On November 11-14, 2024, an expert assessment of readiness to open courses of basic training in theology for monastics of the Nizhny Tagil Diocese was conducted.
The basic training courses in theology for monastics of the Nizhny Tagil Diocese on the basis of the Skorbyaschensky Nunnery in Nizhny Tagil, Sverdlovsk region, are being organized in 2024 with the blessing of Bishop Theodosius of Nizhny Tagil and Nevyansk in response to the decisions of the Councils of Bishops of 2011 and 2013.
Bishop Theodosius.
The training of students in the course began on September 9, 2024. It will be conducted in a face-to-face format with the use of distance technologies in eight main subjects of the basic part, according to the unified programs approved by the Interdepartmental Commission for the Education of Monastics of the Russian Orthodox Church. The variable part is represented by an independent work program «History of the Orthodox Church in the Urals».
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The traveling expert group of the Interdepartmental Commission for the Education of Monastics of the Russian Orthodox Church included: hegumen John (Rubin), deputy chairman of the Synodal Department for Religious Education and Religious Studies of the Russian Orthodox Church. catechism, a resident of Nikolo-Ugreshsky Stavropigial Monastery, professor of the Nikolo-Ugreshsky Theological Seminary — chairman of the visiting commission; nun Anuvia (Vinogradova), PhD in history, secretary of the Interdepartmental Commission on the Education of Monastics, treasurer of Ioanno-Predtechensky Stavropigial Nunnery in Moscow — secretary of the visiting commission; nun Feonilla (Kharchenko), assistant secretary of the Interdepartmental Commission on the Education of Monastics, a resident of the St. John the Baptist Monastery.
The commission was met and accompanied to the monasteries of the Nizhny Tagil Diocese by the head of the basic training courses in theology for monastics of the Nizhny Tagil Diocese, abbess of the Skorbyaschensky Nunnery in Nizhny Tagil. Nizhny Tagil, Abbess Maria (Stashevskaya). On November 6, 2024, the Skorbyashchensky nunnery celebrated 120 years since the transformation of the Skorbyashchensky nunnery into a monastery.
On November 12, at the beginning of the commission's work, members of the visiting group met with Bishop Theodosius of Nizhny Tagil and Nevyansk in the diocesan office. In the course of the conversation, they discussed issues related to the organization of courses for monastics of the Nizhny Tagil diocese. Vladyka expressed his full support for the education of monastics and gave his blessing.
On the same day at the basic training site — in the Skorbyaschensky Nunnery of Nizhny Tagil — there was a general meeting of the visiting expert commission with the leadership, abbots and hegumens of the monasteries, teachers and students of the course. The meeting was attended by the head of the course, Abbess Maria (Stashevskaya), the secretary and teacher of the course V.A. Chemezova, teachers of the course, Priest Konstantin Stolov, Priest Alexei Bessonov, monk Anthony (Karpushin), as well as skit-head Hieromonk Evfimy (Rep'ev) and one nun of the Vvedensky Simeonovsky male skete in the village of Serbishino, Sverdlovsk region, eight nuns of the Skorbyaschensky nunnery in Nizhny Tagil. Nizhny Tagil. Hegumen Alexis (Maletin), abbot of the Holy Trinity All-Tsaritsyn Monastery in the village of Taraskovo, and Hegumen Philip (Elshin), a teacher, participated in the meeting remotely.
The meeting discussed the organization of courses for monks and nuns of monasteries, the peculiarities of teaching disciplines to monastics, the differences in the programs of the eight basic subjects in comparison with the programs of spiritual schools of the Russian Orthodox Church. of the Orthodox Church. The members of the commission checked the educational and methodological documentation of the courses, the library fund of the main literature of the courses for monastics and material and technical support of the courses.
November 13, members of the commission together with Abbess Mary (Stashevskaya) visited the Vvedensky Simeonovsky men's skete in the village of Serbishino. The commission was met by the hermit superior Hieromonk Evfimy (Repyev) with the brethren. Father Euthymius showed the guests the sacred shrines of the Vvedensky church, told about the natives of the village Serbishino — ascetics Hieromonk Simeon (Borodin) and Abbess Valeria (Borodina), thanks to whose prayers and labors here was founded Vvedensky nunnery. The visiting expert commission checked the library fund of basic literature and material and technical support of the courses in the Vvedensky male skete.
In the afternoon, the visiting committee visited an additional training site — Holy Trinity All Tsaritsynsky monastery in the village of Taraskovo. The commission was met by the abbot of the monastery hegumen Alexis (Maletin). Since 2000 in the Holy Trinity Church is an icon of the Mother of God «Vsetsaritsa», revered miracle-working and attracts a large number of pilgrims to the village of Taraskovo. Known and revered among the faithful healing springs of Taraskovo village. Taraskovo, of which The most revered is the spring in honor of the icon of the Virgin Mary, located in the fence of the monastery. Hegumen Alexis (Maletin) showed the members of the commission the temples and shrines of the monastery.
Chairman of the Commission Hegumen John (Rubin) spoke to the students of the course and a teacher from among the brethren monk Anthony (Karpushin) on the tasks of education for monastics and spoke in detail about the subjects studied at the course. In the monastery were checked the library fund of basic literature and material and technical equipment of the courses for the possibility of full-fledged training of the monks.
The members of the visiting expert commission noted the readiness of the basic training courses in theology for monastics of the Nizhny Tagil diocese.
Finally, the members of the traveling group visited the museums of Nizhny Tagil. On November 14, the commission flew from Ekaterinburg to Moscow.
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