CHURCH CHARITY OF THE STAVROPOL (CAUCASUS) EPARCHY IN THE LATE XIX - EARLY XX CENTURIES (BY THE EXAMPLE OF THE ALEXANDRO-MARIINSKY DIOCESAN ALMSHOUSES)

Abstract

With the reference to archival materials, the article reconstructs the history of formation of the main administrative structures and the economic activity the clergy of Alexander and Mary diocesan charity opened in the North Caucasus in 1897. The popularity of old age homes in Russia was due to the lack of other types of charity as regards the poor, weak development of private charity, the lack of relevant legislation. By the end of the XIX century almshouses of the state were of two types: illegal and class. The above-mentioned aspects are viewed in the context of a particular diocese.

Keywords

• history of the roc
• stavropol (caucasian) diocese
• almshouse
• charity