Zographeion College
Zographeion College Ζωγράφεια Διδασκαλεία | |
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(now in present-day Albania) Qestorat, near Gjirokaster Ottoman Empire | |
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Type | Teacher Seminary |
Established | 1873 |
Founder | Christakis Zografos |
Status | Defunct |
Closed | 1891 |
Zographeion facilities in 1881 |
Zographeion College (Greek: Ζωγράφεια Διδασκαλεία) was a Greek educational institution that operated from 1873 to 1891 in the village of Qestorat, Ottoman Empire, in modern southern Albania. It was named after its sponsor Christakis Zografos. In the 18 years of its existence, it provided 400 teachers to the Greek schools of Epirus as well as to the rest of the Greek world.[1]
Background
The initiative was undertaken by the benefactor and native of Qestorat, Christakis Zografos. Zografos was at that time a distinguished businessman in the Ottoman capital, Istanbul, and sponsored the erection of various cultural and educational institutions of the local Greek communities, such as the Zographeion Lyceum in the Ottoman capital. In 1869 he founded a primary Greek school in his hometown.[1]
Institutions
The Zographeion College was established at 1873 and aimed at training teachers for the Greek schools of the wider region. The teacher's school was built next to the existing kindergarten, primary, secondary and female schools, which formed altogether an imposing structure.[2] Most of the teachers of the Zographeion were graduates of notable Greek schools, like the Zosimaia School in Ioannina and the Phanar Greek Orthodox College in Istanbul (Constantinople).[3]
The main goal of the institution was to provide national and religious education to the personnel that would teach to the Greek schools of the region.[1] Moreover, Zografos provided on annual base scholarships to 60 assiduous students, 30 females and 30 males, with complete coverage of their living costs.[2]
Disagreements and end of operation
The College was a field of Greek-Albanian cultural conflict: on the one hand, Christakis Zografos, founder and supporter of the area's Greek character and the spread of Greek education and on the other hand, Koto Hoxhi, figure of the Albanian National Awakening and some local pro-Albanian circles in Ottoman administration.[4][5] The latter side, supported Albanian education[5] and launched accusations against the Zographeion, claiming that the teaching stuff was fostering anti-Ottoman rebellious activities. On the other hand, the local Greek consulate and the Orthodox Bishop of Gjirokaster supported the educational activities of the College.[6] Finally after intervention from Zographos the Ottoman authorities allowed the institution to continue its operation.[4]
Disagreements emerged when the newly installed Orthodox Bishop of Gjirokaster, Kosmas, accused the teaching stuff of the Zographeion to the Ottoman authorities, of being incapable to provide high level education and of anti-Ottoman activity. As a result of this situation, the Ottoman authorities closed the institution in 1891, while the death of Zografos in 1897 marked the definite end of this initiative.[2][4]
Until the collapse of the Socialist Republic of Albania (1945–1989), Zografos was the subject of negative propaganda in Albanian historiography, presented as enemy of the Albania nation, while people that bore the name Zografos were persecuted by the Socialist regime. However, today this situation has changed and the College facilities have been renovated and reopened as a museum.[5]
Notable teachers
References
- ^ a b c Κουτσούρης, Αντώνης (2009). "Η Θέση της Ελληνικής Γλώσσας στη Νοτιοανατολική Ευρώπη μετά το 1990 και η Ελληνική Πολιτική Γλωσσικής Διάχυσης" (PDF). Πάντειο Πανεπιστήμιο Κοινωνικών και Πολιτικών Επιστημών. p. 156. Retrieved 1 September 2011.
- ^ a b c Sakellariou, M. (1997). Epirus, Four Thousand Years of Greek History and Civilization. Ekdotike Athenon. p. 308. ISBN 960-213-377-5.
- ^ Τρουμπούκη, Αντωνία. "Η Ελληνική Εκπαίδευση στην Αλβανία" (PDF). odeg.gr. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
- ^ a b c Koltsida, Athina (2008). Η Εκπαίδευση στη Βόρειο Ήπειρο κατά την Ύστερη Περίοδο της Οθωμανικής Αυτοκρατορίας (pdf) (in Greek). University of Thessaloniki. pp. 210–211. Retrieved 16 December 2012.
- ^ a b c de Rapper, Gilles (2005). Better than Muslims, not as good as Greeks: Emigration as experienced and imagined by the Albanian Christians of Lunxhëri (PDF). The New Albanian Migration. Brighton-Portland, Sussex Academic Press. pp. 9–10, 15–56.
- ^ Nitsiakos, Vassilis (2010). On the border : transborder mobility, ethnic groups and boundaries along the Albanian-Greek frontier. Berlin: Lit. pp. 153–154. ISBN 978-3-643-10793-0.
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- Revolt of 1567-1572
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- Protocol of Corfu
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- Postage stamps and postal history
- Lasso fund
Education: New Academy (Moscopole)- Zographeion College (Qestorat)
- Acroceraunian School (Himara)
- Dhuvjan Monastery (Dropull)
- Bangas Gymnasium (Korçë)
- Benefactors: Apostol Arsache
- Evangelos and Konstantinos Zappas
- Ioannis Pangas
- Georgios and Simon Sinas
- Alexandros and Michael Vasileiou
- Christakis Zografos
- Literature: Theodore Kavalliotis
- Katina Papa
- Konstantinos Skenderis
- Takis Tsiakos
- Tasos Vidouris
- Stavrianos Vistiaris
- Andreas Zarbalas
- Politics: Vasilis Bolanos
- Georgios Christakis-Zografos
- Vangjel Dule
- Spiro Ksera
- Military/Resistance: Kyriakoulis Argyrokastritis
- Dimitrios Doulis
- Nikolaos Dailakis
- Konstantinos Lagoumitzis
- Zachos Milios
- Athanasios Pipis
- Ioannis Poutetsis
- Vasileios Sachinis
- Georgios Soulios
- Spyromilios
- Spyros Spyromilios
- Sports: Pyrros Dimas
- Sotiris Ninis
- Panajot Pano
- Leonidas Sabanis
- Andreas Tatos
- Clergy: Photios Kalpidis
- Vasileios of Dryinoupolis
- Panteleimon Kotokos
- Eulogios Kourilas Lauriotis
2 Includes individuals not necessarily of Greek ethnicity but with important contributions to Greek civilization.