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Sergius (Stragorodsky) of Moscow

2010-03-10T16:20:54Z

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'''Serguis I (Stragorodsky) of Moscow''' was the seventeenth [[Patriarch]] of Moscow and All Russia. He previously served as a bishop in three dioceses and as deputy and patriarchal ''[[locum tenens]]'' from 1927 to 1943, having ascended to this position following the death of Patr. Tikhon and imprisonment of Metr. [[Peter (Polyansky) of Moscow and Krutitsy|Peter of Krutitsy]], the previous locum tenens. He was particularly known and criticized for his allegedly willing submission to the Soviet government in Russia, often referred to as ''Sergianism''.

== Life ==
[[Image:Mitr_sergius.jpg|thumb|110px|Sergius as Metropolitan of Nizhny Novgorod.]]

Ivan Nikolayevich Stragorodsky was born in the town of Arzamas near Nizhny Novgorod on [[January 11]], 1867. His father, Nicholas, was an arch[[priest]]. After receiving the name Sergius when he was tonsured a [[monk]], he studied in the Nizhny Novgorod [[seminary]], followed by studies at the [[St. Petersburg Theological Academy]]. Sergius became proficient in Greek, Latin, and Hebrew. He was [[ordination|ordained]] to the [[deacon|diaconate]] and then to the priesthood. He was soon raised to the rank of [[archimandrite]]. In September 1890, he arrived in Japan to assist Bp. [[Nicholas of Japan]]. Here, while he taught at the [[Tokyo Orthodox Seminary (Tokyo, Japan)|Tokyo Orthodox Seminary]], he became fluent in Japanese before his return to Russia in 1898. Upon his return to the St. Petersburg Academy in 1899, he was appointed [[rector]].

In 1901, Sergius was appointed [[Archbishop]] of Finland and Vyborg. In 1911, he became a member of the [[Holy Synod]] of the [[Church of Russia]]. He was transferred to the diocese of Vladimir and Shuya on [[August 10]], 1917. Subsequently, he was raised to the office of metropolitan on [[November 28]], 1917 by Patr. [[Tikhon of Moscow|Tikhon]]. With the Bolsheviks now ruling Russia, Sergius was arrested in January 1921 and spent several months in jail before being exiled to to Nizhny Novgorod. Between [[June 16]], 1922 and [[August 27]], 1923, Sergius became involved in the Renovationist schism, the so-called [[Living Church]], but repented his actions publicly and was forgiven by Patr. Tikhon. The Patriarch appointed him Metropolitan of Nizhny Novgorod on [[March 18]], 1924.

In the uncertain atmosphere in which the Russian Church found itself in the early 1920s, Patr. Tikhon recognized that proper election of his successor may not be possible. Therefore, he presented in his will a list of three candidates, of which one would be elected to assume leadership of the Church after his death. After Patr. Tikhon's death on [[April 7]], 1925, Metr. Peter of Krutitsy and Kolomna was elected Patriarchal ''Locum Tenens'' and, following Tikhon's example, he produced a succession candidate list of three. These candidates, at the time, were not in prison or in exile. Eight months later Metr. Peter was arrested, and of those on Peter's list only Metr. Sergius was not imprisoned. Thus, he assumed leadership of the Church under the title ''Deputy Patriarchal Locum Tenens'' on the assumption that Metr. Peter was the ''de jure'' locum tenens and would resume leadership when he was released from prison. (Metr. Peter was never released.)

Metr. Sergius himself was in prison from [[November 30]], 1926 to [[March 27]], 1927. After his release Sergius strived for some way of obtaining a peaceful reconciliation with the Bolsheviks so as to stop the terror and persecution against the Church. In his most (in)famous attempt, Sergius issued a ''Declaration'' on [[July 20]], 1927 in which he pledged absolute loyalty of the [[Church of Russia]] to the Bolshevik regime. This declaration caused an immediate controversy among the Russian [[clergy]] and [[laity]], many of whom broke communion with him, both internally in Russia as well as abroad. This controversy has continued even after the fall of the Bolshevik government.

However, through his declaration he was able to establish a ''Temporary Patriarchal Council'' that received government recognition. In 1934, he assumed the title of His Beatitude, Metropolitan of Moscow and Kolomna. In 1936, on the basis of reports of Metr. Peter's death, although in reality he wasn't executed until 1937, Metr. Sergius assumed the title of Patriarchal Locum Tenens. But arrests and executions of the Orthodox clergy and destruction of [[cathedral]]s, [[church]]es and other Church property continued. By mid-1941, only four [[bishop]]s remained free in the territory of the USSR.

With the serious strain on the USSR caused by the Nazi invasion in 1941, Joseph Stalin began scaling down on the campaign of militant [[atheism]] advocated by the Bolsheviks and sought the moral and financial support of the Church of Russia in the war. Stalin, on [[September 4]], 1943, met with the hierarchy of the Church and, in exchange for their loyalty and assistance, gave concessions to religion. Among these concessions were permission to open the [[Moscow Theological Academy and Seminary]], release of imprisoned clergy, and return of church property including the [[Holy Trinity-St. Sergius Lavra]]. This was at the cost of increased control by government secret services.

Among the concessions was an important one: permission to convene a council to elect a new patriarch. At a formal meeting of bishops on [[September 8]], 1943, Metr. Sergius was elected to the [[see]] of the Patriarch of Moscow. Although of advanced age (he was 76) and ailing in health, he was enthroned on [[September 12]], 1943. He died eight months later on [[May 15]], 1944 in Moscow.

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years=1924-1934|
after=[[Eugene (Zernov)]]}}
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== External link ==
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patriarch_Sergius_I_of_Moscow Wikipedia: Sergius I of Moscow]

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[[Category:Bishops of Vladimir]]
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[[Category:St. Petersburg Academy Graduates]]

Category:Bishops of Nizhny Novgorod

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[[Category:Bishops by city|Nizhny Novgorod]]

Eudocimus (Meschersky) of Nizhny Novgorod

2010-03-10T16:11:36Z

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[[Image:Evdokim Meschersky.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Abp. Evdokim (Meschersky)]]
His Eminence the Most Reverend Archbishop '''Evdokim (Meschersky) of the Aleutians''' was assigned in 1914 to lead the Diocese of the Aleutian Islands and North America of the [[Church of Russia]] as the successor to Metr. [[Platon (Rozhdestvensky) of New York|Platon (Rozhdestvensky)]]. He continued the vision of St. [[Tikhon of Moscow]] of organizing church life into the various national groups within the [[diocese]]. In 1917 he returned to Russia to attend the All-Russia Church Council (Sobor), and was unable to continue his episcopal oversight in North America due to the October Revolution and the ensuing civil war which consumed the Russian church.

==Life==
Archbishop Evdokim was born Basil Mikhailovich Meschersky on [[April 1]], 1869, in the Vladimir diocese. From his youth he was an active participant in church life, participating in his home parish where his father was a [[reader]]. He attended the [[Moscow Theological Academy and Seminary|Moscow Theological Academy]], graduating in 1894. After graduating he received his monastic tonsure and the name Evdokim and was ordained deacon and then priest. [[Hieromonk]] Evdokim continued his theological studies at the Moscow Academy, receiving a Master of Theology degree. At the same time he was appointed Inspector of the Novgorod Seminary.

He was raised to the rank of [[archimandrite]] in 1898, and five years later he was appointed [[Rector]] of the [[Novgorod]] Seminary and then Dean of the Moscow Theological Academy. On [[December 13]], 1904, he was consecrated as a [[auxiliary bishop|vicar bishop]] of the Moscow diocese. Then in 1909 he was named Bishop of Kashira in the Tula diocese.

On [[August 11]], 1914, as World War I began, he was assigned to the Diocese of the Aleutian Islands and North America, succeeding Metr. Platon. With the commencement of the war in Europe his arrival was delayed. He arrived on [[May 27]], 1915, and immediately became involved in the life of the North American diocese.

On [[August 6]], 1917, he returned to Russia to attend the [[All-Russian Church Council of 1917-1918|All-Russia Church Council]] with a group of clergy from the North American diocese, that included Archpriest [[Leonty (Turkevich) of New York|Leonid Turkevich]] and Alexander Kukulevsky. At Evdokim's request, Bishop [[Alexander (Nemolovsky) of the Aleutians|Alexander (Nemolovsky)]] was appointed to served as administrator during Archbishop Evdokim's absence. However, he was not to return to America. In 1919, he was assigned as Archbishop of Nizhegorod. Subsequently he became involved with the [[Living Church]] and was assigned as their Metropolitan of Odessa. He died in Moscow in 1935.

==Works==
In Russia, Archbishop Evdokim was actively involved with the "Russian religious renaissance" movement of the intelligentsia that strove to revitalize the Church by recovering its organic link with the secular culture. And in 1906, he published the ''Christian'', a journal dedicated to Christianization of society.

During his short tenure as head of the North American diocese, Abp. Evdokim, in line with the 1905 vision of St. Tikhon, strove to organize and link the church life of the various national groups within the vast diocese. As a successor to Bishop [[Raphael of Brooklyn|Raphael (Hawaweeny)]], who died on [[February 27]], 1915, he had Archimandrite [[Aftimios Ofiesh|Aftimios (Ofiesh)]] consecrated bishop to lead the Syro-Arab community on [[May 13]], 1917. He actively reorganized many of the institutions of the American church, including transferring the Brooklyn orphanage to the first women's monastery in Springfield, Vermont and reopening, in 1915, the orphanage site as an Orthodox Women's College. Evdokim also took active interest in St. Platon's Seminary in Tenafly, New Jersey.

With his understanding of the social problems of the day, Abp. Evdokim quickly understood the pluralistic American life styles and the unique situation of the Orthodox mission in America. This he reported to the [[Holy Synod]] in Russia in his report of 1916. He noted that the existing administrative structure of the mission was not adequate. He reiterated St. Tikhon's recommendations for the need for a wider autonomy for the church in America that consisted of many national backgrounds. He also noted the many programs of the mission and its financial needs. It was in an essay, "Religious Life in America," published by the Holy Trinity-St. Sergius Press, that he pointed out the mistaken impressions of the Russian people that Americans were indifferent to religion and noting that financing of religion in America was not through government institutions but by the people. It may be this sensitivity to the new environment that led him to join the [[Living Church]] movement.

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== Sources==
* ''Orthodox America 1794-1976 Development of the Orthodox Church in America'', C. J. Tarasar, Gen. Ed. 1975, The Orthodox Church in America, Syosett, New York

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Sergius (Stragorodsky) of Moscow

2010-03-10T16:11:08Z

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'''Serguis I (Stragorodsky) of Moscow''' was the seventeenth [[Patriarch]] of Moscow and All Russia. He previously served as a bishop in three dioceses and as deputy and patriarchal ''[[locum tenens]]'' from 1927 to 1943, having ascended to this position following the death of Patr. Tikhon and imprisonment of Metr. [[Peter (Polyansky) of Moscow and Krutitsy|Peter of Krutitsy]], the previous locum tenens. He was particularly known and criticized for his allegedly willing submission to the Soviet government in Russia, often referred to as ''Sergianism''.

== Life ==
[[Image:Mitr_sergius.jpg|thumb|110px|Sergius as Metropolitan of Nizhny Novgorod.]]

Ivan Nikolayevich Stragorodsky was born in the town of Arzamas near Nizhny Novgorod on [[January 11]], 1867. His father, Nicholas, was an arch[[priest]]. After receiving the name Sergius when he was tonsured a [[monk]], he studied in the Nizhny Novgorod [[seminary]], followed by studies at the [[St. Petersburg Theological Academy]]. Sergius became proficient in Greek, Latin, and Hebrew. He was [[ordination|ordained]] to the [[deacon|diaconate]] and then to the priesthood. He was soon raised to the rank of [[archimandrite]]. In September 1890, he arrived in Japan to assist Bp. [[Nicholas of Japan]]. Here, while he taught at the [[Tokyo Orthodox Seminary (Tokyo, Japan)|Tokyo Orthodox Seminary]], he became fluent in Japanese before his return to Russia in 1898. Upon his return to the St. Petersburg Academy in 1899, he was appointed [[rector]].

In 1901, Sergius was appointed [[Archbishop]] of Finland and Vyborg. In 1911, he became a member of the [[Holy Synod]] of the [[Church of Russia]]. He was transferred to the diocese of Vladimir and Shuya on [[August 10]], 1917. Subsequently, he was raised to the office of metropolitan on [[November 28]], 1917 by Patr. [[Tikhon of Moscow|Tikhon]]. With the Bolsheviks now ruling Russia, Sergius was arrested in January 1921 and spent several months in jail before being exiled to to Nizhny Novgorod. Between [[June 16]], 1922 and [[August 27]], 1923, Sergius became involved in the Renovationist schism, the so-called [[Living Church]], but repented his actions publicly and was forgiven by Patr. Tikhon. The Patriarch appointed him Metropolitan of Nizhny Novgorod on [[March 18]], 1924.

In the uncertain atmosphere in which the Russian Church found itself in the early 1920s, Patr. Tikhon recognized that proper election of his successor may not be possible. Therefore, he presented in his will a list of three candidates, of which one would be elected to assume leadership of the Church after his death. After Patr. Tikhon's death on [[April 7]], 1925, Metr. Peter of Krutitsy and Kolomna was elected Patriarchal ''Locum Tenens'' and, following Tikhon's example, he produced a succession candidate list of three. These candidates, at the time, were not in prison or in exile. Eight months later Metr. Peter was arrested, and of those on Peter's list only Metr. Sergius was not imprisoned. Thus, he assumed leadership of the Church under the title ''Deputy Patriarchal Locum Tenens'' on the assumption that Metr. Peter was the ''de jure'' locum tenens and would resume leadership when he was released from prison. (Metr. Peter was never released.)

Metr. Sergius himself was in prison from [[November 30]], 1926 to [[March 27]], 1927. After his release Sergius strived for some way of obtaining a peaceful reconciliation with the Bolsheviks so as to stop the terror and persecution against the Church. In his most (in)famous attempt, Sergius issued a ''Declaration'' on [[July 20]], 1927 in which he pledged absolute loyalty of the [[Church of Russia]] to the Bolshevik regime. This declaration caused an immediate controversy among the Russian [[clergy]] and [[laity]], many of whom broke communion with him, both internally in Russia as well as abroad. This controversy has continued even after the fall of the Bolshevik government.

However, through his declaration he was able to establish a ''Temporary Patriarchal Council'' that received government recognition. In 1934, he assumed the title of His Beatitude, Metropolitan of Moscow and Kolomna. In 1936, on the basis of reports of Metr. Peter's death, although in reality he wasn't executed until 1937, Metr. Sergius assumed the title of Patriarchal Locum Tenens. But arrests and executions of the Orthodox clergy and destruction of [[cathedral]]s, [[church]]es and other Church property continued. By mid-1941, only four [[bishop]]s remained free in the territory of the USSR.

With the serious strain on the USSR caused by the Nazi invasion in 1941, Joseph Stalin began scaling down on the campaign of militant [[atheism]] advocated by the Bolsheviks and sought the moral and financial support of the Church of Russia in the war. Stalin, on [[September 4]], 1943, met with the hierarchy of the Church and, in exchange for their loyalty and assistance, gave concessions to religion. Among these concessions were permission to open the [[Moscow Theological Academy and Seminary]], release of imprisoned clergy, and return of church property including the [[Holy Trinity-St. Sergius Lavra]]. This was at the cost of increased control by government secret services.

Among the concessions was an important one: permission to convene a council to elect a new patriarch. At a formal meeting of bishops on [[September 8]], 1943, Metr. Sergius was elected to the [[see]] of the Patriarch of Moscow. Although of advanced age (he was 76) and ailing in health, he was enthroned on [[September 12]], 1943. He died eight months later on [[May 15]], 1944 in Moscow.

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== External link ==
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patriarch_Sergius_I_of_Moscow Wikipedia: Sergius I of Moscow]

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[[Category:Bishops of Vyborg]]
[[Category:Bishops of Vladimir]]
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[[Category:St. Petersburg Academy Graduates]]

Category:Bishops of Nizhny Novgorod

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Eudocimus (Meschersky) of Nizhny Novgorod

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Sergius (Stragorodsky) of Moscow

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'''Serguis I (Stragorodsky) of Moscow''' was the seventeenth [[Patriarch]] of Moscow and All Russia. He previously served as a bishop in three dioceses and as deputy and patriarchal ''[[locum tenens]]'' from 1927 to 1943, having ascended to this position following the death of Patr. Tikhon and imprisonment of Metr. [[Peter (Polyansky) of Moscow and Krutitsy|Peter of Krutitsy]], the previous locum tenens. He was particularly known and criticized for his allegedly willing submission to the Soviet government in Russia, often referred to as ''Sergianism''.

== Life ==
[[Image:Mitr_sergius.jpg|thumb|110px|Sergius as Metropolitan of Nizhny Novgorod.]]

Ivan Nikolayevich Stragorodsky was born in the town of Arzamas near Nizhny Novgorod on [[January 11]], 1867. His father, Nicholas, was an arch[[priest]]. After receiving the name Sergius when he was tonsured a [[monk]], he studied in the Nizhny Novgorod [[seminary]], followed by studies at the [[St. Petersburg Theological Academy]]. Sergius became proficient in Greek, Latin, and Hebrew. He was [[ordination|ordained]] to the [[deacon|diaconate]] and then to the priesthood. He was soon raised to the rank of [[archimandrite]]. In September 1890, he arrived in Japan to assist Bp. [[Nicholas of Japan]]. Here, while he taught at the [[Tokyo Orthodox Seminary (Tokyo, Japan)|Tokyo Orthodox Seminary]], he became fluent in Japanese before his return to Russia in 1898. Upon his return to the St. Petersburg Academy in 1899, he was appointed [[rector]].

In 1901, Sergius was appointed [[Archbishop]] of Finland and Vyborg. In 1911, he became a member of the [[Holy Synod]] of the [[Church of Russia]]. He was transferred to the diocese of Vladimir and Shuya on [[August 10]], 1917. Subsequently, he was raised to the office of metropolitan on [[November 28]], 1917 by Patr. [[Tikhon of Moscow|Tikhon]]. With the Bolsheviks now ruling Russia, Sergius was arrested in January 1921 and spent several months in jail before being exiled to to Nizhny Novgorod. Between [[June 16]], 1922 and [[August 27]], 1923, Sergius became involved in the Renovationist schism, the so-called [[Living Church]], but repented his actions publicly and was forgiven by Patr. Tikhon. The Patriarch appointed him Metropolitan of Nizhny Novgorod on [[March 18]], 1924.

In the uncertain atmosphere in which the Russian Church found itself in the early 1920s, Patr. Tikhon recognized that proper election of his successor may not be possible. Therefore, he presented in his will a list of three candidates, of which one would be elected to assume leadership of the Church after his death. After Patr. Tikhon's death on [[April 7]], 1925, Metr. Peter of Krutitsy and Kolomna was elected Patriarchal ''Locum Tenens'' and, following Tikhon's example, he produced a succession candidate list of three. These candidates, at the time, were not in prison or in exile. Eight months later Metr. Peter was arrested, and of those on Peter's list only Metr. Sergius was not imprisoned. Thus, he assumed leadership of the Church under the title ''Deputy Patriarchal Locum Tenens'' on the assumption that Metr. Peter was the ''de jure'' locum tenens and would resume leadership when he was released from prison. (Metr. Peter was never released.)

Metr. Sergius himself was in prison from [[November 30]], 1926 to [[March 27]], 1927. After his release Sergius strived for some way of obtaining a peaceful reconciliation with the Bolsheviks so as to stop the terror and persecution against the Church. In his most (in)famous attempt, Sergius issued a ''Declaration'' on [[July 20]], 1927 in which he pledged absolute loyalty of the [[Church of Russia]] to the Bolshevik regime. This declaration caused an immediate controversy among the Russian [[clergy]] and [[laity]], many of whom broke communion with him, both internally in Russia as well as abroad. This controversy has continued even after the fall of the Bolshevik government.

However, through his declaration he was able to establish a ''Temporary Patriarchal Council'' that received government recognition. In 1934, he assumed the title of His Beatitude, Metropolitan of Moscow and Kolomna. In 1936, on the basis of reports of Metr. Peter's death, although in reality he wasn't executed until 1937, Metr. Sergius assumed the title of Patriarchal Locum Tenens. But arrests and executions of the Orthodox clergy and destruction of [[cathedral]]s, [[church]]es and other Church property continued. By mid-1941, only four [[bishop]]s remained free in the territory of the USSR.

With the serious strain on the USSR caused by the Nazi invasion in 1941, Joseph Stalin began scaling down on the campaign of militant [[atheism]] advocated by the Bolsheviks and sought the moral and financial support of the Church of Russia in the war. Stalin, on [[September 4]], 1943, met with the hierarchy of the Church and, in exchange for their loyalty and assistance, gave concessions to religion. Among these concessions were permission to open the [[Moscow Theological Academy and Seminary]], release of imprisoned clergy, and return of church property including the [[Holy Trinity-St. Sergius Lavra]]. This was at the cost of increased control by government secret services.

Among the concessions was an important one: permission to convene a council to elect a new patriarch. At a formal meeting of bishops on [[September 8]], 1943, Metr. Sergius was elected to the [[see]] of the Patriarch of Moscow. Although of advanced age (he was 76) and ailing in health, he was enthroned on [[September 12]], 1943. He died eight months later on [[May 15]], 1944 in Moscow.

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title=[[Church of Russia|Patriarch of Moscow]]|
years=1943-1944|
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== External link ==
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patriarch_Sergius_I_of_Moscow Wikipedia: Sergius I of Moscow]

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[[Category:St. Petersburg Academy Graduates]]

Mochalny

2009-10-21T20:10:10Z

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The island '''Mochalny''' (Russian: Мочальный остров) is a island on the Volga River opposite the mergence of the [[w:Volga|Volga]] and [[w:Oka River|Oka]] Rivers between the cities of Nizhny Novgorod and Bor. The island was a place of massive executions during communist "Red terror" and repressions.

Among the first victims who were killed on the island were 15 [[monk]]s of [[Oransky Monastery]] and their father superior [[Archimandrite]] Augustine. They were shot during the night between [[August 17]] and [[August 17|18]] in 1918.

According to researchers more than 5000 [[clergy]]men and [[laity|laymen]] were killed on the island between the summer of 1918 and the end of the 1930s. Some of these [[martyr]]s have been canonised and glorified as [[New Martyrs and Confessors of Russia|New Martyrs]]. Also many other victims of political repressions were killed on the island. The bodies of those murdered were then thrown into the river. A memorial stone cross has now been erected on the island and requiems are regularly served. Soon a [[church]] dedicated to the martyrs Faith, Hope, Love, and their Mother Sophia will be built on the island. <ref>[http://www.nne.ru/news_en.php?id=339486 A collective prayer dedicated to killed Nizhny Novgorod residents held on the island of Mochalny]// [[Diocese of Nizhny Novgorod and Arzamas]]</ref>.

Among the new martyrs already glorified by Church and who have found a place of rest on the island of Mochalny are:
# +[[November 6]], 1918 [[Bishop]] [[Laurentius of Balakhna|Lavrenty (Knyazev)]], archpriests [[Alexey Porfiriev]] and [[Aleksey Neidgardt]] who were shot within the city and whose bodies were thrown into the water on the island.
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== References==
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[[Category: Places]]
[[ru:Мочальный остров]]

User talk:Ruar-from-T

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Ruar-from-T: /* google map to the right margin */

{{welcome}} —[[User:ASDamick|Fr. Andrew]] [[User_talk:ASDamick|talk]] [[Special:Contributions/ASDamick|contribs]] ('''[[User:ASDamick/Wiki-philosophy|THINK!]]''') 00:51, February 27, 2009 (UTC)
==google map to the right margin==
:I saw your discussion about moving your map to the right, so I tried the way we put menus on the right. Put it in a one cell table that "floats" to the right.
<pre>{| class="toccolours" cellspacing="0" style="float: right; clear: right; margin: 0 0 1em 1em; text-align:center;"
|<googlemap lat="56.34737" lon="44.015522" zoom="13">
56.341091, 44.017754
</googlemap>
|}</pre>
: - [[User:Andrew|Andy]] 19:04, October 20, 2009 (UTC)
:: Thank you very much [[User:Ruar-from-T|Ruar-from-T]] 19:08, October 20, 2009 (UTC)

User talk:Wsk

2009-10-20T18:05:14Z

Ruar-from-T: /* Message */

{{welcome}} —[[User:ASDamick|Dcn. Andrew]] [[User_talk:ASDamick|talk]] [[Special:Randompage|random]] [[Special:Contributions/ASDamick|contribs]] 11:25, 28 May 2005 (CDT)

== Photos from Japan ==

Judging by the age you give the photos, it is likely that their copyright has long expired and they are now in the public domain. You should feel free to scan them in and upload them to the site. Thanks for your work! —[[User:ASDamick|Dcn. Andrew]] [[User_talk:ASDamick|talk]] [[Special:Randompage|random]] [[Special:Contributions/ASDamick|contribs]] 07:09, 6 Jun 2005 (CDT)

== Various ==

I deleted the duplicate article as you requested.

One other note is that when you did a "move" on the Sandbox, it turned the Sandbox into a redirect to the new article. Additionally, it imported the entire editing history from the Sandbox into your new article. I thought you might like to know that for future reference. In the future, you may wish to create new article projects in the userspace instead, e.g., [[User:Wsk/Article Name]], or just copy and paste the code into the new article, so that redirects and shifted editing histories don't get thrown about. —[[User:ASDamick|Dcn. Andrew]] [[User_talk:ASDamick|talk]] [[Special:Randompage|random]] [[Special:Contributions/ASDamick|contribs]] 19:54, 7 Jun 2005 (CDT)

== Nikolai-do pics ==

Those photos are fantastic! Thanks for procuring them. Please be sure to add an [[Help:Image licenses|image license]] for each one as is appropriate. —[[User:ASDamick|Dcn. Andrew]] [[User_talk:ASDamick|talk]] [[Special:Randompage|random]] [[Special:Contributions/ASDamick|contribs]] 15:49, 17 Jun 2005 (EDT)

== Bishops and links ==

You're most welcome for the help—it's the standard wiki-protocol! :)

There are a couple things to note:

*Links and article names for bishops are in the format '''Firstname (Surname) of See'''. The birthname can be noted in the article, but it's not included in the article name. Making links to as-yet-absent articles is also included here, since clicking on those links will lead a user to create an article with that name.

*Creating wiki-links which link to an article with name A yet display name B are done in the following fashion: '''<nowiki>[[Name A|Name B]]</nowiki>''' Thus, if I wanted to link to your userpage without displaying its full name, I would use '''<nowiki>[[User:Wsk|Wsk]]</nowiki>''', yielding this: [[User:Wsk|Wsk]].

