Prizren School for Theology Teachers – an Art and Culture Center in Kosovo and Metohija in the Late XIXth and the Early XXth Century

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Pages: 251-257

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The beginning of the so called evolutionary period of Serbs in Kosovo and Metohija when e serious and heavy work on educational, cultural and literary domains was done is associated with the establishment of a school. The year 1871 had a specific importance with the opening of a school for teachers in theology, which was the first secondary school in the region. With its establishment the regions of Kosovo, Metohija and South Serbia received a window to the world. It produced remarkable activists of culture, teachers and clergymen who were missioners of their time. Particular importance for the beginning of the new period in the lives of the Serbs in Kosovo and Metohija including the merit for the opening of the Prizren theological school was associated with Sima A. Igumanov who was a renowned national revival and leader as well as Peter Kostich, who was a professor in theology. From its establishment on and especially in the end of XIXth and the beginning of XXth century Prizren theological school trained significant representatives of science and culture, significant citizens, clergymen and soldiers, farmers and teachers.

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