Perm seminary, Religious educational institution in Perm, Russia.
The Perm Theological School is a large eclectic building at the corner of Gazeta "Zvezda" and Lenin streets, its main facade facing Gazeta "Zvezda". The Lenin Street side shows classical elements, while the Gazeta "Zvezda" side has Russian-style details. The date 1885 is set on the pediment. Since 1975 it has housed the Perm State Institute of Arts and Culture.
A three-class theological school opened in 1818 under the Perm Theological Seminary. In 1851–1854 Archimandrite Anthony bought a mansion on the corner of Pokrovskaya and Okhanskaya streets, built of brick by official Vasily Parnachev on the site of a men's gymnasium that burned in 1842. The building was rebuilt in 1885–1887, when a church of Saints Cyril and Methodius was added and the date 1885 placed on the pediment. Closed in 1918, it later housed Kolchak's counter-intelligence, a workers' dormitory, technical schools and the city executive committee; since 1975 it has held the Perm State Institute of Arts and Culture.
The building's fronton bears the date 1885, when it was rebuilt and a church dedicated to Saints Cyril and Methodius was installed for the millennium of Methodius's death. Today the former seminary houses the Perm State Institute of Arts and Culture, while the revived theological school, now a seminary, operates at the Holy Trinity Cathedral.
Access is available on weekdays, and it is best to contact the institution beforehand to confirm visiting hours and availability. This ensures you can plan your visit properly and learn about any guided tour options that might be offered.
The date 1885 is carved on the building's pediment, marking the reconstruction that gave the former seminary its present appearance. The same works added a wing along Gazety Zvezda Street and, in 1885–1887, a church dedicated to Saints Cyril and Methodius, built for the millennium of Methodius's death.
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