Please take the time to read through the [[Help:Contents]] and the [[OrthodoxWiki:Style Manual]] for lots of tips on style and technical details. —[[User:ASDamick|Dcn. Andrew]] [[User_talk:ASDamick|talk]] [[Special:Randompage|random]] [[Special:Contributions/ASDamick|contribs]] 13:36, 25 Jun 2005 (EDT)

== Orthodoxy in America template ==

Great job on making all the "American Saints" on the template blue. You have some very well-researched articles. —[[User:Magda|magda]] 16:26, 30 Jul 2005 (EDT)

== Sp: Archimandrite/Archmandrite ==

I've noticed that there seems to be a consistent spelling error in a number of your articles. Just so you know, the word is spelled '''[[archimandrite]]''', not '''archmandrite'''. (This is not a personal criticism; just trying to let you know!) —[[User:ASDamick|Dcn. Andrew]] [[User_talk:ASDamick|talk]] [[Special:Randompage|random]] [[Special:Contributions/ASDamick|contribs]] 09:18, 8 Aug 2005 (EDT)

== St. Herman's Seminary ==

I moved the [[St. Herman's Orthodox Theological Seminary (Kodiak, Alaska)|St. Herman's]] page because the apostrophe was one of those "smart quotes" and the [[Template:Orthodoxyinamerica|Orthodoxy in America template]] (among other pages) wasn't picking up on it. Just something to look out for. [[User:Magda|{{User:Magda/sig}}]] 16:24, 13 Aug 2005 (EDT)

== Cult/occult ==

I have no idea how OrthodoxWiki got classified as being "cult/occult" by this particular web-service you mention. It may well be that the word "cult" appears in a number of articles, and so some automatic classification occurred. In any event, if you'd like to contact these folks to let them know the real state of things, feel free. —[[User:ASDamick|Dcn. Andrew]] [[User_talk:ASDamick|talk]] [[Special:Randompage|random]] [[Special:Contributions/ASDamick|contribs]] 08:10, 16 Aug 2005 (EDT)

::Far out wsk! Any follow-up? [[User:FrJohn|Fr. John]]

:Thansk Bill for all your notes. I'm glad you're excited about OrthodoxWiki! I've been very happy about all the Japanese Orthodox stuff. I've got a friend who's moving to Japan soon (she's now Orthodox and married to a Japanese Orthodox man), and it's been a blessing to see so much about the Japanese Orthodox Church! - [[User:FrJohn|Fr. John]]

==An Overdue Response==

:Hi again, I wanted to respond to your comments below. Sorry for the delay! Thanks for your support and encouragement for this project, and for talking it up. Please greet Fr. Constantine for me. He probably won't remember, but we met awhile ago. Keep up the good work, and keep thinking big for the site. We need vision! [[User:FrJohn|Fr. John]] 14:11, 8 Sep 2005 (EDT)

By the way, I glad you all have started the OrthodoxWiki site, it's among the things we need to do to 'advertize' Orthodoxy. Now we need to get the word out to our people. I attend St Nicholas in Washington and have mentioned the site to a number of 'outward looking' people, but I need to do more. Bill Kosar

== Japanese Orthodox ==

Wow, great work Bill. Where do you find this stuff? [[User:FrJohn|Fr. John]]
 P.S. I had the pleasure of serving with Fr. Dennis in Chicago yesterday.

== Canadian OCA Hierarchs ==

Here are a couple of links for succession boxes: [http://www.archdiocese.ca/archivesbishops.htm list of Canadian bishops] and [http://www.archdiocese.ca/archivesHistory.htm a history of the Archdiocese of Canada (OCA)]. {{User:Magda/sig}} 09:10, November 12, 2005 (CST)

== Bringing together the pages... ==

Hi Bill,

I've put [[Template:Orthodoxyinjapan]] on all the pages about Japanese Orthodoxy I could find, and also put everything together into [[:Category:Orthodoxy in Japan]]. I would be grateful if you could write a brief introduction on the category page, then I would like to submit the whole category as a featured article to showcase some of the unique information we have here on OrthodoxWiki. How does all that sound? Thanks! [[User:FrJohn|Fr. John]]

P.S. It would also be wonderful, if you have a chance, if you could work on [[Timeline of Orthodoxy in Japan]]. It doesn't have to be extensive, but it would be nice to have something up. Thanks!

== Category link ==

Hi Bill, thanks for bringing this up -- I've added the category to the image. This can be done by going to the image page, clicking edit and adding <nowiki>[[Category:Japanese Orthodox Images]]</nowiki> anywhere in the text of the page. By the way, signatures use a tilde rather than a "'". Hope that helps, and thanks for your work! [[User:FrJohn|Fr. John]] 12:18, December 5, 2005 (CST)

== [[:Category:Orthodoxy in Japan]] ==

Just so you know, when you add the '''<nowiki>{{orthodoxyinjapan}}</nowiki>''' template to an article, :Category:Orthodoxy in Japan automatically gets added, so there's no need to include it separately. {{User:ASDamick/sig}} 09:57, January 5, 2006 (CST)

== Uninhabited islands ==

I would propose that we take uninhabited islands off the [[:Template:Parishes of the USA|template]] altogether, and delete those pages... Sorry this comes after your work. {{User:Magda/sig}} 20:25, January 7, 2006 (CST)

Thanks for your help. {{User:Magda/sig}} 10:18, January 12, 2006 (CST)

== Parish Directory (USA) ==

Invitation to join discussion at [[Category talk:Parish Directory (USA)]]. {{User:Magda/sig}} 11:00, January 31, 2006 (CST)

== Ordain / [[Ordination]] ==

When making links, please try to link to the actual article title and not to a redirect. Articles are usually titled as nouns (ordination), rather than verbs (ordain). Some can be tricky, of course, like [[tonsure]], in which the noun and verb form are the same. {{User:ASDamick/sig}} 17:22, April 22, 2006 (CDT)

== Photos from St. Nicholas in DC ==

The photos you've uploaded recently of liturgical hardware you note as being "courtesy" of the catehdral in DC, yet you also have them listed as being copyrighted by you (that is, you own the photos). If they're yours, then the "courtesy" should probably be worded some other way (e.g. "Thanks to so-and-so for allowing this photo to be taken" or something like that). "Courtesy" in this context usually means that someone else owns the photo and is letting you use it, so if the cathedral owns those photos, then to put your own name on them for the copyright would be inaccurate. {{User:ASDamick/sig}} 15:15, May 7, 2006 (CDT)

== Edward of England ==

There are, AFAIK, only two sainted Edwards in English history, and only one was a martyr. (Edward the Confessor died peacefully.) The Sept. 3 feast is of the translation of the relics of [[Edward the Martyr]]. —[[User:ASDamick|Dcn. Andrew]] [[User_talk:ASDamick|talk]] [[Special:Randompage|random]] [[Special:Contributions/ASDamick|contribs]] 15:41, May 28, 2006 (CDT)

== 1917-18 Council article ==

Why not mention this on the article's talk page? I'm sure a collaboration is possible. —[[User:ASDamick|Dcn. Andrew]] [[User_talk:ASDamick|talk]] [[Special:Randompage|random]] [[Special:Contributions/ASDamick|contribs]] 16:48, June 11, 2006 (CDT)

I read the sandbox article, I have not problem if you replace the stub I posted with an actual article. [[User:Andrew|Andrew]] 10:20, June 12, 2006 (CDT)

== Sysop Invite ==

Dear Bill,

I'd like to invite you to become an OrthodoxWiki sysop. This doesn't require much more time or commitment than you've already demonstrated. You'd be part of our ultra-secret OrthodoxWiki Sysop email list, where we work together to battle wiki-evil and talk about various issues affecting the life of OrthodoxWiki, and once in awhile bounce around ideas about its future. Also, you'd have superpowers on the wiki, allowing you to intervene in edit wars, and otherwise better manage articles. Finally, you'd be a reference point for other users - welcoming them in the name of OrthodoxWiki, and helping folks get the hang of the OrthodoxWiki style. Let me know if you'd like to accept this mission by leaving a note on my talk page or emailing me directly. Thanks, {{User:FrJohn/sig}}

== Royal/Holy Doors ==

Hey, sorry about the rude reversion of your change to the [[Classification of Feasts]] article. I should have edited it and provided an explanation rather than just using the rollback feature. I wasn't thinking.

The proper name for the doors leading from the nave to the altar is "holy doors". The "royal doors" are actually the doors leading from the narthex to the nave. It is a popular misnomer to call the "holy doors" royal. —[[User:Dcndavid|Dcn. David]] [[User_talk:Dcndavid|talk]] [[Special:Contributions/Dcndavid|contribs]] 23:03, August 11, 2006 (CDT)

::Dcn. David, I can't help but think there's more to the story than that. I think here is a good place to push for primary sources and a solid historical account - though it might be more than we can take on at the moment! It seems to me that the conflation of "royal" to holy (after the collapse of the Empire?) also has a layer of symbolic meaning which goes beyond a "popular misnomer." [[User:FrJohn|Fr. John]]

::It is interesting that this question came up. We are plagued with numerous names being applied to various Orthodox expressions. Besides our different languages in use, we are also confronted with the names from the Western Christian world. Of course this makes consistency difficult in such a place as Orthodoxwiki. I have been trying to settle the many empty articles under the 'wanted' article and noticed the appearance of Holy Doors and Royal Doors - that I usually use - so the changes! As my knowledge on many of the open articles is very low, having articles and corrections to articles by 'authorities, more than from Wikipedia, would be nice.

::I planned to have, at least the empty Door articles, redirected to the Iconostasis article as an immediate improvement. It at least gives a overview and thus a simple explanation. I whole heartly agree with Fr John that we need to travel toward better authories writing articles on many of the complicated subjects, especially better than me![[User:Wsk|Wsk]] 20:08, August 12, 2006 (CDT)

== Request Photo Use for Wikipedia ==

Hi, I'm part of a group of users over on Wikipedia who working on importing articles from the [[:Wikipedia:Catholic Encyclopedia|Catholic Encyclopedia]]. The article I'm working on now is about the aër. I noticed that the article here on OrthodoxWiki ([[Aer]]) has a picture you provided ([[:Image:Aer_on_a_Chalice_and_Discos.jpg]]). I would love to be able to include the picture in the article on Wikipedia as well, but notice that the copyright only allows it to be used on this site. Would you mind granting permission for it's use on Wikipedia as well? Thanks, [[:Wikipedia:User:Kylef81|Kylef81 (wp)]] [[User:Kylef81|Kylef81]] 19:26, August 17, 2006 (CDT)

:Just something to keep in mind - Wikipedia doesn't really want closed-license photos, no? Would this mean that you're asking Wsk to reissue it under the GFDL (or at least a CC license)? — [[User:FrJohn|FrJohn]] ([http://www.orthodoxwiki.org/User_talk:FrJohn&action=edit&section=new talk])

:Kyle and Fr. John; I've changes the copywrite notice of the Aer image to GFDL so that Kyle can use it. Fr. John, I'll be changing the other images as I have some time. [[User:Wsk|Wsk]] 12:10, August 19, 2006 (CDT)

:Thanks! I've added the image to the article on Wikipedia. [[User:Kylef81|Kylef81]] 13:24, August 19, 2006 (CDT)

== Back? ==

I'm not really back. Just fixing a few things I noticed. —[[User:ASDamick|Dcn. Andrew]] [[User_talk:ASDamick|talk]] [[Special:Contributions/ASDamick|contribs]] 15:10, October 9, 2006 (CDT)

== Question ==

Do you want to help me with my wiki [http://editthis.info/wikireligion/Main_Page wikireligion]? There are a lot of articles that need to be made. --[[User:Sir James Paul|Sir James Paul]] 17:28, February 4, 2007 (PST)
::This may seem like a little bit of a odd question but do you have a wikipedia, meta wiki, wikiquote, witionary, wikispecies, or wikipedia simple english account? I feel as if I have seen you somewhere other than here. Have a nice week and god bless you and every one you know:) --[[User:Sir James Paul|James, La gloria e a dio]] 16:52, March 17, 2007 (PDT)--[[User:Sir James Paul|Sir James Paul]] 16:52, March 17, 2007 (PDT)

== Empress article titles ==

It seems to me that the simplest and most direct way is best. "Irene of Athens" would probably work fairly well, I guess, and for the other, I would choose "Theodora (9th century empress)". —[[User:ASDamick|Fr. Andrew]] [[User_talk:ASDamick|talk]] [[Special:Contributions/ASDamick|contribs]] 15:17, April 15, 2007 (PDT)

== Accept Revised? ==

Dear Wsk,

There's been a request to use some of your edited content on Wikipedia. Would you mind putting the [[Template:Acceptrevised|Acceptrevised]] template on your user page to clarify the copyright (you can add it like this: <nowiki>{{acceptrevised}}</nowiki>? That would be very helpful! Thanks, — [[User:FrJohn|FrJohn]] ([http://www.orthodoxwiki.org/User_talk:FrJohn&action=edit&section=new talk]) 08:54, April 25, 2007 (PDT)

== OCA links ==

Again, great job on another new article! In case you're interested, the way I get the specific saint URL from the OCA site: click on the [http://www.oca.org/FSlives.asp main page] to open the new little window. Then right-click on that window and select (something like) "View Page Info." From there you can select the URL, and delete the extraneous information. For instance, I've bolded the extra stuff here (which I usually remove): <nowiki>http://ocafs.oca.org/FeastSaintsViewer.asp?</nowiki>'''SID=4&ID=1&'''<nowiki>FSID=103867</nowiki>, but you can tell that the FSID (Feast-Saint ID, I would think) is the part which points to the specific page you want. —[[User:Magda|magda]] ([[User_talk:Magda|talk]]) 18:47, September 9, 2007 (PDT)

== Thanks ==
Hi! Thanks for assisting me on one of my articles (Mantamados) ... Nice to meet you. I read your Bio and am excited to know of someone who has visited Antarctica! Your wife Lydia is very cute too :-) [[User:Ixthis888|Vasiliki]] 14:21, January 21, 2008 (PST)

== Eusebius ==
Thanks for the vote of confidence. I still think I try to be too much of a grammarian at times, though! I always look forward to reading the new articles you contribute because they're sure to be well done. [[User:Gabriela|Gabriela]] 06:46, February 6, 2008 (PST)

== Rasputin ==
Hey, should we really have an article on someone as satanic and evil as he is when this is an orthodox site? Perhaps make the article balance with the orthodox thinking on his behaviour? [[User:Ixthis888|Vasiliki]] 19:28, March 24, 2008 (PDT)

:Thank you for your detailed and kind response ... I didnt realise he had such influence on the Royal family and was also opposed by two hierarchs ... and also the point u present about good and bad makes sence ... I should jump my gun but its always good to ask I suppose becuase it teaches you another point of view - Thanks! If i come across something juicy about him ...I am certain that I will add it in. [[User:Ixthis888|Vasiliki]] 14:45, March 25, 2008 (PDT)

== ["Category: St. Vladimir's Seminary"] ==

Hi, hope you dont mind ... I changed the category a little so as to make it a sub-Category of [[:Category:Graduates]] which in turn is a Sub-category of [[:Category:Theology]]. This gives room to add "graduates" from other "Seminaries" :-) What you think? -- [[User:Ixthis888|Vasiliki]] 01:30, June 18, 2008 (UTC)

: [[User:Wsk|Wsk]]'s category parallels an existing set of categories (e.g., [[:Category:Theological School of Halki Graduates]]), which are all subsets of [[:Category:People]] and [[:Category:Seminaries]]. (This is a case of "Check existing structures first, please!") SVS itself doesn't have any other articles about it, so it really doesn't need a category all its own. Having one for its graduates works fine, though, just as it does for Halki. That is, why have two layers of categories when there only needs to be one? I've reverted these changes. —[[User:ASDamick|Fr. Andrew]] [[User_talk:ASDamick|talk]] [[Special:Contributions/ASDamick|contribs]] ('''[[User:ASDamick/Wiki-philosophy|THINK!]]''') 11:22, June 18, 2008 (UTC)

== starting categories ==

Just putting the category link in the article kind of starts the category, but the wiki will still complain the category does not exist. Just edit the category's empty page as if it were an article, and it will then exist. I sometimes add a description, but most of the time I just add a category link on the category page making it a sub category to another category. That's it. Hope that helps, - [[User:Andrew|Andy]] 19:29, July 24, 2008 (UTC)

== Active appeal ==

There's currently an active appeal over at [[OrthodoxWiki talk:Administrators]]. If as an admin, you would like to participate, please feel free to do so. Thanks! —[[User:ASDamick|Fr. Andrew]] [[User_talk:ASDamick|talk]] [[Special:Contributions/ASDamick|contribs]] ('''[[User:ASDamick/Wiki-philosophy|THINK!]]''') 16:02, August 19, 2008 (UTC)

==Africa==
I am quite far from being any kind of expert - I'm pretty well just going to the patriarchal website at this point. I do have a level of interest, though, and this is something I'd like to cultivate. — by [[User:Pistevo|Pιsτévο]] ''[[User talk:Pistevo|talk]]'' ''[[User talk:Pistevo/dev/null|complaints]]'' at 15:05, August 28, 2008 (UTC)

== a book review ==

Wsk, I was cleaning up a book review at the same time you were deleting it. [[Sacred light: Following the paschal journey]], Should I delete it? There are other book reviews here. - [[User:Andrew|Andy]] 12:19, September 16, 2008 (UTC)
:I suppose it is a fine line between ''book review'' and ''ad for a book''. - [[User:Andrew|Andy]] 19:19, September 16, 2008 (UTC)

== Thank U for the work you do ==

I am not the site owner but I am sure that if awards could be given to the most hard-woring Users on Orthodoxwiki there would be three to give out: you, Wsk and ASDamick! I wanted to pause at this point in my OrthodoxWiki career and acknowledge the efforts of those people who really do put a lot of time and effort into keeping OW alive and say Thank you for the work and time you put into making the articles rewarding!!! [[User:Ixthis888|Vasiliki]] 03:54, January 20, 2009 (UTC)

== Military Martyrs ==

The following list:

http://www.ucc.ie/milmart/shortlist.html

lists military martyrs. If you had time, perhaps you could incorporate information from that site into our equivalent OrthodoxWiki articles? or a link to that site? Please note that the pages for each martyr are at varying stages of construction. [[User:Ixthis888|Vasiliki]] 23:52, May 25, 2009 (UTC)

== Google map ==

Whether do you know how to justify google map image on the right side of a page (see [[Mochalny]] island). Regards, [[User:Ruar-from-T|Ruar-from-T]]

Mochalny

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Ruar-from-T:

<googlemap lat="56.34737" lon="44.015522" zoom="13">
56.341091, 44.017754
</googlemap>
Island '''Mochalny''' (Russian: Мочальный остров) is a island on the Volga opposite of the mergence of the [[w:Volga|Volga]] and [[w:Oka River|Oka]] rivers between the cities of Nizhny Novgorod and Bor, a place of massive shootings during communist "Red terror" and repressions.

Ones of first victims who were killed here were 15 monks of [[Oransky Monastery]] and their father superior Archimandrite Augustine shot in night between August 17 and 18 in 1918.

According to researchers total over 5000 clergimen and laymen were killed here from the summer of 1918 till the end of the '30s. Some of them have been canonised and glorified as [[New Martyrs and Confessors of Russia|New Martyrs]]. Also here other victims of political repressions were killed. Bodies of the murdered was been thrown down into the river. Now here a repentance stone cross has been erected, regularly requiems are served, and soon the church of Faith, Hope, Love, and their Mother Sophia will be built<ref>[http://www.nne.ru/news_en.php?id=339486 A collective prayer dedicated to killed Nizhny Novgorod residents held on the island of Mochalny]// [[Diocese of Nizhny Novgorod and Arzamas]]</ref>.

Here some names of new martyrs already having been glorified by Church, which found a place of last rest on the island of Mochalny:
# +November 6, 1918 bishop [[Laurentius of Balakhna|Lavrenty (Knyazev)]], archpriest [[Alexey Porfiriev]] and [[Aleksey Neidgardt]] (''A comment'': they were shot directly in the city and then their bodies were thrown down into the water on the island)
# ...
== References ==
<references />
[[Category: Places]]

Mochalny

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Ruar-from-T:

Mochalny

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Ruar-from-T:

<googlemap lat="56.34737" lon="44.015522" zoom="13">
56.341091, 44.017754
</googlemap>
Island '''Mochalny''' (Russian: Мочальный остров) is a island on the Volga opposite of the mergence of the [[w:Volga|Volga]] and [[w:Oka River|Oka]] rivers between the cities of Nizhny Novgorod and Bor, a place of massive shootings during communist "Red terror" and repressions.

Ones of first victims who were killed here were 15 monks of [[Oransky Monastery]] and their father superior Archimandrite Augustine shot in night between August 17 and 18 in 1918.

According to researchers total over 5000 clergimen and laymen were killed here in years of communist "Red terror" and repressions. Some of them have been canonised and glorified as [[new martyrs and confessors]]. Also here other victims of political repressions were killed. Bodies of the murdered was been thrown down into the river. Now here a repentance stone cross has been erected, regularly requiems are served, and soon the church of Faith, Hope, Love, and their Mother Sophia will be built<ref>[http://www.nne.ru/news_en.php?id=339486 A collective prayer dedicated to killed Nizhny Novgorod residents held on the island of Mochalny]// [[Diocese of Nizhny Novgorod and Arzamas]]</ref>.

Here some names of new martyrs already having been glorified by Church, which found a place of last rest on the island of Mochalny:
# +November 6, 1918 bishop [[Laurentius of Balakhna|Lavrenty (Knyazev)]], archpriest [[Alexey Porfiriev]] and [[Aleksey Neidgardt]] (''A comment'': they were shot directly in the city and then their bodies were thrown down into the water on the island)
# ...
== References ==
<references />

Mochalny

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Ruar-from-T: New page: Island '''Mochalny''' (Russian: Мочальный остров) is a island on the Volga opposite of the mergence of the Volga and Oka rivers between the citie...

Island '''Mochalny''' (Russian: Мочальный остров) is a island on the Volga opposite of the mergence of the [[w:Volga|Volga]] and [[w:Oka River|Oka]] rivers between the cities of Nizhny Novgorod and Bor, a place of massive shootings during communist "Red terror" and repressions.

Ones of first victims who were killed here were 15 monks of [[Oransky Monastery]] and their father superior Archimandrite Augustine shot in night between August 17 and 18 in 1918.

According to researchers total over 5000 clergimen and laymen were killed here in years of communist "Red terror" and repressions. Some of them have been canonised and glorified as [[new martyrs and confessors]]. Also here other victims of political repressions were killed. Bodies of the murdered was been thrown down into the river. Now here a repentance stone cross has been erected, regularly requiems are served, and soon the church of Faith, Hope, Love, and their Mother Sophia will be built<ref>[http://www.nne.ru/news_en.php?id=339486 A collective prayer dedicated to killed Nizhny Novgorod residents held on the island of Mochalny]// [[Diocese of Nizhny Novgorod and Arzamas]]</ref>.

Here some names of new martyrs already having been glorified by Church, which found a place of last rest on the island of Mochalny:
# +November 6, 1918 bishop [[Laurentius of Balakhna|Lavrenty (Knyazev)]], archpriest [[Alexey Porfiriev]] and [[Aleksey Neidgardt]] (''A comment'': they were shot directly in the city and then their bodies were thrown down into the water on the island)
# ...
== References ==
<references />

Sergius (Stragorodsky) of Moscow

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Ruar-from-T: /* Life */ all patriarchs of Moscow is also a diocesan bishop of Moscow city

'''Serguis I (Stragorodsky) of Moscow''' was the seventeenth [[Patriarch]] of Moscow and All Russia. He previously served as a bishop in three dioceses and as deputy and patriarchal ''[[locum tenens]]'' from 1927 to 1943, having ascended to this position following the death of Patr. Tikhon and imprisonment of Metr. [[Peter (Polyansky) of Moscow and Krutitsy|Peter of Krutitsy]], the previous locum tenens. He was particularly known and criticized for his allegedly willing submission to the Soviet government in Russia, often referred to as ''Sergianism''.

== Life ==
[[Image:Mitr_sergius.jpg|thumb|110px|Sergius as Metropolitan of Nizhny Novgorod.]]

Ivan Nikolayevich Stragorodsky was born in the town of Arzamas near Nizhny Novgorod on [[January 11]], 1867. His father, Nicholas, was an arch[[priest]]. After receiving the name Sergius when he was tonsured a [[monk]], he studied in the Nizhny Novgorod [[seminary]], followed by studies at the [[St. Petersburg Theological Academy]]. Sergius became proficient in Greek, Latin, and Hebrew. He was [[ordination|ordained]] to the [[deacon|diaconate]] and then to the priesthood. He was soon raised to the rank of [[archimandrite]]. In September 1890, he arrived in Japan to assist Bp. [[Nicholas of Japan]]. Here, while he taught at the [[Tokyo Orthodox Seminary (Tokyo, Japan)|Tokyo Orthodox Seminary]], he became fluent in Japanese before his return to Russia in 1898. Upon his return to the St. Petersburg Academy in 1899, he was appointed [[rector]].

In 1901, Sergius was appointed [[Archbishop]] of Finland and Vyborg. In 1911, he became a member of the [[Holy Synod]] of the [[Church of Russia]]. He was transferred to the diocese of Vladimir and Shuya on [[August 10]], 1917. Subsequently, he was raised to the office of metropolitan on [[November 28]], 1917 by Patr. [[Tikhon of Moscow|Tikhon]]. With the Bolsheviks now ruling Russia, Sergius was arrested in January 1921 and spent several months in jail before being exiled to to Nizhny Novgorod. Between [[June 16]], 1922 and [[August 27]], 1923, Sergius became involved in the Renovationist schism, the so-called [[Living Church]], but repented his actions publicly and was forgiven by Patr. Tikhon. The Patriarch appointed him Metropolitan of Nizhny Novgorod on [[March 18]], 1924.

In the uncertain atmosphere in which the Russian Church found itself in the early 1920s, Patr. Tikhon recognized that proper election of his successor may not be possible. Therefore, he presented in his will a list of three candidates, of which one would be elected to assume leadership of the Church after his death. After Patr. Tikhon's death on [[April 7]], 1925, Metr. Peter of Krutitsy and Kolomna was elected Patriarchal ''Locum Tenens'' and, following Tikhon's example, he produced a succession candidate list of three. These candidates, at the time, were not in prison or in exile. Eight months later Metr. Peter was arrested, and of those on Peter's list only Metr. Sergius was not imprisoned. Thus, he assumed leadership of the Church under the title ''Deputy Patriarchal Locum Tenens'' on the assumption that Metr. Peter was the ''de jure'' locum tenens and would resume leadership when he was released from prison. (Metr. Peter was never released.)

Metr. Sergius himself was in prison from [[November 30]], 1926 to [[March 27]], 1927. After his release Sergius strived for some way of obtaining a peaceful reconciliation with the Bolsheviks so as to stop the terror and persecution against the Church. In his most (in)famous attempt, Sergius issued a ''Declaration'' on [[July 20]], 1927 in which he pledged absolute loyalty of the [[Church of Russia]] to the Bolshevik regime. This declaration caused an immediate controversy among the Russian [[clergy]] and [[laity]], many of whom broke communion with him, both internally in Russia as well as abroad. This controversy has continued even after the fall of the Bolshevik government.

However, through his declaration he was able to establish a ''Temporary Patriarchal Council'' that received government recognition. In 1934, he assumed the title of His Beatitude, Metropolitan of Moscow and Kolomna. In 1936, on the basis of reports of Metr. Peter's death, although in reality he wasn't executed until 1937, Metr. Sergius assumed the title of Patriarchal Locum Tenens. But arrests and executions of the Orthodox clergy and destruction of [[cathedral]]s, [[church]]es and other Church property continued. By mid-1941, only four [[bishop]]s remained free in the territory of the USSR.

With the serious strain on the USSR caused by the Nazi invasion in 1941, Joseph Stalin began scaling down on the campaign of militant [[atheism]] advocated by the Bolsheviks and sought the moral and financial support of the Church of Russia in the war. Stalin, on [[September 4]], 1943, met with the hierarchy of the Church and, in exchange for their loyalty and assistance, gave concessions to religion. Among these concessions were permission to open the [[Moscow Theological Academy and Seminary]], release of imprisoned clergy, and return of church property including the [[Holy Trinity-St. Sergius Lavra]]. This was at the cost of increased control by government secret services.

