The Lida Diocesan Administration held a diocesan exam for applicants to the Minsk Theological Seminarytranslated

The test program included knowledge of the subjects of the Holy Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments, the Catechism, general church history, the history of the Russian Orthodox Church, the Church Charter, as well as knowledge of prayers by heart and reading the Psalter in Church Slavonic.

The examination commission was headed by Bishop Porfiry of Lida and Smorgon, candidate of theology.

The examination committee also included: the secretary of the Lida diocese, Archpriest Georgy Mukha, bachelor of theology and cleric of the St. George's Church of Lida, archpriest Rostislav Solovyov, candidate of theology, master of historical sciences.

Following a meeting of the examination committee, applicant Ilya Biblis was recommended by Bishop Porfiry for admission to the Minsk Theological Seminary to receive theological education.

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