Saint Sava College
Encyclopedia
Saint Sava College was one of the earliest academic institutions
in Wallachia
, Romania
. It was the predecessor to both Saint Sava National College
and the University of Bucharest
.
, and was initially located in the buildings of Saint Sava Monastery, nowadays the site of the University of Bucharest
. Its origines are connected to the lectures delivered in Romanian by Gheorghe Lazăr
in the Princely Academy, beginning with 1818. After the Hetairia movement from 1821, the Ottoman
Sultan
forbade the existence of Greek schools, but he allowed the existence of Romanian schools. Thus, by the efforts of Lazăr and of other professors that associated with him, like Eufrosin Poteca
, Ion Heliade Rădulescu
, Laszlo Erdely, or Petrache Poenaru
, the Saint Sava Academy managed to hold the same academic level as the Greek-language Princely Academy. The Academy was split in 1864 on orders from Domnitor
Alexander John Cuza
, the purely academic branch being converted into the University of Bucharest, while the secondary education one was organized as the current Saint Sava National College
.
Academy
An academy is an institution of higher learning, research, or honorary membership.The name traces back to Plato's school of philosophy, founded approximately 385 BC at Akademia, a sanctuary of Athena, the goddess of wisdom and skill, north of Athens, Greece. In the western world academia is the...
in Wallachia
Wallachia
Wallachia or Walachia is a historical and geographical region of Romania. It is situated north of the Danube and south of the Southern Carpathians...
, Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
. It was the predecessor to both Saint Sava National College
Saint Sava National College
The Saint Sava National College is the oldest and one of the most prestigious high schools in Bucharest, Romania....
and the University of Bucharest
University of Bucharest
The University of Bucharest , in Romania, is a university founded in 1864 by decree of Prince Alexander John Cuza to convert the former Saint Sava Academy into the current University of Bucharest.-Presentation:...
.
History
It was the continuator of the Princely Academy from BucharestPrincely Academy from Bucharest
The Princely Academy of Bucharest was an institution of higher education, active from the end of the 17th century to the beginning of the 19th century.- History :...
, and was initially located in the buildings of Saint Sava Monastery, nowadays the site of the University of Bucharest
University of Bucharest
The University of Bucharest , in Romania, is a university founded in 1864 by decree of Prince Alexander John Cuza to convert the former Saint Sava Academy into the current University of Bucharest.-Presentation:...
. Its origines are connected to the lectures delivered in Romanian by Gheorghe Lazăr
Gheorghe Lazar
Gheorghe Lazăr , born and died in Avrig, Sibiu County, was a Transylvanian-born Romanian scholar, the founder of the first Romanian language school - in Bucharest, 1818.-Biography:...
in the Princely Academy, beginning with 1818. After the Hetairia movement from 1821, the Ottoman
Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman EmpireIt was usually referred to as the "Ottoman Empire", the "Turkish Empire", the "Ottoman Caliphate" or more commonly "Turkey" by its contemporaries...
Sultan
Sultan
Sultan is a title with several historical meanings. Originally, it was an Arabic language abstract noun meaning "strength", "authority", "rulership", and "dictatorship", derived from the masdar سلطة , meaning "authority" or "power". Later, it came to be used as the title of certain rulers who...
forbade the existence of Greek schools, but he allowed the existence of Romanian schools. Thus, by the efforts of Lazăr and of other professors that associated with him, like Eufrosin Poteca
Eufrosin Poteca
Eufrosin Poteca was a Romanian philosopher, theologian, and translator, professor at the Saint Sava Academy of Bucharest. Later in life he campaigned against slavery...
, Ion Heliade Rădulescu
Ion Heliade Radulescu
Ion Heliade Rădulescu or Ion Heliade was a Wallachian-born Romanian academic, Romantic and Classicist poet, essayist, memoirist, short story writer, newspaper editor and politician...
, Laszlo Erdely, or Petrache Poenaru
Petrache Poenaru
Petrache Poenaru was a Romanian inventor of the Enlightenment era.Poenaru, who had studied in Paris and Vienna and, later, completed his specialized studies in England, was a mathematician, physicist, engineer, inventor, teacher and organizer of the educational system, as well as a politician,...
, the Saint Sava Academy managed to hold the same academic level as the Greek-language Princely Academy. The Academy was split in 1864 on orders from Domnitor
Domnitor
Domnitor was the official title of the ruler of the United Principalities of Wallachia and Moldavia between 1859 and 1866....
Alexander John Cuza
Alexander John Cuza
Alexander John Cuza was a Moldavian-born Romanian politician who ruled as the first Domnitor of the United Principalities of Moldavia and Wallachia between 1859 and 1866.-Early life:...
, the purely academic branch being converted into the University of Bucharest, while the secondary education one was organized as the current Saint Sava National College
Saint Sava National College
The Saint Sava National College is the oldest and one of the most prestigious high schools in Bucharest, Romania....
.