title: CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES OF ORTHODOX MONASTERIES IN SOUTHERN UKRAINE FROM THE SECOND HALF OF XIX CENTURY TILL 1917
abstract: The relevance of the study is due to the need for theoretical understanding of historical experience in the field of social assistance and its practical application in modern charitable activities of the Orthodox Church. The purpose of the article is a comprehensive analysis of the philanthropy of Orthodox monasteries in the Southern Ukrainian dioceses from the second half of the nineteenth century till 1917. The main methods used in the study are divided into theoretical (analysis, synthesis, c
journal: Scientific Bulletin of Uzhhorod University Series «Pedagogy Social Work»