The Saint Sava College was one of the earliest Academic institutions of Wallachia, Romania.
It was founded in 1694 under the name "Academia Domnească de la Sfântul Sava" (The Royal Academy from Saint Sava) during the rule of Constantin Brâncoveanu, being located in the buildings of Saint Sava Monastery, which were located in the place where now stands the Bucharest University. It soon became one of the three most important academies of the Balkans, together with the Academy of Phanar and the Great School of Constantinople Patriarchy, both of Istanbul.
The language used was Greek and in 1818 from the initiative of the Gheorghe Lazăr , the teaching was done in Romanian, having primary, secondary, tertiary and academic education.
The academy was split in 1864 from the order of Alexandru Ioan Cuza, the academic courses being converted into the University of Bucharest, while the Saint Sava Collage, while the tertiary education part was organized into the current Saint Sava College.
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