Instituţionalizarea învăţământului teologic în Eparhia Huşilor
The Institutionalization of the Theological Education in the Diocese of Huşi

Summary/Abstract: The paper refers to the middle of the 19-century, a period when the reformation ofthe theological education became a priority, a necessity and an imperative for theecclesiastical authorities of that time in Moldavia. The elaboration of the Law for theecclesiastical education’ organization in Moldavia in 1851 was a direct consequence ofthis concern. On its basis was established the Theological Seminary of Husi. This wasnot established on a “void soil”; the documents mention the existence of “countycatechism schools” organized five years prior to the Seminary.Some fundamental provisions of the law are presented in synthesis; they refer tothe regulation of the activity in the specific field and, later, are emphasized the aspectsconsidered relevant for the first decade of Seminary’s activity. These are informationregarding the management, administration and the positions hierarchy within theSeminary, the courses’ organization, the recruitment procedure and the students’admission conditions, the composition of the professorial staff, the structure of theschool year, the study subjects, the manner of evaluation, the organization of thegraduating exams and granting of diplomas.The paper contains also references to the status and the activity of the “countycatechism schools” preserved by the respective law and becoming real “nursery” forrecruiting students for the Seminary. These references pertain to: the procedure ofadmission, the professors’ instruction, the study subjects, the manner of reporting, theorganization of the exams, the evaluation and the certification of the students.The content of the paper is completed with several considerations regarding thepersonality and the activity of Melchisedec Ştefănescu, as Seminary’s rector and alsosome aspects regarding the institution’s building, namely the spaces where the courseswere held and the efforts made by the management of the Seminary and of the Diocesein order to ensure proper conditions.

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