Among the concessions was an important one: permission to convene a council to elect a new patriarch. At a formal meeting of bishops on [[September 8]], 1943, Metr. Sergius was elected to the [[see]] of the Patriarch of Moscow. Although of advanced age (he was 76) and ailing in health, he was enthroned on [[September 12]], 1943. He died eight months later on [[May 15]], 1944 in Moscow.

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== External link ==
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patriarch_Sergius_I_of_Moscow Wikipedia: Sergius I of Moscow]

[[Category:Bishops]]
[[Category:Patriarchs of Moscow]]
[[Category:St. Petersburg Academy Graduates]]

Sergius (Stragorodsky) of Moscow

2009-10-19T12:54:24Z

Ruar-from-T: according to http://www.nne.ru/bishops/index.php

'''Serguis I (Stragorodsky) of Moscow''' was the seventeenth [[Patriarch]] of Moscow and All Russia. He previously served as a bishop in three dioceses and as deputy and patriarchal ''[[locum tenens]]'' from 1927 to 1943, having ascended to this position following the death of Patr. Tikhon and imprisonment of Metr. [[Peter (Polyansky) of Moscow and Krutitsy|Peter of Krutitsy]], the previous locum tenens. He was particularly known and criticized for his allegedly willing submission to the Soviet government in Russia, often referred to as ''Sergianism''.

== Life ==
[[Image:Mitr_sergius.jpg|thumb|110px|Sergius as Metropolitan of Nizhny Novgorod.]]

Ivan Nikolayevich Stragorodsky was born in the town of Arzamas near Nizhny Novgorod on [[January 11]], 1867. His father, Nicholas, was an arch[[priest]]. After receiving the name Sergius when he was tonsured a [[monk]], he studied in the Nizhny Novgorod [[seminary]], followed by studies at the [[St. Petersburg Theological Academy]]. Sergius became proficient in Greek, Latin, and Hebrew. He was [[ordination|ordained]] to the [[deacon|diaconate]] and then to the priesthood. He was soon raised to the rank of [[archimandrite]]. In September 1890, he arrived in Japan to assist Bp. [[Nicholas of Japan]]. Here, while he taught at the [[Tokyo Orthodox Seminary (Tokyo, Japan)|Tokyo Orthodox Seminary]], he became fluent in Japanese before his return to Russia in 1898. Upon his return to the St. Petersburg Academy in 1899, he was appointed [[rector]].

In 1901, Sergius was appointed [[Archbishop]] of Finland and Vyborg. In 1911, he became a member of the [[Holy Synod]] of the [[Church of Russia]]. He was transferred to the diocese of Vladimir and Shuya on [[August 10]], 1917. Subsequently, he was raised to the office of metropolitan on [[November 28]], 1917 by Patr. [[Tikhon of Moscow|Tikhon]]. With the Bolsheviks now ruling Russia, Sergius was arrested in January 1921 and spent several months in jail before being exiled to to Nizhny Novgorod. Between [[June 16]], 1922 and [[August 27]], 1923, Sergius became involved in the Renovationist schism, the so-called [[Living Church]], but repented his actions publicly and was forgiven by Patr. Tikhon. The Patriarch appointed him Metropolitan of Nizhny Novgorod on [[March 18]], 1924.

In the uncertain atmosphere in which the Russian Church found itself in the early 1920s, Patr. Tikhon recognized that proper election of his successor may not be possible. Therefore, he presented in his will a list of three candidates, of which one would be elected to assume leadership of the Church after his death. After Patr. Tikhon's death on [[April 7]], 1925, Metr. Peter of Krutitsy and Kolomna was elected Patriarchal ''Locum Tenens'' and, following Tikhon's example, he produced a succession candidate list of three. These candidates, at the time, were not in prison or in exile. Eight months later Metr. Peter was arrested, and of those on Peter's list only Metr. Sergius was not imprisoned. Thus, he assumed leadership of the Church under the title ''Deputy Patriarchal Locum Tenens'' on the assumption that Metr. Peter was the ''de jure'' locum tenens and would resume leadership when he was released from prison. (Metr. Peter was never released.)

Metr. Sergius himself was in prison from [[November 30]], 1926 to [[March 27]], 1927. After his release Sergius strived for some way of obtaining a peaceful reconciliation with the Bolsheviks so as to stop the terror and persecution against the Church. In his most (in)famous attempt, Sergius issued a ''Declaration'' on [[July 20]], 1927 in which he pledged absolute loyalty of the [[Church of Russia]] to the Bolshevik regime. This declaration caused an immediate controversy among the Russian [[clergy]] and [[laity]], many of whom broke communion with him, both internally in Russia as well as abroad. This controversy has continued even after the fall of the Bolshevik government.

However, through his declaration he was able to establish a ''Temporary Patriarchal Council'' that received government recognition. In 1934, he assumed the title of His Beatitude, Metropolitan of Moscow and Kolomna. In 1936, on the basis of reports of Metr. Peter's death, although in reality he wasn't executed until 1937, Metr. Sergius assumed the title of Patriarchal Locum Tenens. But arrests and executions of the Orthodox clergy and destruction of [[cathedral]]s, [[church]]es and other Church property continued. By mid-1941, only four [[bishop]]s remained free in the territory of the USSR.

With the serious strain on the USSR caused by the Nazi invasion in 1941, Joseph Stalin began scaling down on the campaign of militant [[atheism]] advocated by the Bolsheviks and sought the moral and financial support of the Church of Russia in the war. Stalin, on [[September 4]], 1943, met with the hierarchy of the Church and, in exchange for their loyalty and assistance, gave concessions to religion. Among these concessions were permission to open the [[Moscow Theological Academy and Seminary]], release of imprisoned clergy, and return of church property including the [[Holy Trinity-St. Sergius Lavra]]. This was at the cost of increased control by government secret services.

Among the concessions was an important one: permission to convene a council to elect a new patriarch. At a formal meeting of bishops on [[September 8]], 1943, Metr. Sergius was elected to the [[see]] of the Patriarch of Moscow. Although of advanced age (he was 76) and ailing in health, he was enthroned on [[September 12]], 1943. He died eight months later on [[May 15]], 1944 in Moscow.

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after=?}}
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== External link ==
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patriarch_Sergius_I_of_Moscow Wikipedia: Sergius I of Moscow]

[[Category:Bishops]]
[[Category:Patriarchs of Moscow]]
[[Category:St. Petersburg Academy Graduates]]

Church of Georgia

2009-08-08T17:00:36Z

Ruar-from-T: /* Recent history */

The '''Church of Georgia''' is one of the oldest Christian churches, tracing its origins in tradition to the [[missionary]] efforts of the [[Apostle Andrew]] in the first century. Historically, adoption of Christianity by the kingdom of Georgia (Iberia) is traced to the missionary efforts of St. [[Nino of Cappadocia]] beginning in early fourth century. Initially, the Georgian [[church]] was part of the territory of the [[Patriarchate of Antioch]]. The church was granted [[autocephaly]] by the Patriarch of Antioch in 466. While seriously disrupted by the invasions of the various tartar tribes in the 13 and 15th centuries the autocephalous church survived until it was placed under the administration of the synodal [[Church of Russia]] in 1811. After the abdication of Czar [[Nicholas II of Russia|Nicholas II]] following the 1917 February Revolution, the Georgian [[hierarch]]s restored autocephaly that was eventually recognized by the [[Church of Constantinople]] and the [[Church of Russia]].

{{church|
name=Patriarchate of Georgia [[Image:Patriarchate_of_Georgia.gif|center|The Church of Georgia]]|
founder= [[Apostles]] [[Apostle Andrew|Andrew]], [[Apostle Simon|Simon the Canaanite]]|
independence=Antioch in 486, Russia in 1917|
recognition= 486, again 1990 |
primate=[[Ilia II (Ghudushauri-Shiolashvili) of Georgia|Patr. Ilia II]]|
hq=Tbilisi, Georgia|
territory=Georgia, Armenia|
possessions= Great Britain, Western Europe, Turkey, Azerbaijan|
language=Georgian|
music=[[Georgian Chant]]|
calendar=[[Julian Calendar]]|
population=3,500,000|
website=[http://www.patriarchate.ge/ Church of Georgia]
}}

==Ancient origins==
According to tradition the Apostle Andrew, the First Called, preached in Georgia in the first century. Tradition relates that he came with the Holy Mother's Uncreated Icon, that is the icon of the [[Theotokos]] not made by human hands. This tradition introduced a deep affection for the Theotokos into Georgian conscientiousness. Additionally, tradition speaks to preaching by other [[apostles]] in Georgia including Simon the Canaanite, Matthias, Bartholomew, and Thaddeus. The establishment of the first Georgian [[eparchy]] ([[diocese]]) was also credited to the Apostle Andrew.

The active history of Christianity in Georgia begins with the missionary activities of [[Nino of Cappadocia]] beginning in 303. By 317 her message reached the rulers of the eastern and western kingdoms of Georgia when King Miriam II of Iberia (Eastern Georgia) and Queen Nana of Western Georgia adopted Christianity as the state religion. The Christianization of Georgia progressed over the next several centuries.

As part of the late Roman (Byzantine) Empire Georgian Christianity was heavily influenced by its form of practice. Initially, the churches in Georgia were part of the Apostolic See of Antioch. The Church of Georgia became [[autocephaly|autocephalous]] when the Patriarch of Antioch elevated the [[bishop]] of Mtskheta to the honor of Catholicos of Kastli in 466, an elevation recognized by the rest of the Church. Subsequently, the [[Catholicos]] was given the added title of [[Patriarch]] in 1010, making the title of the primate of the Georgian Church the Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia.

The invasions of the tartars in the 13th and 15th centuries greatly disrupted Christianity and the government of Georgia. The state as well as the church were divided into two separate parts, in which the churches were governed by two separate Catholicos-Patriarchs. In 1801, Eastern Georgia, that is Kartli-Kakheti, was annexed by the Czar of Russia. By 1811, the Church in Georgia was absorbed into the Synodal Church of Russia, ending autocephaly for the Georgian church.

==Recent history==
As the Russian Empire began to dissolve after the abdication of Czar Nicholas II following the 1917 February Revolution, the Georgian hierarchs unilaterally announced restoration of autocephaly. While not accepted by the Church of Russia, the Soviet forces went further, regarding all Orthodox in Soviet territory to be subjected to their rule. Thus, the Church in Georgia was harassed and churches and other church activities were closed. [[Clergy]], [[monk]]s, and Christians in general were killed in the ensuing purges of the next several decades.

With recognition of the Orthodox Church by Stalin after the 1941 Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union, to gain support of the Church for repulsing the invasion, the autocephaly of the Church of Georgia was recognized in 1943 by the Church of Russia. Then, in 1989, autocephaly was recognized by the [[Patriarch of Constantinople]], thus approving the ''de facto'' autocephaly exercised since the fifth century.

In Abkhazia, a region within Georgia which has declared itself an independent state (recognized by Russia, Nicaragua and South Ossetia), Georgian church authorities have largely been prevented from exercising any authority, and the Abkhazian leadership has exiled the diocesan bishop appointed by the Catholicosate. Functioning within the area is the so-called Abkhazian Orthodox Church, which is as yet unrecognized by any other Orthodox church, although it has been given some practical support by the [[Church of Russia]].[http://www.forum18.org/Archive.php?article_id=1183] The breakaway diocese is now seeking to become a self-governed church under the Moscow Patriarchate.[http://www.interfax-religion.com/?act=news&div=5140]

==Organization==
With the downfall of the Soviet Union and the resulting independence of the country of Georgia, a great revival has taken place for the Church of Georgia. As of 2002, more than eighty percent of the population of Georgia has identified themselves as Orthodox Christians. The church itself was organized into 33 [[diocese]]s, with 512 churches. The church in Georgia of some 3.5 million people was served by 730 [[priest]]s.

===Primatial title===
The full title of the [[primate]] of the Church of Georgia is: "His Holiness and Beatitude, Catholicos-[[Patriarch]] of all Georgia, [[Archbishop]] of Mtskheta and Tbilisi" (Georgian: უწმიდესი და უნეტარესი, სრულიად საქართველოს კათოლიკოს-პატრიარქი, მცხეთა-თბილისის მთავარეპისკოპოსი).

====Recent Catholicos-Patriarchs of All Georgia====
*[[Kirion II (Sadzaglishvili)|Kirion II]] (1917-1918)
*Leonide (1918-1921)
*Ambrosi (1921-1927)
*Christefore III (1927-1932)
*Kalistrare (1932-1952)
*Melkisedek III (1952-1960)
*Eprem II (1960-1072)
*David V (1972-1977)
*Ilia II (1977 to present)

===Dioceses of Georgia===
* Dioceses in Georgia
** [[Diocese of Mtskheta and Tbilisi]]
** [[Diocese of Alaverdi]]
** [[Diocese of Akhalkalaki and Kumurdo]]
** [[Diocese of Batumi and Skhalta]]
** [[Diocese of Bodbe]]
** Diocese of Bolnisi
** Diocese of Borjomi and Bakuriani
** Diocese of Chiatura
** Diocese of Chqondidi
** Diocese of Dmanisi
** Diocese of Khoni and Samtredia
** Diocese of Kutais-Gaenati
** Diocese of Manglisi and Tsalka
** Diocese of Margveti and Ubisa
** Diocese of Mestia and Svaneti
** Diocese of Nikortsminda
** Diocese of Nikozi and Tskhinvali
** Diocese of Poti and Khobi
** Diocese of Rustavi and Marneuli
** Diocese of Samtavisi and Gori
** Diocese of Senaki and Chkhorotsqu
** Diocese of Shemokmedi
** Diocese of Stephantsminda and Khevi
** Diocese of Tsageri and Lentekhi
** Diocese of Tsilkani and Dusheti
** Diocese of Tskhum-Apkhazeti
** Diocese of Urbnisi and Ruisi
** Diocese of Vani and Bagdati
** Diocese of Zugdidi and Tsaishi
* Dioceses partly abroad Georgia
** Diocese of Akhaltsikhe, Tao-Klarjeti and Lazeti (partly in Turkey)
** Diocese of Nekresi and Hereti (partly in Azerbaijan)
* Dioceses abroad Georgia
** Diocese of Agaraki and Tashiri (Armenia)
** Diocese of West Europe (Great Britain, Belgium, Germany, Spain, Italy, Austria)

==External links==
* [http://www.patriarchate.ge Website of the Church of Georgia]
* [[Wikipedia:Church of Georgia]]
* [http://www.stnicholas-billings.org/History/SpecialTopics/georgiachurchhistory.htm History of the Orthodox Church of Georgia]
*[http://www.georgianchant.org GeorgianChant.org: Resource for the Study of Georgian Chant]
[[Category:Jurisdictions|Georgia]]

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[[es:Iglesia Ortodoxa de Georgia]]
[[fr:Église de Géorgie]]
[[ro:Biserica Ortodoxă a Georgiei]]

Church of Antioch

2009-08-08T16:50:42Z

Ruar-from-T: added interwiki ru:Антиохийская православная церковь

The '''Church of Antioch''' is one of the five [[patriarchate]]s (i.e., the [[Pentarchy]]) that constituted the [[One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church|one, holy, catholic, and apostolic Church]] before the [[Great Schism|schism]] between Rome and Antioch in 1098 and between Rome and the other patriarchates at around the same general period. Today it is one of the [[autocephaly|autocephalous]] Orthodox churches. In English translations of official documents, the Church of Antioch refers to itself as the '''Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch and All the East'''. The literal translation into English of the Arabic name is "Roman (in Arabic, ''Rum'') Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch and All the East."

The Church of Antioch is the continuation of the Christian community founded in Antioch by the [[Apostles]] [[Apostle Peter|Peter]] (who served as its first bishop) and [[Apostle Paul|Paul]], who are its [[patron saint]]s. In terms of hierarchical order of precedence, it currently ranks third among the world's Orthodox churches, behind [[Church of Constantinople|Constantinople]] and [[Church of Alexandria|Alexandria]].

The seat of the patriarchate was formerly Antioch (Antakya), in what is now Turkey. Now it is in Damascus, Syria, located on the "street called Straight." The current patriarch is His Beatitude Patriarch [[Ignatius IV (Hazim) of Antioch]] and all the East.

[[Image:Balamand.jpg|right|thumb|450px|[[Our Lady of Balamand Monastery (Tripoli, Lebanon)|Our Lady of Balamand Monastery]]]]

{{church|
name=Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch and All the East[[Image:Antioch logo.gif|center|Church of Antioch]]|
founder= [[Apostle]]s [[Apostle Peter|Peter]] and [[Apostle Paul|Paul]]|
independence=Traditional|
recognition= Traditional |
primate=[[Ignatius IV (Hazim) of Antioch|Patriarch Ignatius IV]]|
hq=Damascus, Syria|
territory=Syria, Lebanon, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Oman, UAE, parts of Turkey|
possessions=United States, Canada, Central America, South America, Australia, New Zealand, Oceania, Great Britain, Western Europe|
language=Arabic, Greek, English|
music=[[Byzantine Chant]]|
calendar=[[Revised Julian Calendar|Revised Julian]]|
population=750,000 to 1,000,000|
website=[http://www.antiochpat.org Church of Antioch]
}}

==History==
===Early years===
The early history of the Church of Antioch is detailed in the [[Acts of the Apostles]], where in Acts 11:26 the [[Apostle Luke]] records that it was in that city that the disciples of Christ were first called [[Christian]]s. Due to the importance of Antioch as a major center in the ancient [[Roman Empire]], many of the missionary efforts of the [[apostles]] were launched from that city. In the early centuries of the Church's history, it was natural that the Church sojourning in Antioch would come to be traditionally regarded as one of the centers of world Christianity. The territory that came to be associated with the [[bishop]] of Antioch was that of the Roman Diocese of the East (a diocese was originally an imperial governmental division before it became an ecclesiastical one).

===The Antiochian school===
During the pre-Nicene period and that of the [[Ecumenical Councils]], Christian theology centered in Antioch tended to emphasize the literal, historical facts of the life of [[Jesus Christ]] over philosophical or allegorical [[hermeneutics|interpretations]] of [[Holy Scripture]], contrasted with the more mystical and figurative theology coming from [[Church of Alexandria|Alexandria]]. Antiochian theology, though stressing the "earthier" side of interpretation, nevertheless did not neglect the importance of insight into the deeper, spiritual meaning of the Scriptures. These two viewpoints came to be known respectively as the [[Antiochian school]] and the [[Alexandrian school]], represented by major catechetical institutions at both places.

Major figures associated with the origin of the Antiochian school include [[Lucian of Antioch]] and [[Paul of Samosata]], but its real formation was found with writers such as [[Diodore of Tarsus]], [[John Chrysostom]], [[Theodore of Mopsuestia]], [[Nestorius]], and [[Theodoret of Cyrrhus]]. At times, this difference in emphasis caused conflicts within the Church as the tension between the two approaches came to a head, especially regarding the doctrinal disputes over [[Arianism]] and [[Nestorianism]]. Saints such as [[John Chrysostom]] are somewhat regarded as synthesizers of the Antiochian and Alexandrian approaches to theology, and the Antiochian school of theology, whose more deviant proponents produced [[Arianism]] and [[Nestorianism]], also enabled the Orthodox fight against the Alexandrian school's deviances, namely [[Apollinarianism]] and [[Eutychianism]].

===Schism over Chalcedon===
[[Image:Hama church.jpg|left|thumb|200px|The Church of the Entrance of the Theotokos in Hama, Syria]]
Disputes over the [[Christology]] of the [[Fourth Ecumenical Council]] at Chalcedon—the [[Monophysitism|Monophysite]] controversy— in 451 led to a [[schism]] within the Church of Antioch, which at that same council was elevated to the status of a [[patriarchate]]. The larger group at the time repudiated the council and became the [[Church of Antioch (Jacobite)|Syriac Orthodox Church]] (also called the "Jacobites" for [[Jacob Baradeus]], an early bishop of theirs who did extensive missionary work in the region). They currently constitute part of the [[Oriental Orthodox]] communion and maintain a Christology somewhat different in language from that of [[Chalcedon]].

The remainder of the Church of Antioch, primarily local Greeks or Hellenized sections of the indigenous population, remained in communion with Rome, Constantinople, Alexandria, and Jerusalem. This is the current ''Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch and All the East'' which is considered by the other bishops of the Orthodox Church to be the sole legitimate heir to the [[see]] of Antioch.

The schism greatly weakened the Antiochian church, and in 637 when Antioch fell to the [[Islam|Muslim]] Arabs, the "Greek" church was perceived by the invaders as allied to the Romano-Byzantine enemies of the Arabs. During the subsequent period, Antiochian Orthodox Christians underwent a lengthy period of persecution, and there were multiple periods of either vacancy or non-residence on the Antiochian patriarchal throne during the 7th and 8th centuries. In 969, the Roman Empire regained control of Antioch, and the church there prospered again until 1085, when the Seljuk Turks took the city. During this period of more than a hundred years, the traditional West Syrian [[liturgy]] of the church was gradually replaced by that of the tradition of the Great Church, [[Hagia Sophia (Constantinople)|Hagia Sophia]] in Constantinople. This process was completed sometime in the 12th century.

===Crusader and Muslim conquests===
In 1098, Crusaders took the city and set up a Latin Patriarchate of Antioch to adorn its Latin Kingdom of Syria, while a Greek patriarchate continued in exile in Constantinople. After nearly two centuries of Crusader rule, the Egyptian Mamelukes seized Antioch in 1268, and the Orthodox patriarch, [[Theodosius IV of Antioch|Theodosius IV]], was able to return to the region. By this point, Antioch itself had been reduced to a smaller town, and so in the 14th century [[Ignatius II of Antioch|Ignatius II]] transferred the seat of the patriarchate to Damascus, where it remains to this day, though the patriarch retains the Antiochian title.

The Ottoman Turks conquered the city in 1517, under whose control it remained until the breakup of the Ottoman Empire at the end of World War I. During this period, in 1724, the Church of Antioch was again weakened by schism, as a major portion of its faithful came into submission to the [[Roman Catholic Church]]. The resultant [[Uniate]] body is known as the [[Melkite Greek Catholic Church]], which in the current day maintains close ties with the Orthodox and is currently holding ongoing talks about healing the schism and returning the Melkites to Orthodoxy.

Fearing for the preservation of the Orthodoxy of the Antiochian see, parishioners and bishops requested the [[ecumenical Patriarch]]ate to send them a Greek patriarch. The Greek presence on the Antiochian see lasted from 1724 to 1898 until Malathius I (Doumani) the Damascene, an Arab patriarch, was appointed. A renewal movement, involving Orthodox youth in particular, has been under way since the 1940s.

===The Antiochian church today===
[[Image:Ignatius Hazim.jpg|right|thumb|200px|[[Ignatius IV (Hazim) of Antioch|Patriarch Ignatius IV of Antioch]]]]
The [[St. John of Damascus Institute of Theology (Tripoli, Lebanon)|St. John of Damascus Patriarchal Institute of Theology (Tripoli, Lebanon)]] was established by the patriarchate in 1970, and in 1988 it was fully incorporated into the University of Balamand. The Institute functions as the primary seminary for theological schooling for the patriarchate's clergy and lay leaders.

The [[Holy Synod]] of Antioch includes the [[patriarch]] and all the ruling [[bishop]]s. Meetings are held each year in Spring and Autumn at the patriarchate to consider church-wide issues, and to elect the patriarch and other [[bishop]]s as needed. The patriarch and holy synod govern the Church of Antioch to preserve the true faith, to maintain ecclesiastical order, and to carry out the commandments of Christ. In addition to the synod itself, a general conciliar body meets twice a year to see to the financial, educational, judicial, and administrative matters of the patriarchate. It is composed of members of the synod and of lay representatives. When a new patriarch is to be elected, this body selects three candidates from whom the holy synod chooses the new patriarch.

The current patriarch is His Beatitude Patriarch [[Ignatius IV (Hazim) of Antioch]] and all the East, elected in 1979. Patriarch Ignatius has been particularly active in strengthening ties with other Christian communions, but particularly with those whose roots are in Antioch. His Beatitude and the holy synod of Antioch were enthusiastic for the Church of Antioch to participate in general talks between representatives of all the Eastern Orthodox and Oriental Orthodox Churches.

At Anba Bishoy in Egypt and at Chambesy in Switzerland, plenary talks were held resulting in [http://www.antiochian.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=category&id=106&sectionid=24&Itemid=63 agreements] in 1989, 1990 and 1993. All official representatives of the Eastern Orthodox and the Oriental Orthodox there present reached agreement in these dialogues that the Christological differences between the two communions are more a matter of emphasis than of substance. Although elements in a number of the Eastern Orthodox Churches have criticized the apparent consensus reached by the representatives at Anba Bishoy and Chambesy, the patriarch and holy synod of the Antiochian Orthodox Church welcomed the agreements as positive moves towards a sharing in the Love of God, and a rejection of the hatred of insubstantial division.

As recommended in the Agreement of 1990, the Antiochian (Eastern) Orthodox Patriarch Ignatius IV formally met with the Syriac (Oriental) Orthodox Patriarch, Ignatius Zakka I, on [[July 22]], 1991. At that formal meeting, the two patriarchs signed a [http://www.antiochian.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=category&id=106&sectionid=24&Itemid=63 pastoral agreement] which called for "complete and mutual respect between the two churches." It also prohibited the passing of faithful from one church to the other, envisaged joint meetings of the two holy synods when appropriate, and provided for future guidelines for intercommunion of the faithful and [[Eucharist]]ic [[concelebration]] by the [[clergy]] of the two churches. The Church of Antioch expects these guidelines to be issued when the faithful of both churches are ready, but not before.

Patriarch Ignatius has also overseen participation in a bilateral commission with the [[Melkite Greek Catholic Church]], which is exploring ways of healing the 18th century schism between the Melkite Catholics and the Antiochian Orthodox. In an unprecedented event, Melkite Patriarch Maximos V addressed a meeting of the Orthodox holy synod in October 1996.

The members of the holy synod of Antioch continue to explore greater communication and more friendly meetings with their Syriac, Melkite, and Maronite brothers and sisters, who all share a common heritage.

In May of 1997, the holy synod met and declared that the whole [[Pascha]]ltide period is to be observed festally, thus balancing the lengthy fasting of [[Great Lent]] with an equal feasting period in celebration of the Resurrection of [[Jesus Christ]].

This decision, the diplomatic activities, and other moves by Patriarch Ignatius and the holy synod, have drawn criticism from some elements within the mainstream Eastern Orthodox Church and particularly from "resistance" groups who have walled themselves off from communion with most of world Orthodoxy.

Of the churches receiving opprobrium for "[[ecumenism]]", Antioch probably has received the greatest amount.

===Expansion abroad===
[[Image:Antiochian bishops.jpg|right|thumb|300px|'''New Antiochian bishops with the patriarch''' Left to Right: Bp. [[Mark (Maymon) of Toledo]], Patr. [[Ignatius IV (Hazim) of Antioch]], Bp. [[Thomas (Joseph) of Oakland]], Bp. [[Alexander (Mufarrij) of Ottawa]]]]
Extensive 20th and 21st century Arab immigration to the New World has further increased the size, vigor and influence of the Church of Antioch, and the majority of Antiochian faithful now reside outside the Middle East and include numerous non-Arabic converts to the Orthodox Christian faith. As a result, besides its Middle Eastern territories in Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, Kuwait, Iran, the Arabian Peninsular, and parts of Turkey, the Church of Antioch also includes missionary dioceses in Central, North, and South America, in Europe, and in Australia and the Pacific. The archdiocese with the largest population is [[Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America|North America]]. It is also the only one with internal [[diocese]]s. The archdiocese with the largest area is [[Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia and New Zealand|Australia and New Zealand]]. Estimates of the membership of the patriarchate range from 750,000 to over 1,000,000 in Syria alone.

