there were representatives not only of the older generation, but also students of the minsk theological academy the institute of theology, where from 1992 to 2004, metropolitan phillaret was the dean of the theology department of the european humanities university, since 2004 he became the rector of the institute of theology of the belarusian state university, the creation of the institute was also largely initiative of metropolitan filoret. since 2004 he became the rector of the institute of theology of the belarusian state university, the creation the institute is also largely the initiative of metropolitan filoret. well, today i am grateful to fate that i was invited to this evening in memory of bishop philloret, with whom we went through life. almost 30 years, the difficult nineties, we were elected people's deputies of the republic of belarus, i in my own constituency in the dnesevsky district, and vladyka filoret was elected in the staroshovsky constituency of the city of minsk, our first meeting and contacts took place in the hall of the supreme council of the republic of belarus . we fe

in 1996 , the minsk theological academy was opened. and the regen department, where not only boys butalso girls studied. academy existed until 2015 and then was transferred to minsk, and 2 years ago it returned here again to zhirovishchi, no longer just the regen department, but the department of church arts, which includes the regen department and the icon painting department. this is a spiritual educational institution where, in addition to teaching, students teach. will be brought up here, what will be important is what fruit they can then bear both for society and for the church, therefore the state provides assistance to our theological school, all third-party, our students have the opportunity study for free at the theological school, free accommodation and food, also our students receive a scholarship and teachers the salary that the state allocates to us and... life, not just existence, but the life of our theological school, thanks to such close cooperation, collaboration between the church and the state brings great benefits for our society. in order to enter our theological

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in 1996, the minsk theological academy and the regen branch were opened, where they studied not only.ys, but also girls. the academy existed until 2015 and then was transferred to minsk, and 2 years ago it returned here again to zhirovishche. and not just a regen department, but a department. in order to enter our theological seminary, each person must work for at least a year in his parish, at his place of residence, attend church, help at divine services, help the clergy, that is, gain the minimum experience that will be useful to him during his studies. all applicants pass an internal exam on the biblical historical covenant, liturgical regulations, church history, and catechism. disciplines, theology, scripture, church history, but secular disciplines, foreign languages, english or german, pedagogy, philosophy, psychology. the minsk theological seminary is located in the grodno region, in the slonem district, in the agricultural town of zhirovich, and what is very important and valuable is that it is located next to and together with svyatouspensky. zhirovichi monastery, which hou

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in 1996 , the minsk theological academy and the regen branch were opened, where not only boys but alsorls studied. the academy existed until 2015 and then was transferred to minsk, and 2 years ago it returned here again to zhiroviche. and not just the regency department, but the department of church arts, in which. for the church, but also for the state, because students are graduates of our theological school, they are also citizens of our country, and how they will be raised here... it will be important what fruit they can then bring both for society and for church, therefore the state provides comprehensive assistance to our theological school, our students have the opportunity to study for free at the theological school, free accommodation and food, also our students receive a stipend and teachers receive a salary, which is allocated to us by the state and life. not just the existence, but the life of our theological school, thanks to such close cooperation, collaboration between the church and the state, brings great fruits for our society. in order to enter our theological semina

in 1996 , the minsk theological academy and the regen branch were opened, where not only young men, buterred to minsk, and 2 years ago it returned here again to zhirovishche, no longer just as a regen department, but as a department of church arts, which includes the eigen department and the icon painting department. this is a spiritual educational institution where, in addition to studying, students learn prayer and liturgical life. in addition to studying, they study work, perform certain obediences, all this together, combining they learn how to live according to the commandments of god. this place is very important not only for the church, but also for the state, because the students are graduates of our theological school, they are also citizens of our country, and how they will be raised here will be important.

in 1835, he graduated from the minsk theological seminary and was sent to the st. petersburg theological academypredetermined his future fate. in 1839, by decision of the synod. he was sent on a spiritual mission to beijing. in china , gashkevich learned several oriental languages ​​and was actively involved in nature research. he became one of the first russian naturalists, who collected a large collection of flora and fauna of indochina and japan. gashkevich later transferred the collection to the russian zoological museum. his astronomical and meteorological observations in china, which joseph regularly sent to pulkovo, were of great scientific value... based on the results of his travels, gashkevich published a number of scientific articles about china. in 1852, gashkevich was sent as a translator and adviser from the diplomatic mission of efimy putyatin to japan. so joseph gashkevich was able to participate in the preparation and signing of the first russian-japanese treaty. the rich language practice gained while working on the agreement allowed gashkevich to compile a japanese-russian dic