Pilgrimages in the orthodox Slavic area: History and culture

Specialization / Direction

Knowledge Deepening / Consolidation

With the successful completion of the course, the student will be able to evaluate based on the sources, bibliography, historical and cultural data, the history, culture, and spiritual texture of the Slavic world, as it was imprinted on its monuments and pilgrimages. Simultaneously, he might proceed in description and analysis of moments of history as of the Slavic world and through the treatment and the composition of elements from various sources (in greek and foreign languages, conventional and electronic) he will be driven to conclusions and ascertainments.

The object of study, based on sources, literature, historical and cultural data, is the history, culture and spiritual texture of the Slavic world, as reflected in its monuments and pilgrimages. (Ioannis Bakas) 1. The "Pilgrimage" as a characteristic of the religiosity of the Slavs. The penetration of the Greek Christian culture in the world of the Slavs and their participation in the "Byzantine Commonwealth". The extraordinary role of religion in the art and culture of the Slavic peoples. 2. Small Constantinoples: Sofia – Preslava – Ahrida – M. Turnovo. 3. Religious places of historical, folkloric and touristic interest: Mesimvria, Sozopolis, Philippoupoli, Stenimahos, Prilapos, Stromnitsa, etc. Historical routes 4. Religious and pilgrimage centers in Bulgaria and North Macedonia: Monasteries and pilgrimages - Pilgrimage routes. (Vaios Kyritsis) 5. The personality of Saint Savva and his imprint on the Serbian national and ecclesiastical tradition. Serbia between East and West. Holy places in Kosovo. 6. Centers of Orthodox heritage in Montenegro. The religious wealth of Diocleia/Zeta and its pilgrimage development. 7. The effect of Mount Athos and the holy monastery of Hilandari on the Serbian area. The founding of the Serbian Mount Athos. Lonely life. Historic Monasteries. 8. Pilgrimage routes in the western Balkans. The sacred geography of space. Religious-Cultural places. (Irini Kasapi) 9. Important milestones in the History of the Church of Russia Christianization of the Russians Period of Mongol rule Period of ecclesiastical reconstruction Patriarchal period Synodical period Newer period 10. The Monasteries and the most important religious monuments of Moscow Temples of the Kremlin (Assumption of the Virgin Mary, Archangels), Saint Basil's Church Moscow monasteries (Danilovsky, Novodevichy, Novospassky) The Tretyakov Gallery (Works of Andreas Rubliov, Icon of Our Lady of Vladimir, Religious works of important Russian painters) Miraculous icons (Our Lady of Tikhvin) The Church of Christ the Saviour The Lavra of Saint Sergius The Monastery of Optina Volokolamsk Monastery The Monastery of Bieloozero 11. The most important religious monuments of Saint Petersburg The Temple of Flowing Blood The Church of Saint Isaac The Church of Our Lady of Kazan The Smolensk Cemetery The Monastery of Saint Alexander Nevsky The Monastery of Saint Alexander of Svir The house of Saint John of Kronstand The Hermitage Museum 12. The most important religious monuments of Kiev and other Russian pilgrimage destinations The Lavra of the Caves Hagia Sophia of Kiev The Monastery of Decati The Church of Agios Vladimiros The Church and Museum of Saint Luke the Doctor The Churches of Novgorod and Pskov The Solovetsky Monastery 13. Student work presentations

music theory, songs,

05-03-2023