==Antiochian saints==
Over the centuries, the Church of Antioch has been associated with many [[saint]]s on the Church's calendar. These include the following:
[[Image:Antiochian saints.jpg|right|thumb|200px|[[Synaxis]] of the Great [[Saint]]s of the Holy Church of Antioch]]
[[Image:Column of Simeon.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Column of St. [[Symeon the Stylite]], Syria]]

*[[Andrew of Crete]]
*[[Apostle Luke]]
*[[Apostles]] [[Apostle Peter|Peter]] and [[Apostle Paul|Paul]]
*[[Babylas of Antioch]]
*[[Bacchus and Sergius]]
*[[Christopher the Great-martyr]]
*[[Daniel the Stylite]]
*[[Dorotheos of Gaza]]
*[[Ephrem the Syrian]]
*[[Eustathius of Antioch]]
*[[George the Trophy-bearer]]
*[[Habeeb Kheshy]] (as-yet [[canonization|uncanonized]])
*[[Habib]]
*[[Ignatius of Antioch]]
*[[Isaac the Syrian]]
*[[Jacob of Hamatoura]]
*[[John Chrysostom]]
*[[John of Damascus]]
*[[Joseph of Damascus]]
*[[Julian of Homs]]
*[[Lucian of Antioch]]
*[[Meletius of Antioch]]
*[[Raphael of Brooklyn]]
*[[Roman the Melodist]]
*[[Symeon the Stylite]]
*[[Thekla the Protomartyr]]

==Structure==
The Antiochian Patriarchate consists of nineteen [[archdiocese]]s, each ruled by a Metropolitan Archbishop. Of these, only the Archdiocese of North America has constituent [[diocese]]s.

''Only those dioceses with OrthodoxWiki articles are listed.''

*[[Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia and New Zealand|Archdiocese of Australia, New Zealand and All Oceania]]
*[[Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America|Archdiocese of North America]]
*[[Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of Western and Central Europe|Archdiocese of Western and Central Europe]]

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==External links==
* [http://www.antiochpat.org/ The Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch and All the East] (Official site, Arabic and English)
* [http://www.cnewa.org/ecc-bodypg.aspx?eccpageID=15&IndexView=toc Eastern Christian Churches: The Patriarchate of Antioch], a scholarly text by Ronald Roberson, CSP, a Roman Catholic priest and Eastern Christianity scholar
*[http://www.cc.uoa.gr/theology/html/english/pubs/doctrsec/scouteris/27/27.pdf The Spiritual Tradition of the Antioch Patriarchate], by Prof. [[Constantine Scouteris]]
*[http://www.antiochcentre.net/ 'Antioch']: A Centre for Antiochian Orthodox Christian Studies and Research (Oxford, UK)
*[http://www.antiochian.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=section&id=22&Itemid=57 Photos of patriarchal sites]

===Archdioceses and dioceses===
====The Middle East====
*[http://www.quartos.org.lb/ Orthodox Archdiocese of Beirut] (Arabic and English)
*[http://www.ortmtlb.org.lb/ Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of Byblos and Botrys (Mount Lebanon)] (Arabic and English)
*[http://www.alepporthodox.org/ Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Aleppo] (Arabic and English)
*[http://www.lattakiaorth.org/ Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Lattakia] (Arabic)

====North and South America====
*[http://www.antiochian.org/ Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America] (English)
*[http://www.catedralortodoxa.com.br/ Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of Brazil] (Portuguese)
*[http://www.iglesiaortodoxa.org.mx/ Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of Mexico, Venezuela, Central America and the Caribbean] (Spanish)
*[http://www.chileortodoxo.cl/ Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of Chile] (Spanish)
*[http://www.acoantioquena.com Antiochian Orthodox Christian Church, Archdiocese of Buenos Aires and all Argentina] (Spanish and English)

====Europe====
*[http://www.antiocheurope.org/ Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of Western and Central Europe] (Arabic, English, French, German, Italian)
*[http://www.rum-orthodox.de/ Greek Orthodox Church of Antioch in Germany] (German)
*[http://www.antiochian-orthodox.co.uk/ Antiochian Orthodox Church in the United Kingdom and Ireland] (English)

====The Pacific====
*[http://www.antiochianarch.org.au/ Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of Australia, New Zealand and the Philippines]

===Monasteries===
*[http://www.balamandmonastery.org.lb/ Balamand Monastery of the Dormition of the Most Holy Theotokos (Tripoli, Lebanon)]
*[http://www.hamatoura.com/ Hamatoura The Holy Mountain of The Theotokos (Amyoun El-Koura,Wadi Kadeesha-North Lebanon)]
*[http://www.stgeorgesyria.org/ St. George Al-Humayrah Patriarchal Monastery (Homs, Syria)]
*[http://www.balamandmonastery.org.lb/MonastSaydnaya.htm Holy Patriarchal Convent of Our Lady of Saydnaya (Syria)]

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List of seminaries and theological schools

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==Africa==
===Kenya===
*The Orthodox Patriarchal School "Archbishop of Cyprus [[Makarios III (Mouskos) of Cyprus|Makarios III]]" - Nairobi, Kenya; [[Archdiocese of Kenya]], in the [[Church of Alexandria|Patriarchate of Alexandria]].

===South Africa===
*The Alexandrian Catechetical School of South Africa - 72 Saunders Street, Yeoville, Johannesburg, South Africa; [[Archdiocese of Johannesburg and Pretoria]], in the [[Church of Alexandria|Patriarchate of Alexandria]].

==Asia==
===Japan===
*[[Tokyo Orthodox Seminary (Tokyo, Japan)]] - [[Church of Japan]]

==Australia==
*[[St. Andrew's Greek Orthodox Theological College (Sydney, Australia)|St. Andrew's Greek Orthodox Theological College]] - Redfern, Sydney, Australia; [[Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia]].

==North America==
===United States===
*[[St. Herman's Orthodox Theological Seminary (Kodiak, Alaska)|Saint Herman's Orthodox Theological Seminary]] - Kodiak, Alaska; [[Diocese of Alaska (OCA)|Diocese of Alaska]] in The [[Orthodox Church in America]].
*[http://www.orthodoxinstitute.org/ The Patriarch Athenagoras Orthodox Institute] - Berkeley, California
*[http://www.antiochian.org/academy St. Athanasius Academy of Orthodox Theology] - Elk Grove, California; [[Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America]].
*[http://serborth.org/education.html St. Sava's Serbian Orthodox Seminary] - Libertyville, Illinois
*[[Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology (Brookline, Massachusetts)|Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology]] - Brookline, Massachusetts; [[Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America]].
*[http://www.ukrainianorthodoxchurchusa.org/seminary.html St. Sophia Ukrainian Orthodox Theological Seminary] - South Bound Brook, New Jersey
*[[St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary (Crestwood, New York)|Saint Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary]] - Crestwood, New York; [[Orthodox Church in America]]
*[[Holy Trinity Orthodox Seminary (Jordanville, New York)|Holy Trinity Orthodox Seminary]] - Jordanville, New York; [[Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia]]
*[[Christ the Saviour Seminary (Johnstown, Pennsylvania)|Christ the Saviour Carpatho-Russian Seminary]] - Johnstown, Pennsylvania; [[American Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Diocese]]
*[[St. Tikhon's Orthodox Theological Seminary (South Canaan, Pennsylvania)|Saint Tikhon's Orthodox Theological Seminary]] - South Canaan, Pennsylvania; The [[Orthodox Church in America]]

====Distance Education====
*[http://www.euclidconsortium.org/euclid/en/school-pf.asp The Pavel Florensky School of Theology and Ministry] - An academic unit within the Euclid University Consortium. The Master's Degree in Orthodox Theology and Doctoral / Ph.D. programs are administered by a priest of the [[Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA]] (Patriarchate of Constantinople).
*[http://www.orthodoxtheologicalschool.org/ The Pastoral School of the Diocese of Chicago and Detroit] - [[Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia]]
*[[St. Stephen's Course in Orthodox Theology]] - [[Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America]]
*[http://www.OrthodoxPR.org/ St. Basil of Ostrog School of Higher Theological Education - Diocese of the East - [[Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia]]

===Canada===
*[[St. Andrew's College (Winnipeg, Manitoba)|St. Andrew's College]] in Winnipeg, Manitoba - [[Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada]]
*[[Toronto Orthodox Theological Academy (Toronto, Ontario)|Toronto Orthodox Theological Academy]] - Toronto, Canada; [[Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Toronto (Canada)]]
*[[Université de Sherbrooke]] - in Sherbrooke and Longueuil, Quebec
*[http://www.saintarseny.ca/ St. Arseny Institute] in Winnipeg, Manitoba - [[Orthodox Church in America]]'s Canadian Archdiocese

==Western Europe==
===France===
*[[St. Sergius Orthodox Theological Institute (Paris, France)|L'Institut de Théologie Orthodoxe Saint-Serge]] (St. Sergius Orthodox Theological Institute) - Paris, France; [[Russian Orthodox Exarchate in Western Europe]]
*[[St. Denys Theological Institute (Paris, France)|L'Institut de Théologie Saint-Denys de Paris]] (St. Denys Theological Institute) - Paris, France; [[Orthodox Church of France]]
* Russian Theological Seminary [http://www.wmaker.net/seminaria/] - Paris, [[Church of Russia]]

==United Kingdom==
*[http://www.iocs.cam.ac.uk/ Institute for Orthodox Christian Studies] - Cambridge, UK

== Eastern Europe ==
===Albania===
*Albanian Seminary at Tirana University, Albania; [[Church of Albania]]
*[http://www.orthodoxalbania.org/English/RessurectFrame.htm Holy Resurrection Seminary] - Durres, Albania; [[Church of Albania]]

===Belarus===
*[http://www.mdu.orthodoxy.ru Minsk Orthodox Theological School] -Minsk [[Church of Russia]]

===Bosnia and Hercegovina===
*Saint Basil of Ostrog Theological Faculty, Foča; [[Church of Serbia]]
*Saint Petar of Dabar and Bosna Orthodox Seminary, Foča; [[Church of Serbia]]

===Bulgaria===
*Saint Sofia Spiritual Seminary (email), Bulgaria; [[Church of Bulgaria]]
*[http://www.uni-sofia.bg/faculties/theology/index.html St. Kliment Ohridski Faculty of Theology]- University of Sofia, Bulgaria; [[Church of Bulgaria]]

=== Croatia ===
*Holy Three Hierarchs Orthodox Seminary in Krka Monastery; [[Church of Serbia]]

===Finland===
*[http://www.joensuu.fi/teoltdk/ortteol/ Joensuu University, Department of Orthodox Theology], Joensuu, Finland; [[Church of Finland]]
*[http://www.ort.fi/seminaari/ The Orthodox Seminary], Joensuu, Finland; [[Church of Finland]]

====Distance Education====
*[http://tkk.joensuu.fi/avoin/opiskelu/verkko-opinnot/orthod/ The Open University of Joensuu] - [[Church of Finland]]

===Greece===
*[http://www.auth.gr/theosch/ Faculty of Theology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki], Thessaloniki; [[Church of Greece]]
*[http://www.cc.uoa.gr/theology/html/english/mainen.htm Department of Theology, University of Athens], Athens; [[Church of Greece]]

=== Montenegro ===
*Saint Petar of Cetinje Orthodox Seminary in Cetinje Monastery; [[Church of Serbia]]

===Poland===
*[http://prawoslawie.uwb.edu.pl/en/ The Orthodox Theology Chair at the University in Bialystok] - Poland; [[Church of Poland]]
*[http://www.psd.edu.pl Warsaw Orthodox Theological Seminary] - Poland; [[Church of Poland]]

===Romania===

After the fall of communism in 1989, the number of theological faculties and seminaries multiplied greatly in Romania, as theological education was (re)integrated in the public education system since 1991.

=====Faculties=====
*[http://www.ftoub.ro/ "Justinian Marina" Orthodox Theology Faculty] at the University of Bucharest (in Romanian) - Bucharest, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*[http://teologie.ulbsibiu.ro/ "Andrei Șaguna" Orthodox Theology Faculty] at the University of Sibiu (in Romanian) - Sibiu, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*[http://ot.ubbcluj.ro/ "Babes-Bolyai" University Faculty of Orthodox Theology] (in Romanian) - Cluj-Napoca, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*[http://www.teologie.uaic.ro/default.php Orthodox Theology Faculty] at the "Alexandru Ioan Cuza" University in Iași (in Romanian, with some information in English) - Iași, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*[http://cis01.central.ucv.ro/teologie/ Orthodox Theology Faculty] at the University of Craiova (in Romanian) - Craiova, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*[http://www.litere.uvt.ro/teologie.htm Faculty of Letters, History and Theology] at the West University in Timișoara (in Romanian) - Timișoara, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*[http://www.univ-ovidius.ro/teologie/Meniu.htm Orthodox Theology Faculty] at the "Ovidius" University in Constanța (in Romanian) - Constanța, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*[http://www.upit.ro/index.php?i=59 Orthodox Theology Faculty] at the University of Pitești (web page under construction) - Pitești, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*[http://ftl.valahia.ro/continut.htm Faculty of Orthodox Theology-Letters] at "Valahia" University, Târgoviște (in Romanian) - Târgoviște, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*[http://teologie.uoradea.ro/ Orthodox Theology Faculty] at the University of Oradea (in Romanian) - Oradea, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*[http://www.teologiearad.ro/ Orthodox Theology Faculty] at the "Aurel Vlaicu" University in Arad (in Romanian) - Arad, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*[http://reintregirea.ro/index.php?cid=pagina-invatamant Orthodox Theology Faculty] at the "1 Decembrie 1918" University in Alba-Iulia (in Romanian, on the web page of the Alba-Iulia Archbishopric) - Alba-Iulia, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]

====Seminaries and theological high-schools====

The complete list is to be found [http://www.patriarhia.ro/ro/administratia_patriarhala/luitp.html here].

=====Metropolitanate of Muntenia and Dobrogea=====
*[http://www.seminarortodoxbucuresti.ro/ Orthodox Theological Seminary in Bucharest] (in Romanian) - Bucharest, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*[http://www.manastireapasarea.ro/seminar.html St. Filofteia Orthodox Theology Seminary] (monastic seminary for female students) - "Pasărea" Monastery, Brănești, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*"Dyonisios Exiguus" Orthodox Theology Seminary - Constanța, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*St. John Cassian Orthodox Theology Seminary - Tulcea, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*[http://seminarultargoviste.xhost.ro/ St. John Chrysostom Orthodox Theology Seminary] - Târgoviște, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*"Bishop Kesarios" Orthodox Theological Seminary - Buzău, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
* St. Epiphanios Orthodox Theological Seminary - Rătești, Romania (a monastic seminary for female students)
*"Patriarch Justin" Orthodox Theological Seminary - Câmpulung Muscel, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*[http://www.eparhiaargesului.ro/seminar_teologic.html "Neagoe Vodă" Orthodox Theological Seminary] - Curtea de Argeș, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*[http://www.seminarulsfandrei.blogspot.com/ St. Apostle Andrew Orthodox Theological Seminary] - Galați, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*St. John Chrysostom Orthodox Theological Seminary - Slobozia, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
* St. Kalinikos of Cernica Orthodox Theological Seminary -Turnu Măgurele, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
* St. John the Wallachian Orthodox Theological Seminary - Giurgiu, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]

=====Metropolitanate of Moldavia and Bukovina=====
* [http://semteoliasi.ro/ St. Basil the Great Orthodox Theological Seminary] - Iași, Romania [[Church of Romania]]
*[http://www.seminarulbotosani.srv.ro/ St. George Orthodox Theological Seminary], older site [http://mkp07.tripod.com/ro11.htm here] - Botoșani, Romania [[Church of Romania]]
*[http://www.seminaruldorohoi.ro/ St. John James of Hozeva Orthodox Theological Seminary] - Dorohoi, Romania [[Church of Romania]]
*"Veniamin Costachi" Orthodox Theological Seminary - Neamț Monastery, Vânători, Romania[[Church of Romania]]
*St. Paraskeva Orthodox Theological Seminary - Agapia Monastery, Agapia, Romania (for female students); [[Church of Romania]]
*[http://www.seminarulpiatraneamt.org/ Sts. Emperors Constantine and Helena Orthodox Theological Seminary] - Piatra Neamț, Romania (in Romanian); [[Church of Romania]]
*"Metropolitan Dosoftei" Orthodox Theological Seminary - Suceava, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*St. George Orthodox Theological Seminary - Roman, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*St. John Chrysostom Orthodox Theological Seminary - Huși, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]

=====Metropolitanate of Transylvania=====
*[http://www.seminarortodoxbrasov.ro/ "Dumitru Stăniloae" Orthodox Theological Seminary] - Brașov, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*Orthodox Theological Seminary - Făgăraș, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]

=====Metropolitanate of Cluj, Alba, Crișana and Maramureș=====

* Orthodox Theological Seminary - Cluj-Napoca, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
* "Metropolitan Simion Ștefan" Orthodox Theological Seminary - Alba Iulia, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
* Orthodox Theological Seminary - Zalău, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
* "Bishop Roman Ciorogariu" Orthodox High-School - Oradea, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
* [http://www.seminarulbm.ro/ "St. Hierarch Joseph the Confessor" Orthodox Theological Seminary], Baia Mare, Romanial [[Church of Romania]]
*"Nicolae Steinhardt" Orthodox Theological Seminary - Satu Mare, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]

=====Metropolitanate of Oltenia=====
*[http://stoc.licee.edu.ro/ St. Gregory the Theologian Orthodox Theological Seminary] - Craiova, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*Theological High-School - Târgu Jiu, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*[http://www.episcopia-ramnicului.ro/seminar.html St. Nicholas Orthodox Theological Seminary] - Râmnicu-Vâlcea, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]

=====Metropolitanate of Banat=====
* "Carmen Sylva" Pedagogical High-School - Theology section - Timișoara, Romania (mixed); [[Church of Romania]]
* [http://arad.uv.ro/ Orthodox Theological Seminary], new site [http://stoarad.webnode.com/ here] - Arad, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*St. Catherine Orthodox Theological Seminary - Prislop Monastery, Silvașu de Sus, Romania (monastic seminary for female students); [[Church of Romania]]
*[http://www.caransebes.ro/invatamant/sc_teol/index.htm#engleza "Ioan Popasu" Orthodox Theological Seminary] - Caransebeș, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]

===Serbia===
*[http://www.bfspc.bg.ac.yu Faculty of Orthodox Theology of the University of Belgrade] - Belgrade, Serbia; [[Church of Serbia]]
*[http://www.akademijaspc.org.yu/ Academy for Church Art and Conservation] - Belgrade; [[Church of Serbia]]
*Saint Sava Orthodox Seminary in Belgrade; [[Church of Serbia]]
*Saint Arsenius Sremac Orthodox Seminary in Sremski Karlovci; [[Church of Serbia]]
*Saint Cyril and Methodius Orthodox Seminary in Nis; [[Church of Serbia]]
*Saint John the Chrysostome Orthodox Seminary in Kragujevac; [[Church of Serbia]]

===Slovakia===
*Orthodox Theological Faculty of Safarik University - Presov, Slovakia; [[Church of the Czech Lands and Slovakia]].

===Lebanon===
*[http://www.balamand.edu.lb/theology/ St. John of Damascus Faculty of Theology], Balamand, Lebanon; [[Church of Antioch]]

===Ukraine===
*[[Kiev Theological Academy|Kyiv Orthodox Theological Academy]], Kyiv; [[Church of Russia]]
*Odesa Orthodox Theological seminary, Odesa; [[Church of Russia]]
*Pochaiv Orthodox Theological Seminary, Pochaiv; [[Church of Russia]]
*[http://orth-mission.org.ua Poltava Orthodox Missionary School], Poltava; [[Church of Russia]]

== Russia ==
* Barnaul Theological College, Barnaul
* Cheboksary Theological College, Cheboksary
* Chelyabinsk Theological College, Chelyabinsk
* [http://seminaria.bel.ru Belgorod Theological Seminary], -Belgorod; [[Church of Russia]]
* The Pastoral Preparatory Courses of thy Diocese of Izhevsk and Udmurtia, Izhevsk
* Kaluga Theological Seminary, Kaluga; [[Church of Russia]]
* [[Kazan Theological Academy|Kazan Theological Seminary]], Kazan [http://kds.eparhia.ru]; [[Church of Russia]]
* Khabarovsk Theological Seminary [http://seminary.pravostok.lgg.ru/ru/] -Khabarovsk; [[Church of Russia]]
* Kolomna Theological Seminary, Kolomna; [[Church of Russia]]
* Kostroma Theological Seminary,Kostroma [[Church of Russia]]
* Kursk Theological Seminary, Kursk [[Church of Russia]]
* [[Moscow Theological Academy and Seminary|Moscow Orthodox Theological Academy and Seminary]] -Moscow;
* Nizhny Novgorod Theological Seminary [http://nds.nne.ru], Nizhny Novgorod; [[Church of Russia]]
* Nizhny Novgorod Female Diocese College, Nizhny Novgorod
* Omsk Theological College, Omsk
* The Pastoral Courses of the Diocese of Perm and Solikamsk, Perm
* Pimen Orthodox Institute, (in Russian), St. Petersburg; [[Church of Russia]]
* Pskov Theological College, Pskov
* Ryazan Theological College, Ryazan
* Saint Cyrill and Methodius Theological College, Novokuznetsk
* [http://www.spbda.ru/english/index.ru Saint Petersburg Orthodox Theological Academy] -St. Petersburg; [[Church of Russia]]
* [http://kuz1.pstbi.ccas.ru Saint Tikhon Orthodox Theological Institute] - Moscow; [[Church of Russia]]
* Samara Theological Seminary, Samara
* Saransk Theological College, Saransk
* Saratov Theological Seminary, Saratov
* [http://kavkaz.bogoslov.ru Stavropol Theological Seminary] - Stavropol; [[Church of Russia]]
* [http://www.sci.smolensk.ru/users/seminary/index.php Smolensk Orthodox Theological Seminary] -Smolensk; [[Church of Russia]]
* Syktyvkar Theological College, Syktyvkar
* Tobolsk Theological Seminary, Tobolsk
* Tomsk Theological Seminary, Tomsk
* Vladimir Theological Seminary, Vladimir
* Vladivostok Theological College, Vladivostok
* Volgograd Theological College, Volgograd
* Vologda Theological College, Vologda
* Voronezh Theological Seminary, Voronezh
* Vyatka Theological College, Kirov
* Vyksa Theological College [http://vyksa.nne.ru/new2/index.php?pn=4], Vyksa
* Yaroslavl Theological College, Yaroslavl
* Yekaterinburg Theological College, Yekaterinburg

==Non-Chalcedonian==
===India===
*[http://www.stotsindia.org St.Thomas Orthodox Theological Seminary] - Nagpur, India; [[Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church]].
*[http://www.ots.org.in Orthodox Theologica Seminary] - Kottayam, Kerala, India [[Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church]].

===Australia===
*[http://www.sacotc.org Saint Athanasius Coptic Orthodox Theological College] - Melbourne, Australia; [[Coptic Orthodox Church in Australia|Coptic Orthodox Diocese of Melbourne and Affiliated Regions]]
*[http://www.coptictheology.com Pope Shenouda III Coptic Orthodox Theological College] - Sydney, Australia; [[Coptic Orthodox Church in Australia|Coptic Orthodox Diocese of Sydney and Affiliated Regions]]

===United States===
*[http://www.stnersess.edu/ St. Nersess Armenian Seminary] - New Rochelle, New York
*[http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Aegean/9944/ Pope Shenouda III Coptic Orthodox Theological Seminary] - New Jersey and Los Angeles
*[http://www.suscopts.org/seminary/ St. Athanasius Theological Seminary] - San Antonio, Texas; The Coptic Orthodox Diocese of the Southern United States

===United Kingdom===
*[http://www.copticcentre.com/college1.html St. Athanasius the Apostolic Coptic Theological College], Stevenage, UK

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[[Category:Educational Institutions]]

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==Africa==
===Kenya===
*The Orthodox Patriarchal School "Archbishop of Cyprus [[Makarios III (Mouskos) of Cyprus|Makarios III]]" - Nairobi, Kenya; [[Archdiocese of Kenya]], in the [[Church of Alexandria|Patriarchate of Alexandria]].

===South Africa===
*The Alexandrian Catechetical School of South Africa - 72 Saunders Street, Yeoville, Johannesburg, South Africa; [[Archdiocese of Johannesburg and Pretoria]], in the [[Church of Alexandria|Patriarchate of Alexandria]].

==Asia==
===Japan===
*[[Tokyo Orthodox Seminary (Tokyo, Japan)]] - [[Church of Japan]]

==Australia==
*[[St. Andrew's Greek Orthodox Theological College (Sydney, Australia)|St. Andrew's Greek Orthodox Theological College]] - Redfern, Sydney, Australia; [[Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia]].

