Rizarios Ecclesiastical School of Athens

Rizarios Ecclesiastical School
Ριζάρειος Εκκλησιαστική Σχολή
Location
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Athens (1844–1960)
Chalandri (1960–present)
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Greece
Information
TypePublic selective High School (present)
Religious affiliation(s)Orthodox Christianity
Established1841
FoundersManthos and Georgios Rizaris
PrincipalNicholaos Giannis
Websiterizarios.gr

Rizarios (or Rizareios) Ecclesiastical School of Athens (Greek: Ριζάρειος Εκκλησιαστική Σχολή Αθηνών ή Ριζάρειος Σχολή) is a Greek Orthodox historical educational institution founded at 1841, by Manthos and Georgios Rizaris, who was members of the Society of Friends (Filiki Eteria).[1][2]

Notable people and graduates

References

  1. ^ "The Rizarios Ecclesiastical School was founded in 1841 by the merchant Georgios Rizaris, who was a member of the Society of Friends, a secret organization founded in 1814, in Odessa, whose purpose was to overthrow the Ottoman rule of Greece and establish an independent state. - Encyclopaedia Philatelica". www.encyclopaediaphilatelica.net. Retrieved 2022-10-06.
  2. ^ "The design of the surroundings of Rizarios Ecclesiastical School and a proposal for its regeneration". www.actahort.org. Retrieved 2022-10-06.

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