The Chișinău Diocesan Girls' School opened its doors on May 3, 1864, addressing a pressing need: in Bessarabia there were no institutions dedicated to the education of clergy's daughters. According to the 1864 circular, teaching was conducted in the Romanian language, a provision applied throughout the diocese. The school's first headmistress was Anastasia Rizo, of noble origin, invited by Archbishop Antonie.
The curriculum, approved by the Ministry of Public Education and the Chișinău Diocese, combined theoretical subjects with practical training. Students studied religion, reading and writing in Romanian, Slavonic, and Russian, arithmetic and exercises in calculation, world history and geography. The program was complemented by church singing and practical skills such as sewing, embroidery, knitting, as well as household management - baking bread and prosphora, preparing meals and preserves, caring for livestock, and cultivating gardens.
The composite, taken in 1911 at the studio of Z. N. Sumovski in Chișinău, depicts 29 graduates and 13 teachers. At the center are portraits of Bishop Serafim (Ciciagov), headmistress N. R. Mihelson, teacher V. E. Bejerian, and priests F. Ghiliarov and P. Jurikas. Among the teaching staff was Paraskovia Vasilievna Cuciurenko, a calligraphy teacher for 37 years, who in 1911 became senior educator and assistant headmistress. For her dedication, she was awarded the gold medal "For Long Service."
On the reverse of the vignette is a label from the store and workshop of frames, paintings, mirrors, and window glass owned by A. D. Kon'gova, Chișinău, Gogol Street no. 37, near the State Bank.
This graduation composite was donated at the end of 2025 to the National Museum of History of Moldova by the Dadiștian family from Drochia.
Tyragetia, serie nouă, vol. X [XXV], nr. 1, Arheologie. Istorie Antică
Keywords: Tulucești, Valea Mărului, Galați, axe, axe-hammer, the Middle Ages.
Abstract: Random discoveries have allowed us to discover some very interesting artifacts - four iron axes, relating to the period of the Middle Ages. None of them has archaeological context; they were found in the collections of two school museums from the villages in the county of Galați, where we carried out archaeological research: Tulucești(A) and Valea Mărului (B).
These items are not rarities (such artifacts are known in Romania, as well as in Europe), but to date it is the only finds of this kind in southern Moldova. In addition, the presence of the original ornamentation on two axes, which has no analogies in the literature available to us, prompted us to present them in this publication, although some of these items have already been published.
List of illustrations: Fig. 1. Physical map of the Galați County indicating the villages of Tulucești and Valea Mărului. Fig. 2. Axe-hammer found at Tulucești (photo by C. Croitoru; drawing by C. Istrati). Fig. 3. Axe found at Tulucești (photo by C. Croitoru; drawing by C. Istrati). Fig. 4. Axe found at Valea Mărului (photo by C. Croitoru; drawing by C. Istrati). Fig. 5. Letter from 27 November 1974, the annex. Fig. 6. Distribution map of axes on the territory of Moldova. A. hammer-axes: Bălteni; Iași; Piatra Neamț; Mâdrești; Murgeni; Tulucești; Vaslui. B. axes: Câmpulung; Coșna; Cozănești; Dărmănești; Piatra Neamț; Suceava; Șuletea; Vatra Dornei; Vutcani. Fig. 7. Hammer-axes discovered at: 1 - Bălteni; 2 - Curcani; 3 - Gugești; 4 - Murgeni; 5 - Mândrești; 6 - Iași; 7 - Pitra Neamț; 8 - Tulucești; 9 - Vaslui. Fig. 8. Axes discovered at: 1 - Câmpulung; 2 - Coșna; 3 - Cozănești; 4 - Dărmănești; 5 - Piatra Neamț; 6 - Suceava; 7 - Șuletea; 8 - Vatra Dornei; 9 - Vutcani.
Costin Croitoru
Contributions to the history of the Romanian vocabulary: names of Polish coins that circulated in Moldova. II. Poltorac / Polturac / Potor
Tyragetia, serie nouă, vol. XIV [XXIX], nr. 2, Istorie. Muzeologie
Costin Croitoru
Contributions to the history of the Romanian vocabulary: names of Polish coins that circulated in Moldova. I. Potronic
Tyragetia, serie nouă, vol. XIII [XXVIII], nr. 2, Istorie. Muzeologie
The Chișinău Diocesan Girls' School opened its doors on May 3, 1864, addressing a pressing need: in Bessarabia there were no institutions dedicated to the education of clergy's daughters...
The National Museum of History of Moldova takes place among the most significant museum institutions of the Republic of Moldova, in terms of both its collection and scientific reputation.
The National Museum of History of Moldova takes place among the most significant museum institutions of the Republic of Moldova, in terms of both its collection and scientific reputation.
The National Museum of History of Moldova takes place among the most significant museum institutions of the Republic of Moldova, in terms of both its collection and scientific reputation.
31 August 1989 St., 121 A, MD 2012, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova
