PRIVATE CHARITY IN CHURCH SPHERE IN THE NORTH CAUCASUS IN THE PERIOD OF ESTABLISHING THE CAUCASUS DIOCESE: THE MIDDLE OF THE XIX CENTURY

Abstract

In 1843 the Caucasus diocese, one of the biggest in the Russian Empire, began its history. The opening coincided with the beginning of active hostilities undertaken by the new Caucasian Viceroy in the coming decades, the Caucasian war. The development of the new diocese under these conditions was particularly acute, and it became necessary to attract additional funds for their permission. The peculiarities of the region and the high cost of living were not taken into account by the Government and the Synod as regards the funding, which further aggravated the shortage of funds. On the one hand. it was covered with additional funds, requiring extensive negotiation and clariication, largely not inding support with authorities. A more important source of funds at this stage, for the development of Church life, was the assistance of individuals from the local population, who tried in any way to boost the authority of the Russian Orthodox Church in the North Caucasus.