Spiritual Academy Sofia
The Iwan Rilski Spiritual Academy in Sofia ( Bulgarian Софийската духовна семинария "Св. Йоан Рилски" ) is the most important educational institution of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church . It was founded in 1874 under the Samokow Priestly Academy in Samokow . The Academy reports directly to the Holy Synod (the highest decision-making body) and bears the name of Saint Ivan Rilski .
history
The Academy was in 1874 as a successor to the seminary from the Peter and Paul Monastery in Ljaskowez in Rilastädtchen founded Samokov. At that time Bulgaria was still under Ottoman rule and the struggle for a church independent of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople reached its climax in 1870 with the establishment of the Bulgarian Exarchate .
In 1878 Bulgaria was finally liberated in the course of the Russo-Turkish War and Sofia was chosen as the capital. As a result, the Holy Synod of the Exarchate moved to Sofia, while the Exarchar's seat remained in Constantinople.
In 1897 the Sofia city administration donated a piece of land in the center of Sofia for the construction of a new building for the Samokov Priestly Academy. In 1902, the foundation stone in the presence of the Bulgarian prince was Ferdinand I placed. On January 20, 1903, the completed premises were inaugurated by the Partenij , Metropolitan of Sofia, and the move of the Sovokov Priestly Academy to the Bulgarian capital was completed.
During the Balkan Wars (1912–1913) and the First World War, classes were interrupted because the premises were used as a military hospital. During the reign (1920–1923) of the Bauernvolksbund , under which Aleksandar Stambolijski became Prime Minister, students at the academy had to share their buildings with those of the newly founded agricultural university. After Stambolijski's dismissal, normal teaching could begin.
During the Second World War, the academy was used as the headquarters of the Soviet Army between 1944 and 1946. In 1949 the building was transferred to the Bulgarian-Soviet Friendship Association, which occupied it until 1950. On September 20, 1950, the Bulgarian Communist Party decided to merge the Spiritual Academies of Sofia and Plovdiv . The Tscherepisch train station , near the Tscherepisch monastery , was assigned as the seat of the merged academy . Between 1951 and 1990 the area of the academy in Sofia served as the palace of the pioneers . Only after the democratization of Bulgaria in 1990 were the old buildings of the academy in Sofia and Plovdiv transferred to the church. The merging of the Sofia and Plovdiv academies was also reversed, so that in the 1990/1991 academic year the first students could be trained in Sofia and Plovdiv.
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Universities : South-West University Neofit Rilski (Blagoewgrad) | American University in Bulgaria (Blagoevgrad) | Assen-Slatarow University of Burgas | Burgas Free University | Paisii Hilendarsky University of Plovdiv | Agricultural University of Plovdiv | University of Food Technology Plovdiv | Angel Kanchev University, Russia | New Bulgarian University Sofia | St. Kliment Ohridski University Sofia | St. Ivan Rilski University of Mining and Geology Sofia | University of National and World Economy Sofia | University of Architecture, Civil Engineering and Geodesy | Trak University of Stara Zagora | Konstantin Preslavsky University of Shumen | Free University of Varna | Varna University of Economics | St. Kyril and Methodius University Veliko Tarnovo | Vasil Levski University Veliko Tarnovo
Technical universities : Gabrovo University of Technology | Technical University of Sofia | Technical University of Varna
Medical universities : Pleven Medical University | Medical University of Plovdiv | Sofia Medical University | Medical University of Stara Zagora | Varna Medical University
Academies : Bulgarian Academy of Sciences | Georgi Benkowski Military Academy | Naval Academy Nikola Wapzarow | Vasil Levski Military Academy Sofia | National Academy for Theater and Film Arts "Krastjo Sarafow" | National Music Academy "Prof. Pantscho Vladigerov ” | National Sports Academy | Spiritual Academy Sofia | Spiritual Academy of Plovdiv