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The '''Theological School of Patmos''' was founded by the [[deacon]] [[Makarios Kalogeras]] in 1713 AD and is situated on the hillside directly above the [[Cave of the Apocalypse]]. The school is a spiritual legacy of St. [[Christodoulos the Blessed|Christodoulos of Patmos]] who included it in his original plans for the island of [[Patmos]]; Emperor Alexios I issued a deed of title in which he mentions it to be "an abode of learning where local disciples will gather."

==History==
The present theological school was founded by a local Patmian man, called Makarios Kalogeras<ref>''Makarios Kalogeras'' was a deacon of the [[Bishop]] of [[Nicomedia]] and was inspired by his studies in Constantinople to revive  Greek education, which had deteriorated under the Turkish occupation.</ref>, in the eighteenth century. 

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