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Chișinău Theological Seminary is a
Visarion Puiu
in the Dictionary of Romanian Theologians
by Protohierarch Sorin Petcu, Müllheim, July 2006
Visarion Puiu
in the Dictionary of Romanian Theologians
Seminarul Teologic
History of Chișinău Educational institutions established in 1813 Schools in Moldova Eastern Orthodox seminaries Eastern Orthodoxy in Moldova {{Moldova-struct-stub
Chișinău Theological Seminary is a seminary
A seminary, school of theology, theological college, or divinity school is an educational institution for educating students (sometimes called seminarians) in scripture and theology, generally to prepare them for ordination to serve as cle ...
in Chișinău
Chișinău ( , , ; formerly known as Kishinev) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Moldova, largest city of Moldova. The city is Moldova's main industrial and commercial centre, and is located in the middle of the coun ...
. Gavril Bănulescu-Bodoni opened the Romanian-language seminary on January 31, 1813.
History
On 1 September 1918,Visarion Puiu
Visarion Puiu (; sometimes Bessarion in French; born Victor Puiu on 27 February 1879 in Pașcani, Romania – 10 August 1964 in Paris or Viels-Maisons, France) was a metropolitan bishop of the Romanian Orthodox Church. During World War II, ...
became director of the Chișinău Theological Seminary, being named Exarch
An exarch (;
from Ancient Greek ἔξαρχος ''exarchos'') was the holder of any of various historical offices, some of them being political or military and others being ecclesiastical.
In the late Roman Empire and early Byzantine Empire, ...
of Bessarabia
Bessarabia () is a historical region in Eastern Europe, bounded by the Dniester river on the east and the Prut river on the west. About two thirds of Bessarabia lies within modern-day Moldova, with the Budjak region covering the southern coa ...
's monasteries two months later (soon after that province united with the Kingdom of Romania
The Kingdom of Romania () was a constitutional monarchy that existed from with the crowning of prince Karl of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen as King of Romania, King Carol I of Romania, Carol I (thus beginning the Romanian royal family), until 1947 wit ...
).in the Dictionary of Romanian Theologians
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by Protohierarch Sorin Petcu, Müllheim, July 2006
Visarion Puiu
in the Dictionary of Romanian Theologians
Seminarul Teologic
History of Chișinău Educational institutions established in 1813 Schools in Moldova Eastern Orthodox seminaries Eastern Orthodoxy in Moldova {{Moldova-struct-stub