==North America==
===United States===
*[[St. Herman's Orthodox Theological Seminary (Kodiak, Alaska)|Saint Herman's Orthodox Theological Seminary]] - Kodiak, Alaska; [[Diocese of Alaska (OCA)|Diocese of Alaska]] in The [[Orthodox Church in America]].
*[http://www.orthodoxinstitute.org/ The Patriarch Athenagoras Orthodox Institute] - Berkeley, California
*[http://www.antiochian.org/academy St. Athanasius Academy of Orthodox Theology] - Elk Grove, California; [[Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America]].
*[http://serborth.org/education.html St. Sava's Serbian Orthodox Seminary] - Libertyville, Illinois
*[[Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology (Brookline, Massachusetts)|Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology]] - Brookline, Massachusetts; [[Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America]].
*[http://www.ukrainianorthodoxchurchusa.org/seminary.html St. Sophia Ukrainian Orthodox Theological Seminary] - South Bound Brook, New Jersey
*[[St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary (Crestwood, New York)|Saint Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary]] - Crestwood, New York; [[Orthodox Church in America]]
*[[Holy Trinity Orthodox Seminary (Jordanville, New York)|Holy Trinity Orthodox Seminary]] - Jordanville, New York; [[Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia]]
*[[Christ the Saviour Seminary (Johnstown, Pennsylvania)|Christ the Saviour Carpatho-Russian Seminary]] - Johnstown, Pennsylvania; [[American Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Diocese]]
*[[St. Tikhon's Orthodox Theological Seminary (South Canaan, Pennsylvania)|Saint Tikhon's Orthodox Theological Seminary]] - South Canaan, Pennsylvania; The [[Orthodox Church in America]]

====Distance Education====
*[http://www.euclidconsortium.org/euclid/en/school-pf.asp The Pavel Florensky School of Theology and Ministry] - An academic unit within the Euclid University Consortium. The Master's Degree in Orthodox Theology and Doctoral / Ph.D. programs are administered by a priest of the [[Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA]] (Patriarchate of Constantinople).
*[http://www.orthodoxtheologicalschool.org/ The Pastoral School of the Diocese of Chicago and Detroit] - [[Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia]]
*[[St. Stephen's Course in Orthodox Theology]] - [[Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America]]
*[http://www.OrthodoxPR.org/ St. Basil of Ostrog School of Higher Theological Education - Diocese of the East - [[Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia]]

===Canada===
*[[St. Andrew's College (Winnipeg, Manitoba)|St. Andrew's College]] in Winnipeg, Manitoba - [[Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada]]
*[[Toronto Orthodox Theological Academy (Toronto, Ontario)|Toronto Orthodox Theological Academy]] - Toronto, Canada; [[Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Toronto (Canada)]]
*[[Université de Sherbrooke]] - in Sherbrooke and Longueuil, Quebec
*[http://www.saintarseny.ca/ St. Arseny Institute] in Winnipeg, Manitoba - [[Orthodox Church in America]]'s Canadian Archdiocese

==Western Europe==
===France===
*[[St. Sergius Orthodox Theological Institute (Paris, France)|L'Institut de Théologie Orthodoxe Saint-Serge]] (St. Sergius Orthodox Theological Institute) - Paris, France; [[Russian Orthodox Exarchate in Western Europe]]
*[[St. Denys Theological Institute (Paris, France)|L'Institut de Théologie Saint-Denys de Paris]] (St. Denys Theological Institute) - Paris, France; [[Orthodox Church of France]]
* Russian Theological Seminary [http://www.wmaker.net/seminaria/] - Paris, [[Church of Russia]]

==United Kingdom==
*[http://www.iocs.cam.ac.uk/ Institute for Orthodox Christian Studies] - Cambridge, UK

== Eastern Europe ==
===Albania===
*Albanian Seminary at Tirana University, Albania; [[Church of Albania]]
*[http://www.orthodoxalbania.org/English/RessurectFrame.htm Holy Resurrection Seminary] - Durres, Albania; [[Church of Albania]]

===Belarus===
*[http://www.mdu.orthodoxy.ru Minsk Orthodox Theological School] -Minsk [[Church of Russia]]

===Bosnia and Hercegovina===
*Saint Basil of Ostrog Theological Faculty, Foča; [[Church of Serbia]]
*Saint Petar of Dabar and Bosna Orthodox Seminary, Foča; [[Church of Serbia]]

===Bulgaria===
*Saint Sofia Spiritual Seminary (email), Bulgaria; [[Church of Bulgaria]]
*[http://www.uni-sofia.bg/faculties/theology/index.html St. Kliment Ohridski Faculty of Theology]- University of Sofia, Bulgaria; [[Church of Bulgaria]]

=== Croatia ===
*Holy Three Hierarchs Orthodox Seminary in Krka Monastery; [[Church of Serbia]]

===Finland===
*[http://www.joensuu.fi/teoltdk/ortteol/ Joensuu University, Department of Orthodox Theology], Joensuu, Finland; [[Church of Finland]]
*[http://www.ort.fi/seminaari/ The Orthodox Seminary], Joensuu, Finland; [[Church of Finland]]

====Distance Education====
*[http://tkk.joensuu.fi/avoin/opiskelu/verkko-opinnot/orthod/ The Open University of Joensuu] - [[Church of Finland]]

===Greece===
*[http://www.auth.gr/theosch/ Faculty of Theology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki], Thessaloniki; [[Church of Greece]]
*[http://www.cc.uoa.gr/theology/html/english/mainen.htm Department of Theology, University of Athens], Athens; [[Church of Greece]]

=== Montenegro ===
*Saint Petar of Cetinje Orthodox Seminary in Cetinje Monastery; [[Church of Serbia]]

===Poland===
*[http://prawoslawie.uwb.edu.pl/en/ The Orthodox Theology Chair at the University in Bialystok] - Poland; [[Church of Poland]]
*[http://www.psd.edu.pl Warsaw Orthodox Theological Seminary] - Poland; [[Church of Poland]]

===Romania===

After the fall of communism in 1989, the number of theological faculties and seminaries multiplied greatly in Romania, as theological education was (re)integrated in the public education system since 1991.

=====Faculties=====
*[http://www.ftoub.ro/ "Justinian Marina" Orthodox Theology Faculty] at the University of Bucharest (in Romanian) - Bucharest, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*[http://teologie.ulbsibiu.ro/ "Andrei Șaguna" Orthodox Theology Faculty] at the University of Sibiu (in Romanian) - Sibiu, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*[http://ot.ubbcluj.ro/ "Babes-Bolyai" University Faculty of Orthodox Theology] (in Romanian) - Cluj-Napoca, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*[http://www.teologie.uaic.ro/default.php Orthodox Theology Faculty] at the "Alexandru Ioan Cuza" University in Iași (in Romanian, with some information in English) - Iași, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*[http://cis01.central.ucv.ro/teologie/ Orthodox Theology Faculty] at the University of Craiova (in Romanian) - Craiova, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*[http://www.litere.uvt.ro/teologie.htm Faculty of Letters, History and Theology] at the West University in Timișoara (in Romanian) - Timișoara, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*[http://www.univ-ovidius.ro/teologie/Meniu.htm Orthodox Theology Faculty] at the "Ovidius" University in Constanța (in Romanian) - Constanța, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*[http://www.upit.ro/index.php?i=59 Orthodox Theology Faculty] at the University of Pitești (web page under construction) - Pitești, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*[http://ftl.valahia.ro/continut.htm Faculty of Orthodox Theology-Letters] at "Valahia" University, Târgoviște (in Romanian) - Târgoviște, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*[http://teologie.uoradea.ro/ Orthodox Theology Faculty] at the University of Oradea (in Romanian) - Oradea, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*[http://www.teologiearad.ro/ Orthodox Theology Faculty] at the "Aurel Vlaicu" University in Arad (in Romanian) - Arad, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*[http://reintregirea.ro/index.php?cid=pagina-invatamant Orthodox Theology Faculty] at the "1 Decembrie 1918" University in Alba-Iulia (in Romanian, on the web page of the Alba-Iulia Archbishopric) - Alba-Iulia, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]

====Seminaries and theological high-schools====

The complete list is to be found [http://www.patriarhia.ro/ro/administratia_patriarhala/luitp.html here].

=====Metropolitanate of Muntenia and Dobrogea=====
*[http://www.seminarortodoxbucuresti.ro/ Orthodox Theological Seminary in Bucharest] (in Romanian) - Bucharest, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*[http://www.manastireapasarea.ro/seminar.html St. Filofteia Orthodox Theology Seminary] (monastic seminary for female students) - "Pasărea" Monastery, Brănești, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*"Dyonisios Exiguus" Orthodox Theology Seminary - Constanța, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*St. John Cassian Orthodox Theology Seminary - Tulcea, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*[http://seminarultargoviste.xhost.ro/ St. John Chrysostom Orthodox Theology Seminary] - Târgoviște, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*"Bishop Kesarios" Orthodox Theological Seminary - Buzău, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
* St. Epiphanios Orthodox Theological Seminary - Rătești, Romania (a monastic seminary for female students)
*"Patriarch Justin" Orthodox Theological Seminary - Câmpulung Muscel, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*[http://www.eparhiaargesului.ro/seminar_teologic.html "Neagoe Vodă" Orthodox Theological Seminary] - Curtea de Argeș, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*[http://www.seminarulsfandrei.blogspot.com/ St. Apostle Andrew Orthodox Theological Seminary] - Galați, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*St. John Chrysostom Orthodox Theological Seminary - Slobozia, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
* St. Kalinikos of Cernica Orthodox Theological Seminary -Turnu Măgurele, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
* St. John the Wallachian Orthodox Theological Seminary - Giurgiu, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]

=====Metropolitanate of Moldavia and Bukovina=====
* [http://semteoliasi.ro/ St. Basil the Great Orthodox Theological Seminary] - Iași, Romania [[Church of Romania]]
*[http://www.seminarulbotosani.srv.ro/ St. George Orthodox Theological Seminary], older site [http://mkp07.tripod.com/ro11.htm here] - Botoșani, Romania [[Church of Romania]]
*[http://www.seminaruldorohoi.ro/ St. John James of Hozeva Orthodox Theological Seminary] - Dorohoi, Romania [[Church of Romania]]
*"Veniamin Costachi" Orthodox Theological Seminary - Neamț Monastery, Vânători, Romania[[Church of Romania]]
*St. Paraskeva Orthodox Theological Seminary - Agapia Monastery, Agapia, Romania (for female students); [[Church of Romania]]
*[http://www.seminarulpiatraneamt.org/ Sts. Emperors Constantine and Helena Orthodox Theological Seminary] - Piatra Neamț, Romania (in Romanian); [[Church of Romania]]
*"Metropolitan Dosoftei" Orthodox Theological Seminary - Suceava, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*St. George Orthodox Theological Seminary - Roman, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*St. John Chrysostom Orthodox Theological Seminary - Huși, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]

=====Metropolitanate of Transylvania=====
*[http://www.seminarortodoxbrasov.ro/ "Dumitru Stăniloae" Orthodox Theological Seminary] - Brașov, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*Orthodox Theological Seminary - Făgăraș, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]

=====Metropolitanate of Cluj, Alba, Crișana and Maramureș=====

* Orthodox Theological Seminary - Cluj-Napoca, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
* "Metropolitan Simion Ștefan" Orthodox Theological Seminary - Alba Iulia, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
* Orthodox Theological Seminary - Zalău, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
* "Bishop Roman Ciorogariu" Orthodox High-School - Oradea, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
* [http://www.seminarulbm.ro/ "St. Hierarch Joseph the Confessor" Orthodox Theological Seminary], Baia Mare, Romanial [[Church of Romania]]
*"Nicolae Steinhardt" Orthodox Theological Seminary - Satu Mare, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]

=====Metropolitanate of Oltenia=====
*[http://stoc.licee.edu.ro/ St. Gregory the Theologian Orthodox Theological Seminary] - Craiova, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*Theological High-School - Târgu Jiu, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*[http://www.episcopia-ramnicului.ro/seminar.html St. Nicholas Orthodox Theological Seminary] - Râmnicu-Vâlcea, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]

=====Metropolitanate of Banat=====
* "Carmen Sylva" Pedagogical High-School - Theology section - Timișoara, Romania (mixed); [[Church of Romania]]
* [http://arad.uv.ro/ Orthodox Theological Seminary], new site [http://stoarad.webnode.com/ here] - Arad, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*St. Catherine Orthodox Theological Seminary - Prislop Monastery, Silvașu de Sus, Romania (monastic seminary for female students); [[Church of Romania]]
*[http://www.caransebes.ro/invatamant/sc_teol/index.htm#engleza "Ioan Popasu" Orthodox Theological Seminary] - Caransebeș, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]

===Serbia===
*[http://www.bfspc.bg.ac.yu Faculty of Orthodox Theology of the University of Belgrade] - Belgrade, Serbia; [[Church of Serbia]]
*[http://www.akademijaspc.org.yu/ Academy for Church Art and Conservation] - Belgrade; [[Church of Serbia]]
*Saint Sava Orthodox Seminary in Belgrade; [[Church of Serbia]]
*Saint Arsenius Sremac Orthodox Seminary in Sremski Karlovci; [[Church of Serbia]]
*Saint Cyril and Methodius Orthodox Seminary in Nis; [[Church of Serbia]]
*Saint John the Chrysostome Orthodox Seminary in Kragujevac; [[Church of Serbia]]

===Slovakia===
*Orthodox Theological Faculty of Safarik University - Presov, Slovakia; [[Church of the Czech Lands and Slovakia]].

===Lebanon===
*[http://www.balamand.edu.lb/theology/ St. John of Damascus Faculty of Theology], Balamand, Lebanon; [[Church of Antioch]]

===Ukraine===
*[[Kiev Theological Academy|Kyiv Orthodox Theological Academy]], Kyiv; [[Church of Russia]]
*Odesa Orthodox Theological seminary, Odesa; [[Church of Russia]]
*Pochaiv Orthodox Theological Seminary, Pochaiv; [[Church of Russia]]
*[http://orth-mission.org.ua Poltava Orthodox Missionary School], Poltava; [[Church of Russia]]

== Russia ==
* Barnaul Theological College, Barnaul
* Cheboksary Theological College, Cheboksary
* Chelyabinsk Theological College, Chelyabinsk
* [http://seminaria.bel.ru Belgorod Theological Seminary], -Belgorod; [[Church of Russia]]
* Izhevsk Diocese Pastor Preparatory Courses, Izhevsk
* Kaluga Theological Seminary, Kaluga; [[Church of Russia]]
* [[Kazan Theological Academy|Kazan Theological Seminary]], Kazan [http://kds.eparhia.ru]; [[Church of Russia]]
* Khabarovsk Theological Seminary [http://seminary.pravostok.lgg.ru/ru/] -Khabarovsk; [[Church of Russia]]
* Kolomna Theological Seminary, Kolomna; [[Church of Russia]]
* Kostroma Theological Seminary,Kostroma [[Church of Russia]]
* Kursk Theological Seminary, Kursk [[Church of Russia]]
* [[Moscow Theological Academy and Seminary|Moscow Orthodox Theological Academy and Seminary]] -Moscow;
* Nizhny Novgorod Theological Seminary [http://nds.nne.ru], Nizhny Novgorod; [[Church of Russia]]
* Nizhny Novgorod Female Diocese College, Nizhny Novgorod
* Omsk Theological College, Omsk
* Perm Diocese Pastor Courses, Perm
* Pimen Orthodox Institute, (in Russian), St. Petersburg; [[Church of Russia]]
* Pskov Theological College, Pskov
* Ryazan Theological College, Ryazan
* Saint Cyrill and Methodius Theological College, Novokuznetsk
* [http://www.spbda.ru/english/index.ru Saint Petersburg Orthodox Theological Academy] -St. Petersburg; [[Church of Russia]]
* [http://kuz1.pstbi.ccas.ru Saint Tikhon Orthodox Theological Institute] - Moscow; [[Church of Russia]]
* Samara Theological Seminary, Samara
* Saransk Theological College, Saransk
* Saratov Theological Seminary, Saratov
* [http://kavkaz.bogoslov.ru Stavropol Theological Seminary] - Stavropol; [[Church of Russia]]
* [http://www.sci.smolensk.ru/users/seminary/index.php Smolensk Orthodox Theological Seminary] -Smolensk; [[Church of Russia]]
* Syktyvkar Theological College, Syktyvkar
* Tobolsk Theological Seminary, Tobolsk
* Tomsk Theological Seminary, Tomsk
* Vladimir Theological Seminary, Vladimir
* Vladivostok Theological College, Vladivostok
* Volgograd Theological College, Volgograd
* Vologda Theological College, Vologda
* Voronezh Theological Seminary, Voronezh
* Vyatka Theological College, Kirov
* Vyksa Theological College [http://vyksa.nne.ru/new2/index.php?pn=4], Vyksa
* Yaroslavl Theological College, Yaroslavl
* Yekaterinburg Theological College, Yekaterinburg

==Non-Chalcedonian==
===India===
*[http://www.stotsindia.org St.Thomas Orthodox Theological Seminary] - Nagpur, India; [[Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church]].
*[http://www.ots.org.in Orthodox Theologica Seminary] - Kottayam, Kerala, India [[Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church]].

===Australia===
*[http://www.sacotc.org Saint Athanasius Coptic Orthodox Theological College] - Melbourne, Australia; [[Coptic Orthodox Church in Australia|Coptic Orthodox Diocese of Melbourne and Affiliated Regions]]
*[http://www.coptictheology.com Pope Shenouda III Coptic Orthodox Theological College] - Sydney, Australia; [[Coptic Orthodox Church in Australia|Coptic Orthodox Diocese of Sydney and Affiliated Regions]]

===United States===
*[http://www.stnersess.edu/ St. Nersess Armenian Seminary] - New Rochelle, New York
*[http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Aegean/9944/ Pope Shenouda III Coptic Orthodox Theological Seminary] - New Jersey and Los Angeles
*[http://www.suscopts.org/seminary/ St. Athanasius Theological Seminary] - San Antonio, Texas; The Coptic Orthodox Diocese of the Southern United States

===United Kingdom===
*[http://www.copticcentre.com/college1.html St. Athanasius the Apostolic Coptic Theological College], Stevenage, UK

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==Africa==
===Kenya===
*The Orthodox Patriarchal School "Archbishop of Cyprus [[Makarios III (Mouskos) of Cyprus|Makarios III]]" - Nairobi, Kenya; [[Archdiocese of Kenya]], in the [[Church of Alexandria|Patriarchate of Alexandria]].

===South Africa===
*The Alexandrian Catechetical School of South Africa - 72 Saunders Street, Yeoville, Johannesburg, South Africa; [[Archdiocese of Johannesburg and Pretoria]], in the [[Church of Alexandria|Patriarchate of Alexandria]].

==Asia==
===Japan===
*[[Tokyo Orthodox Seminary (Tokyo, Japan)]] - [[Church of Japan]]

==Australia==
*[[St. Andrew's Greek Orthodox Theological College (Sydney, Australia)|St. Andrew's Greek Orthodox Theological College]] - Redfern, Sydney, Australia; [[Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia]].

==North America==
===United States===
*[[St. Herman's Orthodox Theological Seminary (Kodiak, Alaska)|Saint Herman's Orthodox Theological Seminary]] - Kodiak, Alaska; [[Diocese of Alaska (OCA)|Diocese of Alaska]] in The [[Orthodox Church in America]].
*[http://www.orthodoxinstitute.org/ The Patriarch Athenagoras Orthodox Institute] - Berkeley, California
*[http://www.antiochian.org/academy St. Athanasius Academy of Orthodox Theology] - Elk Grove, California; [[Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America]].
*[http://serborth.org/education.html St. Sava's Serbian Orthodox Seminary] - Libertyville, Illinois
*[[Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology (Brookline, Massachusetts)|Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology]] - Brookline, Massachusetts; [[Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America]].
*[http://www.ukrainianorthodoxchurchusa.org/seminary.html St. Sophia Ukrainian Orthodox Theological Seminary] - South Bound Brook, New Jersey
*[[St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary (Crestwood, New York)|Saint Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary]] - Crestwood, New York; [[Orthodox Church in America]]
*[[Holy Trinity Orthodox Seminary (Jordanville, New York)|Holy Trinity Orthodox Seminary]] - Jordanville, New York; [[Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia]]
*[[Christ the Saviour Seminary (Johnstown, Pennsylvania)|Christ the Saviour Carpatho-Russian Seminary]] - Johnstown, Pennsylvania; [[American Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Diocese]]
*[[St. Tikhon's Orthodox Theological Seminary (South Canaan, Pennsylvania)|Saint Tikhon's Orthodox Theological Seminary]] - South Canaan, Pennsylvania; The [[Orthodox Church in America]]

====Distance Education====
*[http://www.euclidconsortium.org/euclid/en/school-pf.asp The Pavel Florensky School of Theology and Ministry] - An academic unit within the Euclid University Consortium. The Master's Degree in Orthodox Theology and Doctoral / Ph.D. programs are administered by a priest of the [[Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA]] (Patriarchate of Constantinople).
*[http://www.orthodoxtheologicalschool.org/ The Pastoral School of the Diocese of Chicago and Detroit] - [[Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia]]
*[[St. Stephen's Course in Orthodox Theology]] - [[Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America]]
*[http://www.OrthodoxPR.org/ St. Basil of Ostrog School of Higher Theological Education - Diocese of the East - [[Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia]]

===Canada===
*[[St. Andrew's College (Winnipeg, Manitoba)|St. Andrew's College]] in Winnipeg, Manitoba - [[Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada]]
*[[Toronto Orthodox Theological Academy (Toronto, Ontario)|Toronto Orthodox Theological Academy]] - Toronto, Canada; [[Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Toronto (Canada)]]
*[[Université de Sherbrooke]] - in Sherbrooke and Longueuil, Quebec
*[http://www.saintarseny.ca/ St. Arseny Institute] in Winnipeg, Manitoba - [[Orthodox Church in America]]'s Canadian Archdiocese

==Western Europe==
===France===
*[[St. Sergius Orthodox Theological Institute (Paris, France)|L'Institut de Théologie Orthodoxe Saint-Serge]] (St. Sergius Orthodox Theological Institute) - Paris, France; [[Russian Orthodox Exarchate in Western Europe]]
*[[St. Denys Theological Institute (Paris, France)|L'Institut de Théologie Saint-Denys de Paris]] (St. Denys Theological Institute) - Paris, France; [[Orthodox Church of France]]

==United Kingdom==
*[http://www.iocs.cam.ac.uk/ Institute for Orthodox Christian Studies] - Cambridge, UK

== Eastern Europe ==
===Albania===
*Albanian Seminary at Tirana University, Albania; [[Church of Albania]]
*[http://www.orthodoxalbania.org/English/RessurectFrame.htm Holy Resurrection Seminary] - Durres, Albania; [[Church of Albania]]

===Belarus===
*[http://www.mdu.orthodoxy.ru Minsk Orthodox Theological School] -Minsk [[Church of Russia]]

===Bosnia and Hercegovina===
*Saint Basil of Ostrog Theological Faculty, Foča; [[Church of Serbia]]
*Saint Petar of Dabar and Bosna Orthodox Seminary, Foča; [[Church of Serbia]]

===Bulgaria===
*Saint Sofia Spiritual Seminary (email), Bulgaria; [[Church of Bulgaria]]
*[http://www.uni-sofia.bg/faculties/theology/index.html St. Kliment Ohridski Faculty of Theology]- University of Sofia, Bulgaria; [[Church of Bulgaria]]

=== Croatia ===
*Holy Three Hierarchs Orthodox Seminary in Krka Monastery; [[Church of Serbia]]

===Finland===
*[http://www.joensuu.fi/teoltdk/ortteol/ Joensuu University, Department of Orthodox Theology], Joensuu, Finland; [[Church of Finland]]
*[http://www.ort.fi/seminaari/ The Orthodox Seminary], Joensuu, Finland; [[Church of Finland]]

====Distance Education====
*[http://tkk.joensuu.fi/avoin/opiskelu/verkko-opinnot/orthod/ The Open University of Joensuu] - [[Church of Finland]]

===Greece===
*[http://www.auth.gr/theosch/ Faculty of Theology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki], Thessaloniki; [[Church of Greece]]
*[http://www.cc.uoa.gr/theology/html/english/mainen.htm Department of Theology, University of Athens], Athens; [[Church of Greece]]

=== Montenegro ===
*Saint Petar of Cetinje Orthodox Seminary in Cetinje Monastery; [[Church of Serbia]]

===Poland===
*[http://prawoslawie.uwb.edu.pl/en/ The Orthodox Theology Chair at the University in Bialystok] - Poland; [[Church of Poland]]
*[http://www.psd.edu.pl Warsaw Orthodox Theological Seminary] - Poland; [[Church of Poland]]

===Romania===

After the fall of communism in 1989, the number of theological faculties and seminaries multiplied greatly in Romania, as theological education was (re)integrated in the public education system since 1991.

=====Faculties=====
*[http://www.ftoub.ro/ "Justinian Marina" Orthodox Theology Faculty] at the University of Bucharest (in Romanian) - Bucharest, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*[http://teologie.ulbsibiu.ro/ "Andrei Șaguna" Orthodox Theology Faculty] at the University of Sibiu (in Romanian) - Sibiu, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*[http://ot.ubbcluj.ro/ "Babes-Bolyai" University Faculty of Orthodox Theology] (in Romanian) - Cluj-Napoca, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*[http://www.teologie.uaic.ro/default.php Orthodox Theology Faculty] at the "Alexandru Ioan Cuza" University in Iași (in Romanian, with some information in English) - Iași, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*[http://cis01.central.ucv.ro/teologie/ Orthodox Theology Faculty] at the University of Craiova (in Romanian) - Craiova, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*[http://www.litere.uvt.ro/teologie.htm Faculty of Letters, History and Theology] at the West University in Timișoara (in Romanian) - Timișoara, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*[http://www.univ-ovidius.ro/teologie/Meniu.htm Orthodox Theology Faculty] at the "Ovidius" University in Constanța (in Romanian) - Constanța, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*[http://www.upit.ro/index.php?i=59 Orthodox Theology Faculty] at the University of Pitești (web page under construction) - Pitești, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*[http://ftl.valahia.ro/continut.htm Faculty of Orthodox Theology-Letters] at "Valahia" University, Târgoviște (in Romanian) - Târgoviște, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*[http://teologie.uoradea.ro/ Orthodox Theology Faculty] at the University of Oradea (in Romanian) - Oradea, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*[http://www.teologiearad.ro/ Orthodox Theology Faculty] at the "Aurel Vlaicu" University in Arad (in Romanian) - Arad, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*[http://reintregirea.ro/index.php?cid=pagina-invatamant Orthodox Theology Faculty] at the "1 Decembrie 1918" University in Alba-Iulia (in Romanian, on the web page of the Alba-Iulia Archbishopric) - Alba-Iulia, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]

====Seminaries and theological high-schools====

The complete list is to be found [http://www.patriarhia.ro/ro/administratia_patriarhala/luitp.html here].

=====Metropolitanate of Muntenia and Dobrogea=====
*[http://www.seminarortodoxbucuresti.ro/ Orthodox Theological Seminary in Bucharest] (in Romanian) - Bucharest, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*[http://www.manastireapasarea.ro/seminar.html St. Filofteia Orthodox Theology Seminary] (monastic seminary for female students) - "Pasărea" Monastery, Brănești, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*"Dyonisios Exiguus" Orthodox Theology Seminary - Constanța, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*St. John Cassian Orthodox Theology Seminary - Tulcea, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*[http://seminarultargoviste.xhost.ro/ St. John Chrysostom Orthodox Theology Seminary] - Târgoviște, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*"Bishop Kesarios" Orthodox Theological Seminary - Buzău, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
* St. Epiphanios Orthodox Theological Seminary - Rătești, Romania (a monastic seminary for female students)
*"Patriarch Justin" Orthodox Theological Seminary - Câmpulung Muscel, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*[http://www.eparhiaargesului.ro/seminar_teologic.html "Neagoe Vodă" Orthodox Theological Seminary] - Curtea de Argeș, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*[http://www.seminarulsfandrei.blogspot.com/ St. Apostle Andrew Orthodox Theological Seminary] - Galați, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*St. John Chrysostom Orthodox Theological Seminary - Slobozia, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
* St. Kalinikos of Cernica Orthodox Theological Seminary -Turnu Măgurele, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
* St. John the Wallachian Orthodox Theological Seminary - Giurgiu, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]

=====Metropolitanate of Moldavia and Bukovina=====
* [http://semteoliasi.ro/ St. Basil the Great Orthodox Theological Seminary] - Iași, Romania [[Church of Romania]]
*[http://www.seminarulbotosani.srv.ro/ St. George Orthodox Theological Seminary], older site [http://mkp07.tripod.com/ro11.htm here] - Botoșani, Romania [[Church of Romania]]
*[http://www.seminaruldorohoi.ro/ St. John James of Hozeva Orthodox Theological Seminary] - Dorohoi, Romania [[Church of Romania]]
*"Veniamin Costachi" Orthodox Theological Seminary - Neamț Monastery, Vânători, Romania[[Church of Romania]]
*St. Paraskeva Orthodox Theological Seminary - Agapia Monastery, Agapia, Romania (for female students); [[Church of Romania]]
*[http://www.seminarulpiatraneamt.org/ Sts. Emperors Constantine and Helena Orthodox Theological Seminary] - Piatra Neamț, Romania (in Romanian); [[Church of Romania]]
*"Metropolitan Dosoftei" Orthodox Theological Seminary - Suceava, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*St. George Orthodox Theological Seminary - Roman, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*St. John Chrysostom Orthodox Theological Seminary - Huși, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]

=====Metropolitanate of Transylvania=====
*[http://www.seminarortodoxbrasov.ro/ "Dumitru Stăniloae" Orthodox Theological Seminary] - Brașov, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*Orthodox Theological Seminary - Făgăraș, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]

=====Metropolitanate of Cluj, Alba, Crișana and Maramureș=====

* Orthodox Theological Seminary - Cluj-Napoca, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
* "Metropolitan Simion Ștefan" Orthodox Theological Seminary - Alba Iulia, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
* Orthodox Theological Seminary - Zalău, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
* "Bishop Roman Ciorogariu" Orthodox High-School - Oradea, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
* [http://www.seminarulbm.ro/ "St. Hierarch Joseph the Confessor" Orthodox Theological Seminary], Baia Mare, Romanial [[Church of Romania]]
*"Nicolae Steinhardt" Orthodox Theological Seminary - Satu Mare, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]

=====Metropolitanate of Oltenia=====
*[http://stoc.licee.edu.ro/ St. Gregory the Theologian Orthodox Theological Seminary] - Craiova, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*Theological High-School - Târgu Jiu, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*[http://www.episcopia-ramnicului.ro/seminar.html St. Nicholas Orthodox Theological Seminary] - Râmnicu-Vâlcea, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]

=====Metropolitanate of Banat=====
* "Carmen Sylva" Pedagogical High-School - Theology section - Timișoara, Romania (mixed); [[Church of Romania]]
* [http://arad.uv.ro/ Orthodox Theological Seminary], new site [http://stoarad.webnode.com/ here] - Arad, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*St. Catherine Orthodox Theological Seminary - Prislop Monastery, Silvașu de Sus, Romania (monastic seminary for female students); [[Church of Romania]]
*[http://www.caransebes.ro/invatamant/sc_teol/index.htm#engleza "Ioan Popasu" Orthodox Theological Seminary] - Caransebeș, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]

===Serbia===
*[http://www.bfspc.bg.ac.yu Faculty of Orthodox Theology of the University of Belgrade] - Belgrade, Serbia; [[Church of Serbia]]
*[http://www.akademijaspc.org.yu/ Academy for Church Art and Conservation] - Belgrade; [[Church of Serbia]]
*Saint Sava Orthodox Seminary in Belgrade; [[Church of Serbia]]
*Saint Arsenius Sremac Orthodox Seminary in Sremski Karlovci; [[Church of Serbia]]
*Saint Cyril and Methodius Orthodox Seminary in Nis; [[Church of Serbia]]
*Saint John the Chrysostome Orthodox Seminary in Kragujevac; [[Church of Serbia]]

===Slovakia===
*Orthodox Theological Faculty of Safarik University - Presov, Slovakia; [[Church of the Czech Lands and Slovakia]].

