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History of Religions
History of the 3 Monotheistic religions (Judaism, Christianity and Islam) and of the main different Christianity confessions (Roman Catholicism, Eastern Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy, Anglicanism and Protestantism)
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Pedagogical Approaches
New pedagogical approaches to teach history of religion
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Role of Religions in Civilization
How to didactically promote among students of different confessions, the capacity of a critical analysis and understanding of the role played by religions in the history of mankind
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Interreligious Students’ Competences
Set of teaching contents, to be used by teachers to highlight and valorize the universal values of tolerance and universalisms that all Monotheistic religions and religious texts contain to promote and sustain mutual understanding among students
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Managing Multi-Religious Classes
Teaching Sources to help teachers dealing with multicultural and multi-religious classes
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Introduction
A comparative review of the liturgical celebrations, ceremonies and dietary rules existing in the different religions.
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Celebrations
Description and comparative analysis of the celebrations of different religions and confessions
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Ceremonies
Description and comparative analysis of the ceremonies of different religions and confessions
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Dietary Rules
Description and comparative analysis of the dietary rules of different religions and confessions
Events
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Conferences
The Pathway through Religions project was presented in a number of events in order to report about the activities carried out and the results achieved
Press Review
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Contractual Partners
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Associated Partners
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The Russian Church in Sofia
3 “Tsar Osvoboditel” Blvd, 1000 Center, Sofia
RELIGIONS Orthodox
DESCRIPTION OF THE RELIGIOUS SITE
DESCRIPTION
The church of St Nicholas the Miracle-Maker is also known as the Russian church in Sofia. It is a Russian Orthodox church in central Sofia. This extraordinary white and green building was designed by Russian architect Mikhail Preobrajenski and built by Russian workers, some of them worked on the Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, from 1912 until 1914.
HISTORICAL RELEVANCE
The church was built on the site of the Saray Mosque, which was destroyed in 1882, after the liberation of Bulgaria by Russia from the Ottoman Empire.
INTER-RELIGIOUS RELEVANCE
The Russian church was built in 1914 in Russian revival style. It is a copy of those Russian churches from 16th century. There are five small domes made of gold and the central dome is 19 meters high. The bells were donated by the Russian King Nikolay II. The exterior was recently renovated by the Moscow Patriarchate, which provided the gold.
The exterior of St Nicholas the Miracle-Maker church is much prettier than the interior, which is rather modest and dim. But its frescoes are worth seeing. The frescoes were painted in the style of the Novgorod icon school.
RELIGIOUS INFLUENCE
More popular than the church itself is the crypt, accessed to the left of the main entrance. Here lies the tomb of the former Bishop Serafin, who died in 1950. Locals come here to post hand-written messages into a box, standing to the right of the tomb. Although Serafin was never canonised, he is revered as a saint and believed to make prayers and wishes come true.
HOW TO USE WITH THE STUDENTS
The students need to visit the church, not only to broaden their knowledge, but they could as well write down on a sheet of paper their wishes and put them in a box.
REFERENCE TO THE GUIDELINE
- History and Philosophy of Religions - Christianity
- Building Students’ Interreligious Competences in Communication and Adaptation in a Cross-Cultural Environment - Making Judgements – The Role of Religion and Cultural Traditions
- Managing Multicultural and Multi-Religious Classes - Family Involvement
MEDIA RESOURCES
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The Russian Church in SofiaThe Russian Church in Sofia and its east facade
VIDEOS
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The Russian Church in Sofia
A video of the Russian Church in Sofia
LINKS
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The Russian Church in Sofia
Some interesting facts about the Russian Church
