MONASTIC AND CHURCH LIBRARIES AS CENTERS OF ORTHODOX EDUCATION AND UPBRINGING OF THE SECOND HALF OF XIX – EARLY XX CENTURY

Olga V. Gorohova (1964-2018), Candidate of Historical Sciences, Senior Lecturer. Article prepared for publication by L. V. Smirnova

The Marshal Semyon Timoshenko NBC (Nuclear, Biological and Chemical) Protection Military Academy, Kostroma, Russia

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Issue: № 1 (17), 2022

Pages: 69–90

Annotation

The article presents the history of the development of monastic and church libraries in the Kostroma province. It is demonstrated for how long they performed the most important historical and cultural functions: religious, educational, missionary, etc. In the XIX century, along with the monasteries — the main book centers in the province, other largest libraries emerged (theological seminary, provincial gymnasium, etc.), and, in addition, private individuals began to collect books.

Keywords

Kostroma eparchy (diocese of Kostroma), monastic library, church library, library of the Kostroma Theological Seminary

For citation

Gorohova O. V. Monastic and church libraries as centers of Orthodox education and upbringing of the second half of XIX–early XX century // Ipatievsky vestnik. 2022. № . 1. P. 69–90 (In Russian). https://doi.org/10.24412/2309–5164–2022–1–69–90