the needs of the school, he ceded his house on the corner of Braće Jugovića and Dositejeva streets, which he had previously "received from the people".^[2] The house had 14 rooms, two kitchens, a veranda, alarge hamamdžik (bathrooms) and a stable in the yard.

The first director of the seminary was Vićentije Rakić, abbot of the Fenek Monastery. The seminary operated only until 1813, when Belgrade in Karađorđe's Serbia was reoccupied by the Turks. The education of theologians in the Principality of Serbia was temporarily stopped, then resumed 1836. In the Clerical School at the Prince Miloš Obrenović's Residence in Kragujevac, thanks to the Metropolitanate of Belgrade Petar Jovanović.

Theological Seminary of "Saint Sava"

Metropolitan Mihailo Jovanović renewed the education of theologians in Belgrade in 1883, when he opened the second department of theology. In 1896, it was renamed "Theological Seminary of Saint Sava" and elevated to the status of Grande école. In World War I the seminarians went abroad for their education^[3]

After the reforms of 1920 the seminary was relocated to Sremski Karlovci. It ceased operations on 6 April 1941 when Hitler's Nazis invaded the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. Its work only resumed in 1949 at the Rakovica Monastery.

Education

To enroll in the seminary, it is mandatory to have completed primary and secondary schools and a written recommendation from a priest addressed to the competent bishop. The time and place of the entrance exam are determined by the bishop.

By the decision of the Holy Synod of Bishops of the Serbian Orthodox Church from September 2006, education in seminaries lasts five years. During schooling, students study Holy Scripture (Old Testament, New Testament), Bible history, history of the Christian Church, church singing, catechism, apology of faith, Liturgy, patrology, dogmatics, Canon law, pedagogy, homily, history of religion with Sects, History of the Serbian Orthodox Church, philosophy, ethics with Asceticism, and computer science. In addition to Serbian, future theologians also study Russian, Greek, English and Church Slavonic.^[4]

The seminary is currently attended by 120 students.

Life in the Seminary

In earlier times, St. Sava Theological Seminary^[5] building was also a boarding house for students of the Faculty of Theology.

The seminary students live in a boarding house. The working day of the seminary students is strictly planned from getting up to going to bed, and always begins with a morning service in the chapel. This is followed by breakfast, classes, daily activities, The day ends with evening prayer. smoking, drinking alcoholic beverages, and gambling are strictly forbidden

References

Translated and adapted from Serbian Wikipedia: http://sr.wiki.x.io/wiki/%D0%91%D0%BE%D0%B3%D0%BE%D1%81%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%98%D0%B0_%E2%80%9E%D0%A1%D0%B2%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%B3_%D0%A1%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%B5%E2%80%9D_%D1%83_%D0%91%D0%B5%D0%BE%D0%B3%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B4%D1%83

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