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Greek educational and ecclesiastical presence in Sofia (1880-1920)

Articles

• Skourtis, Yannis

In 1879, the Greek press reported the start of Greek-Bulgarian diplomatic talks regarding the establishment of a Greek consulate in Sofia. The town had a small but flourishing Greek community. These dynamic Greek aliens felt theneed for official diplomatic protection.In the last two decades of the nineteenth century, many efforts were madeto develop Greek-Bulgarian relations in various sectors. It was at this timethat the Greeks of Sofia built themselves a church and a school. The paperuses archive sources to trace the Greek community’s activities and the steps ittook to establish an official Greek educational and ecclesiastical presence inthe Bulgarian capital. This was associated with efforts to develop Greek-Bulgarian relations.A Greek church and a Greek school were eventually built and operated inSofia during a specific period, 1880-1920. The archive material allows usconfidently to assert that the church and the school operated for many years,because a document dated 1919 refers to a grant from the Greek ForeignMinistry to these two small Greek establishments in Sofia.

• Educational sciences
• Philosophy, Ethics and Religion

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• Θρησκεία

Εκκλησίες στη Σόφια (1880-1920), Σχολεία στη Σόφια (1880-1920)

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