HISTORY OF A CHURCH PARISH SCHOOL FOR ARMENIAN GIRLS NAMED AFTER SAINT HRIPSIME, NAKHICHEVAN-ON-DON

Abstract

This article examines the historical path of the parish school, and then the school named after St. Hripsime, from the usual general one to the school for Armenian girls. The time frame for the existence of the school covers the period from 1790 to 1919. Particular emphasis was placed on the participation of society, the church and all kinds of charitable organizations in the problems of the school, which played an important role in the education of the female part of the Armenian population of Nakhichevan-on-Don. As evidenced by the surviving documents, the school experienced constant financial difficulties throughout the entire period of its existence. It is important to note the seriousness of the attitude of society and the church to the issue of the education of Armenian girls. However, the program of the school did not allow girls after graduation to immediately enter higher educational institutions. Even in the most difficult times, the city and society tried to ensure the continuity of the educational and upbringing process, realizing the importance of education in the society of that time.