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Educational activity of the Kamyanets orthodox fraternity of the Podillya province in the second half of XIX century

Summary/Abstract: The article reveals the main aspects of the educational work of the Kamyanets orthodoxfraternity, which was mainly aimed at strengthening the authority of the Orthodoxchurch. The scientifi c novelty of the article – on the basis of little-known archivalsources for the fi rst time the analysis is carried out and the specifi cs of educationalactivity of the Kamyanets orthodox brotherhood of the Podolsk province are shown.In particular, the church fraternity, which founded a fraternal school as a charitableeducational institution in the Podillya province, became the spokesman for theimplementation of such tasks. In order to improve the living standards of orthodoxartisan families, the fraternity council decided to reorganize one of the fraternal schoolsinto a craft school and provide shelter there. The members of the fraternity believedthat studying in such a school gave the children of poor artisans the opportunity toreceive primary education, and at the same time, to acquire the skills of certain crafts.This institution was in great demand among the local population and surroundingvillages, as it provided students with good enough skills to master the future professioncompared to other schools. It was established that members of the orthodox fraternitywere forced to look for various means of subsistence of charitable institutions, as overthe years the income from philanthropists has signifi cantly decreased. As a result,such problems signifi cantly complicated the further work of charitable institutions inthe following years. The fraternity sought various options to improve this situation. Inparticular, his members appealed to wealthy families, government offi cials and theclergy of the province to assist in supporting charitable institutions.

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