New Academy (Moscopole)
| New Academy Νέα Ἀκαδημία, Ελληνικό Φροντιστήριο | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
Ottoman Empire | |
| Information | |
| Type | Academy |
| Established | 1744 |
| Status | destroyed |
| Closed | 1769 |
| Headmaster | 1744-1750 Sevastos Leontiadis 1750-1769 Theodore Kavalliotis |
Early 20th-century picture of the now destroyed church of Saint John in Moscopole. The New Academy was built on the foreground. | |
The New Academy or Greek Academy (Greek: Νέα Ἀκαδημία, Ελληνικό Φροντιστήριο) was a renowned educational institution, operating from 1743 to 1769 in Moscopole, an 18th-century cultural and commercial metropolis of the Aromanians and leading center of Greek culture in what is now southern Albania. It was nicknamed the "worthiest jewel of the city" and played a very active role in the inception of the modern Greek Enlightenment movement.