===Lebanon===
*[http://www.balamand.edu.lb/theology/ St. John of Damascus Faculty of Theology], Balamand, Lebanon; [[Church of Antioch]]

===Ukraine===
*[[Kiev Theological Academy|Kyiv Orthodox Theological Academy]], Kyiv; [[Church of Russia]]
*Odesa Orthodox Theological seminary, Odesa; [[Church of Russia]]
*Pochaiv Orthodox Theological Seminary, Pochaiv; [[Church of Russia]]
*[http://orth-mission.org.ua Poltava Orthodox Missionary School], Poltava; [[Church of Russia]]

== Russia ==
* Barnaul Theological College, Barnaul
* Cheboksary Theological College, Cheboksary
* Chelyabinsk Theological College, Chelyabinsk
* [http://seminaria.bel.ru Belgorod Theological Seminary], -Belgorod; [[Church of Russia]]
* Izhevsk Diocese Pastor Preparatory Courses, Izhevsk
* Kaluga Theological Seminary, Kaluga; [[Church of Russia]]
* [[Kazan Theological Academy|Kazan Theological Seminary]], Kazan [http://kds.eparhia.ru]; [[Church of Russia]]
* Khabarovsk Theological Seminary [http://seminary.pravostok.lgg.ru/ru/] -Khabarovsk; [[Church of Russia]]
* Kolomna Theological Seminary, Kolomna; [[Church of Russia]]
* Kostroma Theological Seminary,Kostroma [[Church of Russia]]
* Kursk Theological Seminary, Kursk [[Church of Russia]]
* [[Moscow Theological Academy and Seminary|Moscow Orthodox Theological Academy and Seminary]] -Moscow;
* Nizhny Novgorod Theological Seminary [http://nds.nne.ru], Nizhny Novgorod; [[Church of Russia]]
* Nizhny Novgorod Female Diocese College, Nizhny Novgorod
* Omsk Theological College, Omsk
* Perm Diocese Pastor Courses, Perm
* Pimen Orthodox Institute, (in Russian), St. Petersburg; [[Church of Russia]]
* Pskov Theological College, Pskov
* Ryazan Theological College, Ryazan
* Saint Cyrill and Methodius Theological College, Novokuznetsk
* [http://www.spbda.ru/english/index.ru Saint Petersburg Orthodox Theological Academy] -St. Petersburg; [[Church of Russia]]
* [http://kuz1.pstbi.ccas.ru Saint Tikhon Orthodox Theological Institute] - Moscow; [[Church of Russia]]
* Samara Theological Seminary, Samara
* Saransk Theological College, Saransk
* Saratov Theological Seminary, Saratov
* [http://kavkaz.bogoslov.ru Stavropol Theological Seminary] - Stavropol; [[Church of Russia]]
* [http://www.sci.smolensk.ru/users/seminary/index.php Smolensk Orthodox Theological Seminary] -Smolensk; [[Church of Russia]]
* Syktyvkar Theological College, Syktyvkar
* Tobolsk Theological Seminary, Tobolsk
* Tomsk Theological Seminary, Tomsk
* Vladimir Theological Seminary, Vladimir
* Vladivostok Theological College, Vladivostok
* Volgograd Theological College, Volgograd
* Vologda Theological College, Vologda
* Voronezh Theological Seminary, Voronezh
* Vyatka Theological College, Kirov
* Vyksa Theological College [http://vyksa.nne.ru/new2/index.php?pn=4], Vyksa
* Yaroslavl Theological College, Yaroslavl
* Yekaterinburg Theological College, Yekaterinburg

==Non-Chalcedonian==
===India===
*[http://www.stotsindia.org St.Thomas Orthodox Theological Seminary] - Nagpur, India; [[Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church]].
*[http://www.ots.org.in Orthodox Theologica Seminary] - Kottayam, Kerala, India [[Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church]].

===Australia===
*[http://www.sacotc.org Saint Athanasius Coptic Orthodox Theological College] - Melbourne, Australia; [[Coptic Orthodox Church in Australia|Coptic Orthodox Diocese of Melbourne and Affiliated Regions]]
*[http://www.coptictheology.com Pope Shenouda III Coptic Orthodox Theological College] - Sydney, Australia; [[Coptic Orthodox Church in Australia|Coptic Orthodox Diocese of Sydney and Affiliated Regions]]

===United States===
*[http://www.stnersess.edu/ St. Nersess Armenian Seminary] - New Rochelle, New York
*[http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Aegean/9944/ Pope Shenouda III Coptic Orthodox Theological Seminary] - New Jersey and Los Angeles
*[http://www.suscopts.org/seminary/ St. Athanasius Theological Seminary] - San Antonio, Texas; The Coptic Orthodox Diocese of the Southern United States

===United Kingdom===
*[http://www.copticcentre.com/college1.html St. Athanasius the Apostolic Coptic Theological College], Stevenage, UK

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==Africa==
===Kenya===
*The Orthodox Patriarchal School "Archbishop of Cyprus [[Makarios III (Mouskos) of Cyprus|Makarios III]]" - Nairobi, Kenya; [[Archdiocese of Kenya]], in the [[Church of Alexandria|Patriarchate of Alexandria]].

===South Africa===
*The Alexandrian Catechetical School of South Africa - 72 Saunders Street, Yeoville, Johannesburg, South Africa; [[Archdiocese of Johannesburg and Pretoria]], in the [[Church of Alexandria|Patriarchate of Alexandria]].

==Asia==
===Japan===
*[[Tokyo Orthodox Seminary (Tokyo, Japan)]] - [[Church of Japan]]

==Australia==
*[[St. Andrew's Greek Orthodox Theological College (Sydney, Australia)|St. Andrew's Greek Orthodox Theological College]] - Redfern, Sydney, Australia; [[Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia]].

==North America==
===United States===
*[[St. Herman's Orthodox Theological Seminary (Kodiak, Alaska)|Saint Herman's Orthodox Theological Seminary]] - Kodiak, Alaska; [[Diocese of Alaska (OCA)|Diocese of Alaska]] in The [[Orthodox Church in America]].
*[http://www.orthodoxinstitute.org/ The Patriarch Athenagoras Orthodox Institute] - Berkeley, California
*[http://www.antiochian.org/academy St. Athanasius Academy of Orthodox Theology] - Elk Grove, California; [[Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America]].
*[http://serborth.org/education.html St. Sava's Serbian Orthodox Seminary] - Libertyville, Illinois
*[[Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology (Brookline, Massachusetts)|Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology]] - Brookline, Massachusetts; [[Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America]].
*[http://www.ukrainianorthodoxchurchusa.org/seminary.html St. Sophia Ukrainian Orthodox Theological Seminary] - South Bound Brook, New Jersey
*[[St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary (Crestwood, New York)|Saint Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary]] - Crestwood, New York; [[Orthodox Church in America]]
*[[Holy Trinity Orthodox Seminary (Jordanville, New York)|Holy Trinity Orthodox Seminary]] - Jordanville, New York; [[Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia]]
*[[Christ the Saviour Seminary (Johnstown, Pennsylvania)|Christ the Saviour Carpatho-Russian Seminary]] - Johnstown, Pennsylvania; [[American Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Diocese]]
*[[St. Tikhon's Orthodox Theological Seminary (South Canaan, Pennsylvania)|Saint Tikhon's Orthodox Theological Seminary]] - South Canaan, Pennsylvania; The [[Orthodox Church in America]]

====Distance Education====
*[http://www.euclidconsortium.org/euclid/en/school-pf.asp The Pavel Florensky School of Theology and Ministry] - An academic unit within the Euclid University Consortium. The Master's Degree in Orthodox Theology and Doctoral / Ph.D. programs are administered by a priest of the [[Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA]] (Patriarchate of Constantinople).
*[http://www.orthodoxtheologicalschool.org/ The Pastoral School of the Diocese of Chicago and Detroit] - [[Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia]]
*[[St. Stephen's Course in Orthodox Theology]] - [[Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America]]
*[http://www.OrthodoxPR.org/ St. Basil of Ostrog School of Higher Theological Education - Diocese of the East - [[Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia]]

===Canada===
*[[St. Andrew's College (Winnipeg, Manitoba)|St. Andrew's College]] in Winnipeg, Manitoba - [[Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada]]
*[[Toronto Orthodox Theological Academy (Toronto, Ontario)|Toronto Orthodox Theological Academy]] - Toronto, Canada; [[Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Toronto (Canada)]]
*[[Université de Sherbrooke]] - in Sherbrooke and Longueuil, Quebec
*[http://www.saintarseny.ca/ St. Arseny Institute] in Winnipeg, Manitoba - [[Orthodox Church in America]]'s Canadian Archdiocese

==Western Europe==
===France===
*[[St. Sergius Orthodox Theological Institute (Paris, France)|L'Institut de Théologie Orthodoxe Saint-Serge]] (St. Sergius Orthodox Theological Institute) - Paris, France; [[Russian Orthodox Exarchate in Western Europe]]
*[[St. Denys Theological Institute (Paris, France)|L'Institut de Théologie Saint-Denys de Paris]] (St. Denys Theological Institute) - Paris, France; [[Orthodox Church of France]]

==United Kingdom==
*[http://www.iocs.cam.ac.uk/ Institute for Orthodox Christian Studies] - Cambridge, UK

== Eastern Europe ==
===Albania===
*Albanian Seminary at Tirana University, Albania; [[Church of Albania]]
*[http://www.orthodoxalbania.org/English/RessurectFrame.htm Holy Resurrection Seminary] - Durres, Albania; [[Church of Albania]]

===Belarus===
*[http://www.mdu.orthodoxy.ru Minsk Orthodox Theological School] -Minsk [[Church of Russia]]

===Bosnia and Hercegovina===
*Saint Basil of Ostrog Theological Faculty, Foča; [[Church of Serbia]]
*Saint Petar of Dabar and Bosna Orthodox Seminary, Foča; [[Church of Serbia]]

===Bulgaria===
*Saint Sofia Spiritual Seminary (email), Bulgaria; [[Church of Bulgaria]]
*[http://www.uni-sofia.bg/faculties/theology/index.html St. Kliment Ohridski Faculty of Theology]- University of Sofia, Bulgaria; [[Church of Bulgaria]]

=== Croatia ===
*Holy Three Hierarchs Orthodox Seminary in Krka Monastery; [[Church of Serbia]]

===Finland===
*[http://www.joensuu.fi/teoltdk/ortteol/ Joensuu University, Department of Orthodox Theology], Joensuu, Finland; [[Church of Finland]]
*[http://www.ort.fi/seminaari/ The Orthodox Seminary], Joensuu, Finland; [[Church of Finland]]

====Distance Education====
*[http://tkk.joensuu.fi/avoin/opiskelu/verkko-opinnot/orthod/ The Open University of Joensuu] - [[Church of Finland]]

===Greece===
*[http://www.auth.gr/theosch/ Faculty of Theology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki], Thessaloniki; [[Church of Greece]]
*[http://www.cc.uoa.gr/theology/html/english/mainen.htm Department of Theology, University of Athens], Athens; [[Church of Greece]]

=== Montenegro ===
*Saint Petar of Cetinje Orthodox Seminary in Cetinje Monastery; [[Church of Serbia]]

===Poland===
*[http://prawoslawie.uwb.edu.pl/en/ The Orthodox Theology Chair at the University in Bialystok] - Poland; [[Church of Poland]]
*[http://www.psd.edu.pl Warsaw Orthodox Theological Seminary] - Poland; [[Church of Poland]]

===Romania===

After the fall of communism in 1989, the number of theological faculties and seminaries multiplied greatly in Romania, as theological education was (re)integrated in the public education system since 1991.

=====Faculties=====
*[http://www.ftoub.ro/ "Justinian Marina" Orthodox Theology Faculty] at the University of Bucharest (in Romanian) - Bucharest, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*[http://teologie.ulbsibiu.ro/ "Andrei Șaguna" Orthodox Theology Faculty] at the University of Sibiu (in Romanian) - Sibiu, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*[http://ot.ubbcluj.ro/ "Babes-Bolyai" University Faculty of Orthodox Theology] (in Romanian) - Cluj-Napoca, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*[http://www.teologie.uaic.ro/default.php Orthodox Theology Faculty] at the "Alexandru Ioan Cuza" University in Iași (in Romanian, with some information in English) - Iași, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*[http://cis01.central.ucv.ro/teologie/ Orthodox Theology Faculty] at the University of Craiova (in Romanian) - Craiova, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*[http://www.litere.uvt.ro/teologie.htm Faculty of Letters, History and Theology] at the West University in Timișoara (in Romanian) - Timișoara, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*[http://www.univ-ovidius.ro/teologie/Meniu.htm Orthodox Theology Faculty] at the "Ovidius" University in Constanța (in Romanian) - Constanța, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*[http://www.upit.ro/index.php?i=59 Orthodox Theology Faculty] at the University of Pitești (web page under construction) - Pitești, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*[http://ftl.valahia.ro/continut.htm Faculty of Orthodox Theology-Letters] at "Valahia" University, Târgoviște (in Romanian) - Târgoviște, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*[http://teologie.uoradea.ro/ Orthodox Theology Faculty] at the University of Oradea (in Romanian) - Oradea, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*[http://www.teologiearad.ro/ Orthodox Theology Faculty] at the "Aurel Vlaicu" University in Arad (in Romanian) - Arad, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*[http://reintregirea.ro/index.php?cid=pagina-invatamant Orthodox Theology Faculty] at the "1 Decembrie 1918" University in Alba-Iulia (in Romanian, on the web page of the Alba-Iulia Archbishopric) - Alba-Iulia, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]

====Seminaries and theological high-schools====

The complete list is to be found [http://www.patriarhia.ro/ro/administratia_patriarhala/luitp.html here].

=====Metropolitanate of Muntenia and Dobrogea=====
*[http://www.seminarortodoxbucuresti.ro/ Orthodox Theological Seminary in Bucharest] (in Romanian) - Bucharest, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*[http://www.manastireapasarea.ro/seminar.html St. Filofteia Orthodox Theology Seminary] (monastic seminary for female students) - "Pasărea" Monastery, Brănești, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*"Dyonisios Exiguus" Orthodox Theology Seminary - Constanța, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*St. John Cassian Orthodox Theology Seminary - Tulcea, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*[http://seminarultargoviste.xhost.ro/ St. John Chrysostom Orthodox Theology Seminary] - Târgoviște, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*"Bishop Kesarios" Orthodox Theological Seminary - Buzău, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
* St. Epiphanios Orthodox Theological Seminary - Rătești, Romania (a monastic seminary for female students)
*"Patriarch Justin" Orthodox Theological Seminary - Câmpulung Muscel, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*[http://www.eparhiaargesului.ro/seminar_teologic.html "Neagoe Vodă" Orthodox Theological Seminary] - Curtea de Argeș, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*[http://www.seminarulsfandrei.blogspot.com/ St. Apostle Andrew Orthodox Theological Seminary] - Galați, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*St. John Chrysostom Orthodox Theological Seminary - Slobozia, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
* St. Kalinikos of Cernica Orthodox Theological Seminary -Turnu Măgurele, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
* St. John the Wallachian Orthodox Theological Seminary - Giurgiu, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]

=====Metropolitanate of Moldavia and Bukovina=====
* [http://semteoliasi.ro/ St. Basil the Great Orthodox Theological Seminary] - Iași, Romania [[Church of Romania]]
*[http://www.seminarulbotosani.srv.ro/ St. George Orthodox Theological Seminary], older site [http://mkp07.tripod.com/ro11.htm here] - Botoșani, Romania [[Church of Romania]]
*[http://www.seminaruldorohoi.ro/ St. John James of Hozeva Orthodox Theological Seminary] - Dorohoi, Romania [[Church of Romania]]
*"Veniamin Costachi" Orthodox Theological Seminary - Neamț Monastery, Vânători, Romania[[Church of Romania]]
*St. Paraskeva Orthodox Theological Seminary - Agapia Monastery, Agapia, Romania (for female students); [[Church of Romania]]
*[http://www.seminarulpiatraneamt.org/ Sts. Emperors Constantine and Helena Orthodox Theological Seminary] - Piatra Neamț, Romania (in Romanian); [[Church of Romania]]
*"Metropolitan Dosoftei" Orthodox Theological Seminary - Suceava, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*St. George Orthodox Theological Seminary - Roman, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*St. John Chrysostom Orthodox Theological Seminary - Huși, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]

=====Metropolitanate of Transylvania=====
*[http://www.seminarortodoxbrasov.ro/ "Dumitru Stăniloae" Orthodox Theological Seminary] - Brașov, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*Orthodox Theological Seminary - Făgăraș, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]

=====Metropolitanate of Cluj, Alba, Crișana and Maramureș=====

* Orthodox Theological Seminary - Cluj-Napoca, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
* "Metropolitan Simion Ștefan" Orthodox Theological Seminary - Alba Iulia, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
* Orthodox Theological Seminary - Zalău, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
* "Bishop Roman Ciorogariu" Orthodox High-School - Oradea, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
* [http://www.seminarulbm.ro/ "St. Hierarch Joseph the Confessor" Orthodox Theological Seminary], Baia Mare, Romanial [[Church of Romania]]
*"Nicolae Steinhardt" Orthodox Theological Seminary - Satu Mare, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]

=====Metropolitanate of Oltenia=====
*[http://stoc.licee.edu.ro/ St. Gregory the Theologian Orthodox Theological Seminary] - Craiova, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*Theological High-School - Târgu Jiu, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*[http://www.episcopia-ramnicului.ro/seminar.html St. Nicholas Orthodox Theological Seminary] - Râmnicu-Vâlcea, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]

=====Metropolitanate of Banat=====
* "Carmen Sylva" Pedagogical High-School - Theology section - Timișoara, Romania (mixed); [[Church of Romania]]
* [http://arad.uv.ro/ Orthodox Theological Seminary], new site [http://stoarad.webnode.com/ here] - Arad, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*St. Catherine Orthodox Theological Seminary - Prislop Monastery, Silvașu de Sus, Romania (monastic seminary for female students); [[Church of Romania]]
*[http://www.caransebes.ro/invatamant/sc_teol/index.htm#engleza "Ioan Popasu" Orthodox Theological Seminary] - Caransebeș, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]

===Serbia===
*[http://www.bfspc.bg.ac.yu Faculty of Orthodox Theology of the University of Belgrade] - Belgrade, Serbia; [[Church of Serbia]]
*[http://www.akademijaspc.org.yu/ Academy for Church Art and Conservation] - Belgrade; [[Church of Serbia]]
*Saint Sava Orthodox Seminary in Belgrade; [[Church of Serbia]]
*Saint Arsenius Sremac Orthodox Seminary in Sremski Karlovci; [[Church of Serbia]]
*Saint Cyril and Methodius Orthodox Seminary in Nis; [[Church of Serbia]]
*Saint John the Chrysostome Orthodox Seminary in Kragujevac; [[Church of Serbia]]

===Slovakia===
*Orthodox Theological Faculty of Safarik University - Presov, Slovakia; [[Church of the Czech Lands and Slovakia]].

===Lebanon===
*[http://www.balamand.edu.lb/theology/ St. John of Damascus Faculty of Theology], Balamand, Lebanon; [[Church of Antioch]]

===Ukraine===
*[[Kiev Theological Academy|Kyiv Orthodox Theological Academy]], Kyiv; [[Church of Russia]]
*Odesa Orthodox Theological seminary, Odesa; [[Church of Russia]]
*Pochaiv Orthodox Theological Seminary, Pochaiv; [[Church of Russia]]
*[http://orth-mission.org.ua Poltava Orthodox Missionary School], Poltava; [[Church of Russia]]

== Russia ==
* Barnaul Theological College, Barnaul
* Cheboksary Theological College, Cheboksary
* Chelyabinsk Theological College, Chelyabinsk
* [http://seminaria.bel.ru Belgorod Theological Seminary], -Belgorod; [[Church of Russia]]
* Izhevsk Diocese Pastor Preparatory Courses, Izhevsk
* Kaluga Theological Seminary, Kaluga; [[Church of Russia]]
* [[Kazan Theological Academy|Kazan Theological Seminary]], Kazan [http://kds.eparhia.ru]; [[Church of Russia]]
* Khabarovsk Theological Seminary [http://seminary.pravostok.lgg.ru/ru/] -Khabarovsk; [[Church of Russia]]
* Kolomna Theological Seminary, Kolomna; [[Church of Russia]]
* Kostroma Theological Seminary,Kostroma [[Church of Russia]]
* Kursk Theological Seminary, Kursk [[Church of Russia]]
* [[Moscow Theological Academy and Seminary|Moscow Orthodox Theological Academy and Seminary]] -Moscow;
* Nizhny Novgorod Theological Seminary [http://nds.nne.ru], Nizhny Novgorod; [[Church of Russia]]
* Nizhny Novgorod Female Diocese College, Nizhny Novgorod
* Omsk Theological College, Omsk
* Perm Diocese Pastor Courses, Perm
* Pimen Orthodox Institute, (in Russian), St. Petersburg; [[Church of Russia]]
* Pskov Theological College, Pskov
* Ryazan Theological College, Ryazan
* Saint Cyrill and Methodius Theological College, Novokuznetsk
* [http://www.spbda.ru/english/index.ru Saint Petersburg Orthodox Theological Academy] -St. Petersburg; [[Church of Russia]]
* [http://kuz1.pstbi.ccas.ru Saint Tikhon Orthodox Theological Institute] - Moscow; [[Church of Russia]]
* Samara Theological Seminary, Samara
* Saransk Theological College, Saransk
* Saratov Theological Seminary, Saratov
* [http://kavkaz.bogoslov.ru Stavropol Theological Seminary] - Stavropol; [[Church of Russia]]
* [http://www.sci.smolensk.ru/users/seminary/index.php Smolensk Orthodox Theological Seminary] -Smolensk; [[Church of Russia]]
* Syktyvkar Theological College, Syktyvkar
* Tobolsk Theological Seminary, Tobolsk
* Tomsk Theological Seminary, Tomsk
* Vladimir Theological Seminary, Vladimir
* Vladivostok Theological College, Vladivostok
* Volgograd Theological College, Volgograd
* Vologda Theological College, Vologda
* Voronezh Theological Seminary, Voronezh
* Vyatka Theological College, Kirov
* Vyksa Theological College, Vyksa
* Yaroslavl Theological College, Yaroslavl
* Yekaterinburg Theological College, Yekaterinburg

==Non-Chalcedonian==
===India===
*[http://www.stotsindia.org St.Thomas Orthodox Theological Seminary] - Nagpur, India; [[Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church]].
*[http://www.ots.org.in Orthodox Theologica Seminary] - Kottayam, Kerala, India [[Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church]].

===Australia===
*[http://www.sacotc.org Saint Athanasius Coptic Orthodox Theological College] - Melbourne, Australia; [[Coptic Orthodox Church in Australia|Coptic Orthodox Diocese of Melbourne and Affiliated Regions]]
*[http://www.coptictheology.com Pope Shenouda III Coptic Orthodox Theological College] - Sydney, Australia; [[Coptic Orthodox Church in Australia|Coptic Orthodox Diocese of Sydney and Affiliated Regions]]

===United States===
*[http://www.stnersess.edu/ St. Nersess Armenian Seminary] - New Rochelle, New York
*[http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Aegean/9944/ Pope Shenouda III Coptic Orthodox Theological Seminary] - New Jersey and Los Angeles
*[http://www.suscopts.org/seminary/ St. Athanasius Theological Seminary] - San Antonio, Texas; The Coptic Orthodox Diocese of the Southern United States

===United Kingdom===
*[http://www.copticcentre.com/college1.html St. Athanasius the Apostolic Coptic Theological College], Stevenage, UK

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[[Category:Seminaries]]
[[Category:Educational Institutions]]

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==Africa==
===Kenya===
*The Orthodox Patriarchal School "Archbishop of Cyprus [[Makarios III (Mouskos) of Cyprus|Makarios III]]" - Nairobi, Kenya; [[Archdiocese of Kenya]], in the [[Church of Alexandria|Patriarchate of Alexandria]].

===South Africa===
*The Alexandrian Catechetical School of South Africa - 72 Saunders Street, Yeoville, Johannesburg, South Africa; [[Archdiocese of Johannesburg and Pretoria]], in the [[Church of Alexandria|Patriarchate of Alexandria]].

==Asia==
===Japan===
*[[Tokyo Orthodox Seminary (Tokyo, Japan)]] - [[Church of Japan]]

==Australia==
*[[St. Andrew's Greek Orthodox Theological College (Sydney, Australia)|St. Andrew's Greek Orthodox Theological College]] - Redfern, Sydney, Australia; [[Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia]].

