Item RU-AVPRI/180/7622/ff3-4v - Education, Greek Theological seminary in Monastery of the Holy Cross

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Report; Greek Theological seminary in Monastery of the Holy Cross became breeding ground of Hellenism for young Greeks, they are engaged in politics. Greek Patriarch Damian is discontented because of graduating students; decided to close 2 junior classes and keep 5 senior classes, that will be equivalent to course at Ecclesiastical Academy. Juniors classes will be transferred to Greek public school. For 1909 in seminary will stay 40 students; education. Sender: Russian consul general in Jerusalem A.F. Kruglov; Recipient: Russian ambassador in Constantinople I.A. Zinoviev.