Псковское духовное училище, Orthodox theological school in Pskov, Russia
The Pskov Spiritual School (Pskovskoye dukhovnoye uchilishche) is an Orthodox educational institution of the Pskov and Velikie Luki Diocese. It has two churches, the Intercession of the Most Holy Theotokos and Saint Nicholas. Since 1994 it has occupied a building on Karl Marx Street, the former Petrovskaya Street, with a three-year course of study.
Greek-Latin classes founded in Pskov in 1732 were later transformed into the Pskov Spiritual Seminary. By a Holy Synod decree of 6 March 1809, the Pskov District Spiritual School opened on 28 September 1809 under the seminary, gained its own administration in 1867, and ceased operations in 1921. It reopened in 1994 on Karl Marx Street with a three-year course, held its first graduation in 1997, became a church specialists' training centre in 2016, and was closed by the Holy Synod on 29 December 2022.
The school has had two churches, the Intercession of the Most Holy Theotokos and Saint Nicholas, where students took part in services. Reopened in 1994 on Karl Marx Street, formerly Petrovskaya, it ran a three-year course and produced its first graduates in 1997. In 2016 the Holy Synod gave it the status of a church-specialist training centre.
The facility is generally accessible on weekdays but it is wise to contact ahead to confirm availability. Visitors should dress appropriately and be mindful that teaching and prayer schedules take priority over tourism.
The school had two churches, the Intercession of the Most Holy Theotokos and Saint Nicholas. It closed in 1921 and reopened in 1994 on Karl Marx Street, the former Petrovskaya, with a three-year course; its first graduation followed in 1997. On 29 December 2022 the Holy Synod decided to close the church-specialists centre because Pskov already had a seminary.
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