==North America==
===United States===
*[[St. Herman's Orthodox Theological Seminary (Kodiak, Alaska)|Saint Herman's Orthodox Theological Seminary]] - Kodiak, Alaska; [[Diocese of Alaska (OCA)|Diocese of Alaska]] in The [[Orthodox Church in America]].
*[http://www.orthodoxinstitute.org/ The Patriarch Athenagoras Orthodox Institute] - Berkeley, California
*[http://www.antiochian.org/academy St. Athanasius Academy of Orthodox Theology] - Elk Grove, California; [[Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America]].
*[http://serborth.org/education.html St. Sava's Serbian Orthodox Seminary] - Libertyville, Illinois
*[[Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology (Brookline, Massachusetts)|Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology]] - Brookline, Massachusetts; [[Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America]].
*[http://www.ukrainianorthodoxchurchusa.org/seminary.html St. Sophia Ukrainian Orthodox Theological Seminary] - South Bound Brook, New Jersey
*[[St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary (Crestwood, New York)|Saint Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary]] - Crestwood, New York; [[Orthodox Church in America]]
*[[Holy Trinity Orthodox Seminary (Jordanville, New York)|Holy Trinity Orthodox Seminary]] - Jordanville, New York; [[Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia]]
*[[Christ the Saviour Seminary (Johnstown, Pennsylvania)|Christ the Saviour Carpatho-Russian Seminary]] - Johnstown, Pennsylvania; [[American Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Diocese]]
*[[St. Tikhon's Orthodox Theological Seminary (South Canaan, Pennsylvania)|Saint Tikhon's Orthodox Theological Seminary]] - South Canaan, Pennsylvania; The [[Orthodox Church in America]]

====Distance Education====
*[http://www.euclidconsortium.org/euclid/en/school-pf.asp The Pavel Florensky School of Theology and Ministry] - An academic unit within the Euclid University Consortium. The Master's Degree in Orthodox Theology and Doctoral / Ph.D. programs are administered by a priest of the [[Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA]] (Patriarchate of Constantinople).
*[http://www.orthodoxtheologicalschool.org/ The Pastoral School of the Diocese of Chicago and Detroit] - [[Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia]]
*[[St. Stephen's Course in Orthodox Theology]] - [[Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America]]
*[http://www.OrthodoxPR.org/ St. Basil of Ostrog School of Higher Theological Education - Diocese of the East - [[Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia]]

===Canada===
*[[St. Andrew's College (Winnipeg, Manitoba)|St. Andrew's College]] in Winnipeg, Manitoba - [[Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada]]
*[[Toronto Orthodox Theological Academy (Toronto, Ontario)|Toronto Orthodox Theological Academy]] - Toronto, Canada; [[Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Toronto (Canada)]]
*[[Université de Sherbrooke]] - in Sherbrooke and Longueuil, Quebec
*[http://www.saintarseny.ca/ St. Arseny Institute] in Winnipeg, Manitoba - [[Orthodox Church in America]]'s Canadian Archdiocese

==Western Europe==
===France===
*[[St. Sergius Orthodox Theological Institute (Paris, France)|L'Institut de Théologie Orthodoxe Saint-Serge]] (St. Sergius Orthodox Theological Institute) - Paris, France; [[Russian Orthodox Exarchate in Western Europe]]
*[[St. Denys Theological Institute (Paris, France)|L'Institut de Théologie Saint-Denys de Paris]] (St. Denys Theological Institute) - Paris, France; [[Orthodox Church of France]]

==United Kingdom==
*[http://www.iocs.cam.ac.uk/ Institute for Orthodox Christian Studies] - Cambridge, UK

== Eastern Europe ==
===Albania===
*Albanian Seminary at Tirana University, Albania; [[Church of Albania]]
*[http://www.orthodoxalbania.org/English/RessurectFrame.htm Holy Resurrection Seminary] - Durres, Albania; [[Church of Albania]]

===Belarus===
*[http://www.mdu.orthodoxy.ru Minsk Orthodox Theological School] -Minsk [[Church of Russia]]

===Bosnia and Hercegovina===
*Saint Basil of Ostrog Theological Faculty, Foča; [[Church of Serbia]]
*Saint Petar of Dabar and Bosna Orthodox Seminary, Foča; [[Church of Serbia]]

===Bulgaria===
*Saint Sofia Spiritual Seminary (email), Bulgaria; [[Church of Bulgaria]]
*[http://www.uni-sofia.bg/faculties/theology/index.html St. Kliment Ohridski Faculty of Theology]- University of Sofia, Bulgaria; [[Church of Bulgaria]]

=== Croatia ===
*Holy Three Hierarchs Orthodox Seminary in Krka Monastery; [[Church of Serbia]]

===Finland===
*[http://www.joensuu.fi/teoltdk/ortteol/ Joensuu University, Department of Orthodox Theology], Joensuu, Finland; [[Church of Finland]]
*[http://www.ort.fi/seminaari/ The Orthodox Seminary], Joensuu, Finland; [[Church of Finland]]

====Distance Education====
*[http://tkk.joensuu.fi/avoin/opiskelu/verkko-opinnot/orthod/ The Open University of Joensuu] - [[Church of Finland]]

===Greece===
*[http://www.auth.gr/theosch/ Faculty of Theology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki], Thessaloniki; [[Church of Greece]]
*[http://www.cc.uoa.gr/theology/html/english/mainen.htm Department of Theology, University of Athens], Athens; [[Church of Greece]]

=== Montenegro ===
*Saint Petar of Cetinje Orthodox Seminary in Cetinje Monastery; [[Church of Serbia]]

===Poland===
*[http://prawoslawie.uwb.edu.pl/en/ The Orthodox Theology Chair at the University in Bialystok] - Poland; [[Church of Poland]]
*[http://www.psd.edu.pl Warsaw Orthodox Theological Seminary] - Poland; [[Church of Poland]]

===Romania===

After the fall of communism in 1989, the number of theological faculties and seminaries multiplied greatly in Romania, as theological education was (re)integrated in the public education system since 1991.

=====Faculties=====
*[http://www.ftoub.ro/ "Justinian Marina" Orthodox Theology Faculty] at the University of Bucharest (in Romanian) - Bucharest, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*[http://teologie.ulbsibiu.ro/ "Andrei Șaguna" Orthodox Theology Faculty] at the University of Sibiu (in Romanian) - Sibiu, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*[http://ot.ubbcluj.ro/ "Babes-Bolyai" University Faculty of Orthodox Theology] (in Romanian) - Cluj-Napoca, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*[http://www.teologie.uaic.ro/default.php Orthodox Theology Faculty] at the "Alexandru Ioan Cuza" University in Iași (in Romanian, with some information in English) - Iași, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*[http://cis01.central.ucv.ro/teologie/ Orthodox Theology Faculty] at the University of Craiova (in Romanian) - Craiova, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*[http://www.litere.uvt.ro/teologie.htm Faculty of Letters, History and Theology] at the West University in Timișoara (in Romanian) - Timișoara, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*[http://www.univ-ovidius.ro/teologie/Meniu.htm Orthodox Theology Faculty] at the "Ovidius" University in Constanța (in Romanian) - Constanța, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*[http://www.upit.ro/index.php?i=59 Orthodox Theology Faculty] at the University of Pitești (web page under construction) - Pitești, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*[http://ftl.valahia.ro/continut.htm Faculty of Orthodox Theology-Letters] at "Valahia" University, Târgoviște (in Romanian) - Târgoviște, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*[http://teologie.uoradea.ro/ Orthodox Theology Faculty] at the University of Oradea (in Romanian) - Oradea, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*[http://www.teologiearad.ro/ Orthodox Theology Faculty] at the "Aurel Vlaicu" University in Arad (in Romanian) - Arad, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*[http://reintregirea.ro/index.php?cid=pagina-invatamant Orthodox Theology Faculty] at the "1 Decembrie 1918" University in Alba-Iulia (in Romanian, on the web page of the Alba-Iulia Archbishopric) - Alba-Iulia, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]

====Seminaries and theological high-schools====

The complete list is to be found [http://www.patriarhia.ro/ro/administratia_patriarhala/luitp.html here].

=====Metropolitanate of Muntenia and Dobrogea=====
*[http://www.seminarortodoxbucuresti.ro/ Orthodox Theological Seminary in Bucharest] (in Romanian) - Bucharest, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*[http://www.manastireapasarea.ro/seminar.html St. Filofteia Orthodox Theology Seminary] (monastic seminary for female students) - "Pasărea" Monastery, Brănești, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*"Dyonisios Exiguus" Orthodox Theology Seminary - Constanța, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*St. John Cassian Orthodox Theology Seminary - Tulcea, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*[http://seminarultargoviste.xhost.ro/ St. John Chrysostom Orthodox Theology Seminary] - Târgoviște, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*"Bishop Kesarios" Orthodox Theological Seminary - Buzău, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
* St. Epiphanios Orthodox Theological Seminary - Rătești, Romania (a monastic seminary for female students)
*"Patriarch Justin" Orthodox Theological Seminary - Câmpulung Muscel, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*[http://www.eparhiaargesului.ro/seminar_teologic.html "Neagoe Vodă" Orthodox Theological Seminary] - Curtea de Argeș, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*[http://www.seminarulsfandrei.blogspot.com/ St. Apostle Andrew Orthodox Theological Seminary] - Galați, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*St. John Chrysostom Orthodox Theological Seminary - Slobozia, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
* St. Kalinikos of Cernica Orthodox Theological Seminary -Turnu Măgurele, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
* St. John the Wallachian Orthodox Theological Seminary - Giurgiu, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]

=====Metropolitanate of Moldavia and Bukovina=====
* [http://semteoliasi.ro/ St. Basil the Great Orthodox Theological Seminary] - Iași, Romania [[Church of Romania]]
*[http://www.seminarulbotosani.srv.ro/ St. George Orthodox Theological Seminary], older site [http://mkp07.tripod.com/ro11.htm here] - Botoșani, Romania [[Church of Romania]]
*[http://www.seminaruldorohoi.ro/ St. John James of Hozeva Orthodox Theological Seminary] - Dorohoi, Romania [[Church of Romania]]
*"Veniamin Costachi" Orthodox Theological Seminary - Neamț Monastery, Vânători, Romania[[Church of Romania]]
*St. Paraskeva Orthodox Theological Seminary - Agapia Monastery, Agapia, Romania (for female students); [[Church of Romania]]
*[http://www.seminarulpiatraneamt.org/ Sts. Emperors Constantine and Helena Orthodox Theological Seminary] - Piatra Neamț, Romania (in Romanian); [[Church of Romania]]
*"Metropolitan Dosoftei" Orthodox Theological Seminary - Suceava, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*St. George Orthodox Theological Seminary - Roman, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*St. John Chrysostom Orthodox Theological Seminary - Huși, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]

=====Metropolitanate of Transylvania=====
*[http://www.seminarortodoxbrasov.ro/ "Dumitru Stăniloae" Orthodox Theological Seminary] - Brașov, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*Orthodox Theological Seminary - Făgăraș, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]

=====Metropolitanate of Cluj, Alba, Crișana and Maramureș=====

* Orthodox Theological Seminary - Cluj-Napoca, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
* "Metropolitan Simion Ștefan" Orthodox Theological Seminary - Alba Iulia, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
* Orthodox Theological Seminary - Zalău, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
* "Bishop Roman Ciorogariu" Orthodox High-School - Oradea, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
* [http://www.seminarulbm.ro/ "St. Hierarch Joseph the Confessor" Orthodox Theological Seminary], Baia Mare, Romanial [[Church of Romania]]
*"Nicolae Steinhardt" Orthodox Theological Seminary - Satu Mare, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]

=====Metropolitanate of Oltenia=====
*[http://stoc.licee.edu.ro/ St. Gregory the Theologian Orthodox Theological Seminary] - Craiova, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*Theological High-School - Târgu Jiu, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*[http://www.episcopia-ramnicului.ro/seminar.html St. Nicholas Orthodox Theological Seminary] - Râmnicu-Vâlcea, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]

=====Metropolitanate of Banat=====
* "Carmen Sylva" Pedagogical High-School - Theology section - Timișoara, Romania (mixed); [[Church of Romania]]
* [http://arad.uv.ro/ Orthodox Theological Seminary], new site [http://stoarad.webnode.com/ here] - Arad, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*St. Catherine Orthodox Theological Seminary - Prislop Monastery, Silvașu de Sus, Romania (monastic seminary for female students); [[Church of Romania]]
*[http://www.caransebes.ro/invatamant/sc_teol/index.htm#engleza "Ioan Popasu" Orthodox Theological Seminary] - Caransebeș, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]

===Serbia===
*[http://www.bfspc.bg.ac.yu Faculty of Orthodox Theology of the University of Belgrade] - Belgrade, Serbia; [[Church of Serbia]]
*[http://www.akademijaspc.org.yu/ Academy for Church Art and Conservation] - Belgrade; [[Church of Serbia]]
*Saint Sava Orthodox Seminary in Belgrade; [[Church of Serbia]]
*Saint Arsenius Sremac Orthodox Seminary in Sremski Karlovci; [[Church of Serbia]]
*Saint Cyril and Methodius Orthodox Seminary in Nis; [[Church of Serbia]]
*Saint John the Chrysostome Orthodox Seminary in Kragujevac; [[Church of Serbia]]

===Slovakia===
*Orthodox Theological Faculty of Safarik University - Presov, Slovakia; [[Church of the Czech Lands and Slovakia]].

===Lebanon===
*[http://www.balamand.edu.lb/theology/ St. John of Damascus Faculty of Theology], Balamand, Lebanon; [[Church of Antioch]]

===Ukraine===
*Kyiv Orthodox Theological Academy, Kyiv; [[Church of Russia]]
*Odesa Orthodox Theological seminary, Odesa; [[Church of Russia]]
*Pochaiv Orthodox Theological Seminary, Pochaiv; [[Church of Russia]]
*[http://orth-mission.org.ua Poltava Orthodox Missionary School], Poltava; [[Church of Russia]]

== Russia ==
* Barnaul Theological College, Barnaul
* Cheboksary Theological College, Cheboksary
* Chelyabinsk Theological College, Chelyabinsk
* [http://seminaria.bel.ru Belgorod Theological Seminary], -Belgorod; [[Church of Russia]]
* Kaluga Theological Seminary, Kaluga; [[Church of Russia]]
* Kazan Theological Seminary, Kazan [http://kds.eparhia.ru]; [[Church of Russia]]
* Khabarovsk Theological Seminary [http://seminary.pravostok.lgg.ru/ru/] -Khabarovsk; [[Church of Russia]]
* Kolomna Theological Seminary, Kolomna; [[Church of Russia]]
* Kostroma Theological Seminary,Kostroma [[Church of Russia]]
* Kursk Theological Seminary, Kursk [[Church of Russia]]
* [[Moscow Theological Academy and Seminary|Moscow Orthodox Theological Academy and Seminary]] -Moscow;

* Nizhny Novgorod Theological Seminary [http://nds.nne.ru] —Nizhny Novgorod; [[Church of Russia]]
* Omsk Theological College, Omsk
* Pimen Orthodox Institute, (in Russian), St. Petersburg; [[Church of Russia]]
* Pskov Theological College, Pskov
* Ryazan Theological College, Ryazan
* Saint Cyrill and Methodius Theological College, Novokuznetsk
* [http://www.spbda.ru/english/index.ru Saint Petersburg Orthodox Theological Academy] -St. Petersburg; [[Church of Russia]]
* [http://kuz1.pstbi.ccas.ru Saint Tikhon Orthodox Theological Institute] - Moscow; [[Church of Russia]]

* Samara Theological Seminary, Samara
* Saransk Theological College, Saransk
* Saratov Theological Seminary, Saratov
* [http://kavkaz.bogoslov.ru Stavropol Theological Seminary] - Stavropol; [[Church of Russia]]
* [http://www.sci.smolensk.ru/users/seminary/index.php Smolensk Orthodox Theological Seminary] -Smolensk; [[Church of Russia]]
* Syktyvkar Theological College, Syktyvkar
* Tobolsk Theological Seminary, Tobolsk
* Tomsk Theological Seminary, Tomsk
* Vladimir Theological Seminary, Vladimir
* Vladivostok Theological College, Vladivostok
* Volgograd Theological College, Volgograd
* Vologda Theological College, Vologda
* Voronezh Theological Seminary, Voronezh
* Vyatka Theological College, Kirov
* Vyksa Theological College, Vyksa
* Yaroslavl Theological College, Yaroslavl
* Yekaterinburg Theological College, Yekaterinburg

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Подготовительные пастырские курсы в Ижевской епархии (архимандрит Матфий). 426004, г.Ижевск, ул.Советская, 31-а. Тел. (3412) 78-00-87.

Пастырские курсы в Пермской епархии (диакон Валентин Пономарев). 614600, г.Пермь, ул.Орджоникидзе, 93. Тел. (3422) 33-74-71.

==Non-Chalcedonian==
===India===
*[http://www.stotsindia.org St.Thomas Orthodox Theological Seminary] - Nagpur, India; [[Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church]].
*[http://www.ots.org.in Orthodox Theologica Seminary] - Kottayam, Kerala, India [[Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church]].

===Australia===
*[http://www.sacotc.org Saint Athanasius Coptic Orthodox Theological College] - Melbourne, Australia; [[Coptic Orthodox Church in Australia|Coptic Orthodox Diocese of Melbourne and Affiliated Regions]]
*[http://www.coptictheology.com Pope Shenouda III Coptic Orthodox Theological College] - Sydney, Australia; [[Coptic Orthodox Church in Australia|Coptic Orthodox Diocese of Sydney and Affiliated Regions]]

===United States===
*[http://www.stnersess.edu/ St. Nersess Armenian Seminary] - New Rochelle, New York
*[http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Aegean/9944/ Pope Shenouda III Coptic Orthodox Theological Seminary] - New Jersey and Los Angeles
*[http://www.suscopts.org/seminary/ St. Athanasius Theological Seminary] - San Antonio, Texas; The Coptic Orthodox Diocese of the Southern United States

===United Kingdom===
*[http://www.copticcentre.com/college1.html St. Athanasius the Apostolic Coptic Theological College], Stevenage, UK

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==Africa==
===Kenya===
*The Orthodox Patriarchal School "Archbishop of Cyprus [[Makarios III (Mouskos) of Cyprus|Makarios III]]" - Nairobi, Kenya; [[Archdiocese of Kenya]], in the [[Church of Alexandria|Patriarchate of Alexandria]].

===South Africa===
*The Alexandrian Catechetical School of South Africa - 72 Saunders Street, Yeoville, Johannesburg, South Africa; [[Archdiocese of Johannesburg and Pretoria]], in the [[Church of Alexandria|Patriarchate of Alexandria]].

==Asia==
===Japan===
*[[Tokyo Orthodox Seminary (Tokyo, Japan)]] - [[Church of Japan]]

==Australia==
*[[St. Andrew's Greek Orthodox Theological College (Sydney, Australia)|St. Andrew's Greek Orthodox Theological College]] - Redfern, Sydney, Australia; [[Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia]].

==North America==
===United States===
*[[St. Herman's Orthodox Theological Seminary (Kodiak, Alaska)|Saint Herman's Orthodox Theological Seminary]] - Kodiak, Alaska; [[Diocese of Alaska (OCA)|Diocese of Alaska]] in The [[Orthodox Church in America]].
*[http://www.orthodoxinstitute.org/ The Patriarch Athenagoras Orthodox Institute] - Berkeley, California
*[http://www.antiochian.org/academy St. Athanasius Academy of Orthodox Theology] - Elk Grove, California; [[Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America]].
*[http://serborth.org/education.html St. Sava's Serbian Orthodox Seminary] - Libertyville, Illinois
*[[Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology (Brookline, Massachusetts)|Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology]] - Brookline, Massachusetts; [[Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America]].
*[http://www.ukrainianorthodoxchurchusa.org/seminary.html St. Sophia Ukrainian Orthodox Theological Seminary] - South Bound Brook, New Jersey
*[[St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary (Crestwood, New York)|Saint Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary]] - Crestwood, New York; [[Orthodox Church in America]]
*[[Holy Trinity Orthodox Seminary (Jordanville, New York)|Holy Trinity Orthodox Seminary]] - Jordanville, New York; [[Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia]]
*[[Christ the Saviour Seminary (Johnstown, Pennsylvania)|Christ the Saviour Carpatho-Russian Seminary]] - Johnstown, Pennsylvania; [[American Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Diocese]]
*[[St. Tikhon's Orthodox Theological Seminary (South Canaan, Pennsylvania)|Saint Tikhon's Orthodox Theological Seminary]] - South Canaan, Pennsylvania; The [[Orthodox Church in America]]

====Distance Education====
*[http://www.euclidconsortium.org/euclid/en/school-pf.asp The Pavel Florensky School of Theology and Ministry] - An academic unit within the Euclid University Consortium. The Master's Degree in Orthodox Theology and Doctoral / Ph.D. programs are administered by a priest of the [[Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA]] (Patriarchate of Constantinople).
*[http://www.orthodoxtheologicalschool.org/ The Pastoral School of the Diocese of Chicago and Detroit] - [[Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia]]
*[[St. Stephen's Course in Orthodox Theology]] - [[Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America]]
*[http://www.OrthodoxPR.org/ St. Basil of Ostrog School of Higher Theological Education - Diocese of the East - [[Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia]]

===Canada===
*[[St. Andrew's College (Winnipeg, Manitoba)|St. Andrew's College]] in Winnipeg, Manitoba - [[Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada]]
*[[Toronto Orthodox Theological Academy (Toronto, Ontario)|Toronto Orthodox Theological Academy]] - Toronto, Canada; [[Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Toronto (Canada)]]
*[[Université de Sherbrooke]] - in Sherbrooke and Longueuil, Quebec
*[http://www.saintarseny.ca/ St. Arseny Institute] in Winnipeg, Manitoba - [[Orthodox Church in America]]'s Canadian Archdiocese

==Western Europe==
===France===
*[[St. Sergius Orthodox Theological Institute (Paris, France)|L'Institut de Théologie Orthodoxe Saint-Serge]] (St. Sergius Orthodox Theological Institute) - Paris, France; [[Russian Orthodox Exarchate in Western Europe]]
*[[St. Denys Theological Institute (Paris, France)|L'Institut de Théologie Saint-Denys de Paris]] (St. Denys Theological Institute) - Paris, France; [[Orthodox Church of France]]

==United Kingdom==
*[http://www.iocs.cam.ac.uk/ Institute for Orthodox Christian Studies] - Cambridge, UK

== Eastern Europe ==
===Albania===
*Albanian Seminary at Tirana University, Albania; [[Church of Albania]]
*[http://www.orthodoxalbania.org/English/RessurectFrame.htm Holy Resurrection Seminary] - Durres, Albania; [[Church of Albania]]

===Belarus===
*[http://www.mdu.orthodoxy.ru Minsk Orthodox Theological School] -Minsk [[Church of Russia]]

===Bosnia and Hercegovina===
*Saint Basil of Ostrog Theological Faculty, Foča; [[Church of Serbia]]
*Saint Petar of Dabar and Bosna Orthodox Seminary, Foča; [[Church of Serbia]]

===Bulgaria===
*Saint Sofia Spiritual Seminary (email), Bulgaria; [[Church of Bulgaria]]
*[http://www.uni-sofia.bg/faculties/theology/index.html St. Kliment Ohridski Faculty of Theology]- University of Sofia, Bulgaria; [[Church of Bulgaria]]

=== Croatia ===
*Holy Three Hierarchs Orthodox Seminary in Krka Monastery; [[Church of Serbia]]

===Finland===
*[http://www.joensuu.fi/teoltdk/ortteol/ Joensuu University, Department of Orthodox Theology], Joensuu, Finland; [[Church of Finland]]
*[http://www.ort.fi/seminaari/ The Orthodox Seminary], Joensuu, Finland; [[Church of Finland]]

====Distance Education====
*[http://tkk.joensuu.fi/avoin/opiskelu/verkko-opinnot/orthod/ The Open University of Joensuu] - [[Church of Finland]]

===Greece===
*[http://www.auth.gr/theosch/ Faculty of Theology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki], Thessaloniki; [[Church of Greece]]
*[http://www.cc.uoa.gr/theology/html/english/mainen.htm Department of Theology, University of Athens], Athens; [[Church of Greece]]

=== Montenegro ===
*Saint Petar of Cetinje Orthodox Seminary in Cetinje Monastery; [[Church of Serbia]]

===Poland===
*[http://prawoslawie.uwb.edu.pl/en/ The Orthodox Theology Chair at the University in Bialystok] - Poland; [[Church of Poland]]
*[http://www.psd.edu.pl Warsaw Orthodox Theological Seminary] - Poland; [[Church of Poland]]

===Romania===

After the fall of communism in 1989, the number of theological faculties and seminaries multiplied greatly in Romania, as theological education was (re)integrated in the public education system since 1991.

=====Faculties=====
*[http://www.ftoub.ro/ "Justinian Marina" Orthodox Theology Faculty] at the University of Bucharest (in Romanian) - Bucharest, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*[http://teologie.ulbsibiu.ro/ "Andrei Șaguna" Orthodox Theology Faculty] at the University of Sibiu (in Romanian) - Sibiu, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*[http://ot.ubbcluj.ro/ "Babes-Bolyai" University Faculty of Orthodox Theology] (in Romanian) - Cluj-Napoca, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*[http://www.teologie.uaic.ro/default.php Orthodox Theology Faculty] at the "Alexandru Ioan Cuza" University in Iași (in Romanian, with some information in English) - Iași, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*[http://cis01.central.ucv.ro/teologie/ Orthodox Theology Faculty] at the University of Craiova (in Romanian) - Craiova, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*[http://www.litere.uvt.ro/teologie.htm Faculty of Letters, History and Theology] at the West University in Timișoara (in Romanian) - Timișoara, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*[http://www.univ-ovidius.ro/teologie/Meniu.htm Orthodox Theology Faculty] at the "Ovidius" University in Constanța (in Romanian) - Constanța, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*[http://www.upit.ro/index.php?i=59 Orthodox Theology Faculty] at the University of Pitești (web page under construction) - Pitești, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*[http://ftl.valahia.ro/continut.htm Faculty of Orthodox Theology-Letters] at "Valahia" University, Târgoviște (in Romanian) - Târgoviște, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*[http://teologie.uoradea.ro/ Orthodox Theology Faculty] at the University of Oradea (in Romanian) - Oradea, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*[http://www.teologiearad.ro/ Orthodox Theology Faculty] at the "Aurel Vlaicu" University in Arad (in Romanian) - Arad, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*[http://reintregirea.ro/index.php?cid=pagina-invatamant Orthodox Theology Faculty] at the "1 Decembrie 1918" University in Alba-Iulia (in Romanian, on the web page of the Alba-Iulia Archbishopric) - Alba-Iulia, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]

====Seminaries and theological high-schools====

The complete list is to be found [http://www.patriarhia.ro/ro/administratia_patriarhala/luitp.html here].

