Sanitary-Educational and Medical Activities of the Russian Orthodox Church in the Villages of the Tomsk Province in the Second Half of the XIX - Early XX Centuries
V.A. Zverev, E.V. Karavayeva
Keywords: Russian Orthodox Church, Tomsk`s diocese, church's clergy, medical activity, sanitary enlightenment, agricultural population, missionaries, sanitary-hygienically culture, church's education<
Pages: 59-64
Abstract
The paper sums up basic results of the studying on factors, forms and results of sanitary-educational and medical activities of the Russian Orthodox Church among the population of the Tomsk province in the second half of the XIX - early XX centuries. The authors reveal the range of responsibilities assigned to the Orthodox priests by the Russian imperial authorities in terms of sanitary-educational and medical work among the villagers; describe the conditions and forms of personnel training provided by the ecclesiastical authorities of the Tomsk diocese for such work in villages; determine lines of activities, forms and results of work performed by the bishops, rural and monastic clergy and directed towards developing the scientific medicine in the countryside and health education of the rural population; establish main historical stages of such activities.
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