Conference in Chisinau on the centenary of the Faculty of Theology: Let's cherish the heritage and form worthy peopletranslated

The Faculty of Orthodox Theology in Chisinau organized a scientific conference on the centenary of the educational institution on Friday.

The event was attended by Metropolitan Antonie of Bessarabia, Bishop Veniamin of South Bessarabia, diocesan councilors, clerics, historians, theologians, university professors and researchers from Romania and the Republic of Moldova.

Held at the National Library of the Republic of Moldova, the meeting had as its theme "Theological education in the Bessarabian space: flows and ebbs" and was the occasion to recall the history of the first university institution in Bessarabia, inaugurated on November 8, 1926.

One hundred years of theology in Bessarabia His Holiness Father Antonie highlighted the significance of the foundation of the faculty for Bessarabian Romanians and the responsibility to pass on the legacy to future generations.

"In 1926, our forefathers gave Bessarabia a Romanian faculty. It is up to us to cherish its legacy and train worthy people to carry it forward," said His Eminence.

"In the opening of the new university school, the intellectuals experienced the fulfillment of an old desire: the sons of this blessed land could receive,...