=====Metropolitanate of Muntenia and Dobrogea=====
*[http://www.seminarortodoxbucuresti.ro/ Orthodox Theological Seminary in Bucharest] (in Romanian) - Bucharest, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*[http://www.manastireapasarea.ro/seminar.html St. Filofteia Orthodox Theology Seminary] (monastic seminary for female students) - "Pasărea" Monastery, Brănești, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*"Dyonisios Exiguus" Orthodox Theology Seminary - Constanța, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*St. John Cassian Orthodox Theology Seminary - Tulcea, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*[http://seminarultargoviste.xhost.ro/ St. John Chrysostom Orthodox Theology Seminary] - Târgoviște, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*"Bishop Kesarios" Orthodox Theological Seminary - Buzău, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
* St. Epiphanios Orthodox Theological Seminary - Rătești, Romania (a monastic seminary for female students)
*"Patriarch Justin" Orthodox Theological Seminary - Câmpulung Muscel, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*[http://www.eparhiaargesului.ro/seminar_teologic.html "Neagoe Vodă" Orthodox Theological Seminary] - Curtea de Argeș, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*[http://www.seminarulsfandrei.blogspot.com/ St. Apostle Andrew Orthodox Theological Seminary] - Galați, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*St. John Chrysostom Orthodox Theological Seminary - Slobozia, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
* St. Kalinikos of Cernica Orthodox Theological Seminary -Turnu Măgurele, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
* St. John the Wallachian Orthodox Theological Seminary - Giurgiu, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]

=====Metropolitanate of Moldavia and Bukovina=====
* [http://semteoliasi.ro/ St. Basil the Great Orthodox Theological Seminary] - Iași, Romania [[Church of Romania]]
*[http://www.seminarulbotosani.srv.ro/ St. George Orthodox Theological Seminary], older site [http://mkp07.tripod.com/ro11.htm here] - Botoșani, Romania [[Church of Romania]]
*[http://www.seminaruldorohoi.ro/ St. John James of Hozeva Orthodox Theological Seminary] - Dorohoi, Romania [[Church of Romania]]
*"Veniamin Costachi" Orthodox Theological Seminary - Neamț Monastery, Vânători, Romania[[Church of Romania]]
*St. Paraskeva Orthodox Theological Seminary - Agapia Monastery, Agapia, Romania (for female students); [[Church of Romania]]
*[http://www.seminarulpiatraneamt.org/ Sts. Emperors Constantine and Helena Orthodox Theological Seminary] - Piatra Neamț, Romania (in Romanian); [[Church of Romania]]
*"Metropolitan Dosoftei" Orthodox Theological Seminary - Suceava, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*St. George Orthodox Theological Seminary - Roman, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*St. John Chrysostom Orthodox Theological Seminary - Huși, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]

=====Metropolitanate of Transylvania=====
*[http://www.seminarortodoxbrasov.ro/ "Dumitru Stăniloae" Orthodox Theological Seminary] - Brașov, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*Orthodox Theological Seminary - Făgăraș, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]

=====Metropolitanate of Cluj, Alba, Crișana and Maramureș=====

* Orthodox Theological Seminary - Cluj-Napoca, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
* "Metropolitan Simion Ștefan" Orthodox Theological Seminary - Alba Iulia, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
* Orthodox Theological Seminary - Zalău, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
* "Bishop Roman Ciorogariu" Orthodox High-School - Oradea, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
* [http://www.seminarulbm.ro/ "St. Hierarch Joseph the Confessor" Orthodox Theological Seminary], Baia Mare, Romanial [[Church of Romania]]
*"Nicolae Steinhardt" Orthodox Theological Seminary - Satu Mare, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]

=====Metropolitanate of Oltenia=====
*[http://stoc.licee.edu.ro/ St. Gregory the Theologian Orthodox Theological Seminary] - Craiova, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*Theological High-School - Târgu Jiu, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*[http://www.episcopia-ramnicului.ro/seminar.html St. Nicholas Orthodox Theological Seminary] - Râmnicu-Vâlcea, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]

=====Metropolitanate of Banat=====
* "Carmen Sylva" Pedagogical High-School - Theology section - Timișoara, Romania (mixed); [[Church of Romania]]
* [http://arad.uv.ro/ Orthodox Theological Seminary], new site [http://stoarad.webnode.com/ here] - Arad, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*St. Catherine Orthodox Theological Seminary - Prislop Monastery, Silvașu de Sus, Romania (monastic seminary for female students); [[Church of Romania]]
*[http://www.caransebes.ro/invatamant/sc_teol/index.htm#engleza "Ioan Popasu" Orthodox Theological Seminary] - Caransebeș, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]

===Serbia===
*[http://www.bfspc.bg.ac.yu Faculty of Orthodox Theology of the University of Belgrade] - Belgrade, Serbia; [[Church of Serbia]]
*[http://www.akademijaspc.org.yu/ Academy for Church Art and Conservation] - Belgrade; [[Church of Serbia]]
*Saint Sava Orthodox Seminary in Belgrade; [[Church of Serbia]]
*Saint Arsenius Sremac Orthodox Seminary in Sremski Karlovci; [[Church of Serbia]]
*Saint Cyril and Methodius Orthodox Seminary in Nis; [[Church of Serbia]]
*Saint John the Chrysostome Orthodox Seminary in Kragujevac; [[Church of Serbia]]

===Slovakia===
*Orthodox Theological Faculty of Safarik University - Presov, Slovakia; [[Church of the Czech Lands and Slovakia]].

===Lebanon===
*[http://www.balamand.edu.lb/theology/ St. John of Damascus Faculty of Theology], Balamand, Lebanon; [[Church of Antioch]]

===Ukraine===
*Kyiv Orthodox Theological Academy, Kyiv; [[Church of Russia]]
*Odesa Orthodox Theological seminary, Odesa; [[Church of Russia]]
*Pochaiv Orthodox Theological Seminary, Pochaiv; [[Church of Russia]]
*[http://orth-mission.org.ua Poltava Orthodox Missionary School], Poltava; [[Church of Russia]]

== Russia ==
* Barnaul Theological College, Barnaul

* [http://seminaria.bel.ru Belgorod Theological Seminary], -Belgorod; [[Church of Russia]]
* Kaluga Theological Seminary, Kaluga; [[Church of Russia]]
* Kazan Theological Seminary, Kazan [http://kds.eparhia.ru]; [[Church of Russia]]
* Khabarovsk Theological Seminary [http://seminary.pravostok.lgg.ru/ru/] -Khabarovsk; [[Church of Russia]]
* Kolomna Theological Seminary, Kolomna; [[Church of Russia]]
* Kostroma Theological Seminary,Kostroma [[Church of Russia]]
* Kursk Theological Seminary, Kursk [[Church of Russia]]
* [[Moscow Theological Academy and Seminary|Moscow Orthodox Theological Academy and Seminary]] -Moscow;

* Nizhny Novgorod Theological Seminary [http://nds.nne.ru] —Nizhny Novgorod; [[Church of Russia]]
* Omsk Theological College, Omsk
* Pimen Orthodox Institute, (in Russian), St. Petersburg; [[Church of Russia]]
* Saint Cyrill and Methodius Theological College, Novokuznetsk
* [http://www.spbda.ru/english/index.ru Saint Petersburg Orthodox Theological Academy] -St. Petersburg; [[Church of Russia]]
* [http://kuz1.pstbi.ccas.ru Saint Tikhon Orthodox Theological Institute] - Moscow; [[Church of Russia]]

* Samara Theological Seminary, Samara
* Saratov Theological Seminary, Saratov
* [http://kavkaz.bogoslov.ru Stavropol Theological Seminary] - Stavropol; [[Church of Russia]]
* [http://www.sci.smolensk.ru/users/seminary/index.php Smolensk Orthodox Theological Seminary] -Smolensk; [[Church of Russia]]
* Tobolsk Theological Seminary, Tobolsk
* Tomsk Theological Seminary, Tomsk
* Vladimir Theological Seminary, Vladimir
* Vladivostok Theological College, Vladivostok
* Volgograd Theological College, Volgograd
* Vologda Theological College, Vologda
* Voronezh Theological Seminary, Voronezh
* Vyatka Theological College, Kirov
* Vyksa Theological College, Vyksa
* Yekaterinburg Theological College, Yekaterinburg

Псковское духовное училище (диакон Роман Гуцу). 180000, г.Псков, ул.Некрасова, 33. Тел.: (8112) 22-44-50, 23-32-02.

Рязанское духовное училище (прот. Петр Кравцов). 390000, г.Рязань, Кремль, 1. Тел. (0912) 77-52-95.

Саранское духовное училище (иерей Александр Пелин). 430000, г. Саранск, ул. Саранская, 67. Тел. (8342) 17-14-33.

Сыктывкарское духовное училище (епископ Сыктывкарский и Воркутинский Питирим). 167000, г.Сыктывкар, ул. Пермская, 10. Тел. (8212) 42-04-07.

Чебоксарское духовное училище (прот. Михаил Иванов). 128018, г.Чебоксары, ул.К.Иванова, 23. Тел.: (8350) 42-80-32, 42-80-68.

Челябинское духовное училище (прот. Борис Кривоносов). 454000, Челябинск, ул. Кыштымская, 32. Тел. (3512) 34-96-41.

Ярославское духовное училище (прот. Николай Лихоманов).150001, г.Ярославль, Богоявления, 4/6. Тел. (0852) 22-57-47.

Нижегородское епархиальное женское училище для подготовки псаломщиц, швей церковных облачений и мастериц по вышиванию. 603001, г.Нижний Новгород, ул. Рождественская, 36. Тел. (8312) 30-18-60.

Подготовительные пастырские курсы в Ижевской епархии (архимандрит Матфий). 426004, г.Ижевск, ул.Советская, 31-а. Тел. (3412) 78-00-87.

Пастырские курсы в Пермской епархии (диакон Валентин Пономарев). 614600, г.Пермь, ул.Орджоникидзе, 93. Тел. (3422) 33-74-71.

==Non-Chalcedonian==
===India===
*[http://www.stotsindia.org St.Thomas Orthodox Theological Seminary] - Nagpur, India; [[Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church]].
*[http://www.ots.org.in Orthodox Theologica Seminary] - Kottayam, Kerala, India [[Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church]].

===Australia===
*[http://www.sacotc.org Saint Athanasius Coptic Orthodox Theological College] - Melbourne, Australia; [[Coptic Orthodox Church in Australia|Coptic Orthodox Diocese of Melbourne and Affiliated Regions]]
*[http://www.coptictheology.com Pope Shenouda III Coptic Orthodox Theological College] - Sydney, Australia; [[Coptic Orthodox Church in Australia|Coptic Orthodox Diocese of Sydney and Affiliated Regions]]

===United States===
*[http://www.stnersess.edu/ St. Nersess Armenian Seminary] - New Rochelle, New York
*[http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Aegean/9944/ Pope Shenouda III Coptic Orthodox Theological Seminary] - New Jersey and Los Angeles
*[http://www.suscopts.org/seminary/ St. Athanasius Theological Seminary] - San Antonio, Texas; The Coptic Orthodox Diocese of the Southern United States

===United Kingdom===
*[http://www.copticcentre.com/college1.html St. Athanasius the Apostolic Coptic Theological College], Stevenage, UK

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==Africa==
===Kenya===
*The Orthodox Patriarchal School "Archbishop of Cyprus [[Makarios III (Mouskos) of Cyprus|Makarios III]]" - Nairobi, Kenya; [[Archdiocese of Kenya]], in the [[Church of Alexandria|Patriarchate of Alexandria]].

===South Africa===
*The Alexandrian Catechetical School of South Africa - 72 Saunders Street, Yeoville, Johannesburg, South Africa; [[Archdiocese of Johannesburg and Pretoria]], in the [[Church of Alexandria|Patriarchate of Alexandria]].

==Asia==
===Japan===
*[[Tokyo Orthodox Seminary (Tokyo, Japan)]] - [[Church of Japan]]

==Australia==
*[[St. Andrew's Greek Orthodox Theological College (Sydney, Australia)|St. Andrew's Greek Orthodox Theological College]] - Redfern, Sydney, Australia; [[Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia]].

==North America==
===United States===
*[[St. Herman's Orthodox Theological Seminary (Kodiak, Alaska)|Saint Herman's Orthodox Theological Seminary]] - Kodiak, Alaska; [[Diocese of Alaska (OCA)|Diocese of Alaska]] in The [[Orthodox Church in America]].
*[http://www.orthodoxinstitute.org/ The Patriarch Athenagoras Orthodox Institute] - Berkeley, California
*[http://www.antiochian.org/academy St. Athanasius Academy of Orthodox Theology] - Elk Grove, California; [[Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America]].
*[http://serborth.org/education.html St. Sava's Serbian Orthodox Seminary] - Libertyville, Illinois
*[[Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology (Brookline, Massachusetts)|Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology]] - Brookline, Massachusetts; [[Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America]].
*[http://www.ukrainianorthodoxchurchusa.org/seminary.html St. Sophia Ukrainian Orthodox Theological Seminary] - South Bound Brook, New Jersey
*[[St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary (Crestwood, New York)|Saint Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary]] - Crestwood, New York; [[Orthodox Church in America]]
*[[Holy Trinity Orthodox Seminary (Jordanville, New York)|Holy Trinity Orthodox Seminary]] - Jordanville, New York; [[Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia]]
*[[Christ the Saviour Seminary (Johnstown, Pennsylvania)|Christ the Saviour Carpatho-Russian Seminary]] - Johnstown, Pennsylvania; [[American Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Diocese]]
*[[St. Tikhon's Orthodox Theological Seminary (South Canaan, Pennsylvania)|Saint Tikhon's Orthodox Theological Seminary]] - South Canaan, Pennsylvania; The [[Orthodox Church in America]]

====Distance Education====
*[http://www.euclidconsortium.org/euclid/en/school-pf.asp The Pavel Florensky School of Theology and Ministry] - An academic unit within the Euclid University Consortium. The Master's Degree in Orthodox Theology and Doctoral / Ph.D. programs are administered by a priest of the [[Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA]] (Patriarchate of Constantinople).
*[http://www.orthodoxtheologicalschool.org/ The Pastoral School of the Diocese of Chicago and Detroit] - [[Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia]]
*[[St. Stephen's Course in Orthodox Theology]] - [[Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America]]
*[http://www.OrthodoxPR.org/ St. Basil of Ostrog School of Higher Theological Education - Diocese of the East - [[Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia]]

===Canada===
*[[St. Andrew's College (Winnipeg, Manitoba)|St. Andrew's College]] in Winnipeg, Manitoba - [[Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada]]
*[[Toronto Orthodox Theological Academy (Toronto, Ontario)|Toronto Orthodox Theological Academy]] - Toronto, Canada; [[Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Toronto (Canada)]]
*[[Université de Sherbrooke]] - in Sherbrooke and Longueuil, Quebec
*[http://www.saintarseny.ca/ St. Arseny Institute] in Winnipeg, Manitoba - [[Orthodox Church in America]]'s Canadian Archdiocese

==Western Europe==
===France===
*[[St. Sergius Orthodox Theological Institute (Paris, France)|L'Institut de Théologie Orthodoxe Saint-Serge]] (St. Sergius Orthodox Theological Institute) - Paris, France; [[Russian Orthodox Exarchate in Western Europe]]
*[[St. Denys Theological Institute (Paris, France)|L'Institut de Théologie Saint-Denys de Paris]] (St. Denys Theological Institute) - Paris, France; [[Orthodox Church of France]]

==United Kingdom==
*[http://www.iocs.cam.ac.uk/ Institute for Orthodox Christian Studies] - Cambridge, UK

==Eastern Europe and Russia==
===Albania===
*Albanian Seminary at Tirana University, Albania; [[Church of Albania]]
*[http://www.orthodoxalbania.org/English/RessurectFrame.htm Holy Resurrection Seminary] - Durres, Albania; [[Church of Albania]]

===Belarus===
*[http://www.mdu.orthodoxy.ru Minsk Orthodox Theological School] -Minsk [[Church of Russia]]

===Bosnia and Hercegovina===
*Saint Basil of Ostrog Theological Faculty, Foča; [[Church of Serbia]]
*Saint Petar of Dabar and Bosna Orthodox Seminary, Foča; [[Church of Serbia]]

===Bulgaria===
*Saint Sofia Spiritual Seminary (email), Bulgaria; [[Church of Bulgaria]]
*[http://www.uni-sofia.bg/faculties/theology/index.html St. Kliment Ohridski Faculty of Theology]- University of Sofia, Bulgaria; [[Church of Bulgaria]]

=== Croatia ===
*Holy Three Hierarchs Orthodox Seminary in Krka Monastery; [[Church of Serbia]]

===Finland===
*[http://www.joensuu.fi/teoltdk/ortteol/ Joensuu University, Department of Orthodox Theology], Joensuu, Finland; [[Church of Finland]]
*[http://www.ort.fi/seminaari/ The Orthodox Seminary], Joensuu, Finland; [[Church of Finland]]

====Distance Education====
*[http://tkk.joensuu.fi/avoin/opiskelu/verkko-opinnot/orthod/ The Open University of Joensuu] - [[Church of Finland]]

===Greece===
*[http://www.auth.gr/theosch/ Faculty of Theology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki], Thessaloniki; [[Church of Greece]]
*[http://www.cc.uoa.gr/theology/html/english/mainen.htm Department of Theology, University of Athens], Athens; [[Church of Greece]]

=== Montenegro ===
*Saint Petar of Cetinje Orthodox Seminary in Cetinje Monastery; [[Church of Serbia]]

===Poland===
*[http://prawoslawie.uwb.edu.pl/en/ The Orthodox Theology Chair at the University in Bialystok] - Poland; [[Church of Poland]]
*[http://www.psd.edu.pl Warsaw Orthodox Theological Seminary] - Poland; [[Church of Poland]]

===Romania===

After the fall of communism in 1989, the number of theological faculties and seminaries multiplied greatly in Romania, as theological education was (re)integrated in the public education system since 1991.

=====Faculties=====
*[http://www.ftoub.ro/ "Justinian Marina" Orthodox Theology Faculty] at the University of Bucharest (in Romanian) - Bucharest, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*[http://teologie.ulbsibiu.ro/ "Andrei Șaguna" Orthodox Theology Faculty] at the University of Sibiu (in Romanian) - Sibiu, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*[http://ot.ubbcluj.ro/ "Babes-Bolyai" University Faculty of Orthodox Theology] (in Romanian) - Cluj-Napoca, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*[http://www.teologie.uaic.ro/default.php Orthodox Theology Faculty] at the "Alexandru Ioan Cuza" University in Iași (in Romanian, with some information in English) - Iași, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*[http://cis01.central.ucv.ro/teologie/ Orthodox Theology Faculty] at the University of Craiova (in Romanian) - Craiova, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*[http://www.litere.uvt.ro/teologie.htm Faculty of Letters, History and Theology] at the West University in Timișoara (in Romanian) - Timișoara, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*[http://www.univ-ovidius.ro/teologie/Meniu.htm Orthodox Theology Faculty] at the "Ovidius" University in Constanța (in Romanian) - Constanța, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*[http://www.upit.ro/index.php?i=59 Orthodox Theology Faculty] at the University of Pitești (web page under construction) - Pitești, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*[http://ftl.valahia.ro/continut.htm Faculty of Orthodox Theology-Letters] at "Valahia" University, Târgoviște (in Romanian) - Târgoviște, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*[http://teologie.uoradea.ro/ Orthodox Theology Faculty] at the University of Oradea (in Romanian) - Oradea, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*[http://www.teologiearad.ro/ Orthodox Theology Faculty] at the "Aurel Vlaicu" University in Arad (in Romanian) - Arad, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*[http://reintregirea.ro/index.php?cid=pagina-invatamant Orthodox Theology Faculty] at the "1 Decembrie 1918" University in Alba-Iulia (in Romanian, on the web page of the Alba-Iulia Archbishopric) - Alba-Iulia, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]

====Seminaries and theological high-schools====

The complete list is to be found [http://www.patriarhia.ro/ro/administratia_patriarhala/luitp.html here].

=====Metropolitanate of Muntenia and Dobrogea=====
*[http://www.seminarortodoxbucuresti.ro/ Orthodox Theological Seminary in Bucharest] (in Romanian) - Bucharest, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*[http://www.manastireapasarea.ro/seminar.html St. Filofteia Orthodox Theology Seminary] (monastic seminary for female students) - "Pasărea" Monastery, Brănești, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*"Dyonisios Exiguus" Orthodox Theology Seminary - Constanța, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*St. John Cassian Orthodox Theology Seminary - Tulcea, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*[http://seminarultargoviste.xhost.ro/ St. John Chrysostom Orthodox Theology Seminary] - Târgoviște, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*"Bishop Kesarios" Orthodox Theological Seminary - Buzău, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
* St. Epiphanios Orthodox Theological Seminary - Rătești, Romania (a monastic seminary for female students)
*"Patriarch Justin" Orthodox Theological Seminary - Câmpulung Muscel, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*[http://www.eparhiaargesului.ro/seminar_teologic.html "Neagoe Vodă" Orthodox Theological Seminary] - Curtea de Argeș, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*[http://www.seminarulsfandrei.blogspot.com/ St. Apostle Andrew Orthodox Theological Seminary] - Galați, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*St. John Chrysostom Orthodox Theological Seminary - Slobozia, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
* St. Kalinikos of Cernica Orthodox Theological Seminary -Turnu Măgurele, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
* St. John the Wallachian Orthodox Theological Seminary - Giurgiu, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]

=====Metropolitanate of Moldavia and Bukovina=====
* [http://semteoliasi.ro/ St. Basil the Great Orthodox Theological Seminary] - Iași, Romania [[Church of Romania]]
*[http://www.seminarulbotosani.srv.ro/ St. George Orthodox Theological Seminary], older site [http://mkp07.tripod.com/ro11.htm here] - Botoșani, Romania [[Church of Romania]]
*[http://www.seminaruldorohoi.ro/ St. John James of Hozeva Orthodox Theological Seminary] - Dorohoi, Romania [[Church of Romania]]
*"Veniamin Costachi" Orthodox Theological Seminary - Neamț Monastery, Vânători, Romania[[Church of Romania]]
*St. Paraskeva Orthodox Theological Seminary - Agapia Monastery, Agapia, Romania (for female students); [[Church of Romania]]
*[http://www.seminarulpiatraneamt.org/ Sts. Emperors Constantine and Helena Orthodox Theological Seminary] - Piatra Neamț, Romania (in Romanian); [[Church of Romania]]
*"Metropolitan Dosoftei" Orthodox Theological Seminary - Suceava, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*St. George Orthodox Theological Seminary - Roman, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*St. John Chrysostom Orthodox Theological Seminary - Huși, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]

=====Metropolitanate of Transylvania=====
*[http://www.seminarortodoxbrasov.ro/ "Dumitru Stăniloae" Orthodox Theological Seminary] - Brașov, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*Orthodox Theological Seminary - Făgăraș, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]

=====Metropolitanate of Cluj, Alba, Crișana and Maramureș=====

* Orthodox Theological Seminary - Cluj-Napoca, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
* "Metropolitan Simion Ștefan" Orthodox Theological Seminary - Alba Iulia, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
* Orthodox Theological Seminary - Zalău, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
* "Bishop Roman Ciorogariu" Orthodox High-School - Oradea, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
* [http://www.seminarulbm.ro/ "St. Hierarch Joseph the Confessor" Orthodox Theological Seminary], Baia Mare, Romanial [[Church of Romania]]
*"Nicolae Steinhardt" Orthodox Theological Seminary - Satu Mare, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]

=====Metropolitanate of Oltenia=====
*[http://stoc.licee.edu.ro/ St. Gregory the Theologian Orthodox Theological Seminary] - Craiova, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*Theological High-School - Târgu Jiu, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*[http://www.episcopia-ramnicului.ro/seminar.html St. Nicholas Orthodox Theological Seminary] - Râmnicu-Vâlcea, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]

=====Metropolitanate of Banat=====
* "Carmen Sylva" Pedagogical High-School - Theology section - Timișoara, Romania (mixed); [[Church of Romania]]
* [http://arad.uv.ro/ Orthodox Theological Seminary], new site [http://stoarad.webnode.com/ here] - Arad, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*St. Catherine Orthodox Theological Seminary - Prislop Monastery, Silvașu de Sus, Romania (monastic seminary for female students); [[Church of Romania]]
*[http://www.caransebes.ro/invatamant/sc_teol/index.htm#engleza "Ioan Popasu" Orthodox Theological Seminary] - Caransebeș, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]

== Russia ==
* Barnaul Theological College, Barnaul

* [http://seminaria.bel.ru Belgorod Theological Seminary], -Belgorod; [[Church of Russia]]
* Kaluga Theological Seminary, Kaluga; [[Church of Russia]]
* Kazan Theological Seminary, Kazan [http://kds.eparhia.ru]; [[Church of Russia]]
* Khabarovsk Theological Seminary [http://seminary.pravostok.lgg.ru/ru/] -Khabarovsk; [[Church of Russia]]
* Kolomna Theological Seminary, Kolomna; [[Church of Russia]]
* Kostroma Theological Seminary,Kostroma [[Church of Russia]]
* Kursk Theological Seminary, Kursk [[Church of Russia]]
* [[Moscow Theological Academy and Seminary|Moscow Orthodox Theological Academy and Seminary]] -Moscow;

* Nizhny Novgorod Theological Seminary [http://nds.nne.ru] —Nizhny Novgorod; [[Church of Russia]]
* Omsk Theological College, Omsk
* Pimen Orthodox Institute, (in Russian), St. Petersburg; [[Church of Russia]]
* Saint Cyrill and Methodius Theological College, Novokuznetsk
* [http://www.spbda.ru/english/index.ru Saint Petersburg Orthodox Theological Academy] -St. Petersburg; [[Church of Russia]]
* [http://kuz1.pstbi.ccas.ru Saint Tikhon Orthodox Theological Institute] - Moscow; [[Church of Russia]]

* Samara Theological Seminary, Samara
* Saratov Theological Seminary, Saratov
* [http://kavkaz.bogoslov.ru Stavropol Theological Seminary] - Stavropol; [[Church of Russia]]
* [http://www.sci.smolensk.ru/users/seminary/index.php Smolensk Orthodox Theological Seminary] -Smolensk; [[Church of Russia]]
* Tobolsk Theological Seminary, Tobolsk
* Tomsk Theological Seminary, Tomsk
* Vladimir Theological Seminary, Vladimir
* Vladivostok Theological College, Vladivostok
* Volgograd Theological College, Volgograd
* Vologda Theological College, Vologda
* Voronezh Theological Seminary, Voronezh
* Vyatka Theological College, Kirov
* Vyksa Theological College, Vyksa
* Yekaterinburg Theological College, Yekaterinburg

Псковское духовное училище (диакон Роман Гуцу). 180000, г.Псков, ул.Некрасова, 33. Тел.: (8112) 22-44-50, 23-32-02.

Рязанское духовное училище (прот. Петр Кравцов). 390000, г.Рязань, Кремль, 1. Тел. (0912) 77-52-95.

Саранское духовное училище (иерей Александр Пелин). 430000, г. Саранск, ул. Саранская, 67. Тел. (8342) 17-14-33.

Сыктывкарское духовное училище (епископ Сыктывкарский и Воркутинский Питирим). 167000, г.Сыктывкар, ул. Пермская, 10. Тел. (8212) 42-04-07.

Чебоксарское духовное училище (прот. Михаил Иванов). 128018, г.Чебоксары, ул.К.Иванова, 23. Тел.: (8350) 42-80-32, 42-80-68.

Челябинское духовное училище (прот. Борис Кривоносов). 454000, Челябинск, ул. Кыштымская, 32. Тел. (3512) 34-96-41.

Ярославское духовное училище (прот. Николай Лихоманов).150001, г.Ярославль, Богоявления, 4/6. Тел. (0852) 22-57-47.

Нижегородское епархиальное женское училище для подготовки псаломщиц, швей церковных облачений и мастериц по вышиванию. 603001, г.Нижний Новгород, ул. Рождественская, 36. Тел. (8312) 30-18-60.

Подготовительные пастырские курсы в Ижевской епархии (архимандрит Матфий). 426004, г.Ижевск, ул.Советская, 31-а. Тел. (3412) 78-00-87.

Пастырские курсы в Пермской епархии (диакон Валентин Пономарев). 614600, г.Пермь, ул.Орджоникидзе, 93. Тел. (3422) 33-74-71.

===Serbia===
*[http://www.bfspc.bg.ac.yu Faculty of Orthodox Theology of the University of Belgrade] - Belgrade, Serbia; [[Church of Serbia]]
*[http://www.akademijaspc.org.yu/ Academy for Church Art and Conservation] - Belgrade; [[Church of Serbia]]
*Saint Sava Orthodox Seminary in Belgrade; [[Church of Serbia]]
*Saint Arsenius Sremac Orthodox Seminary in Sremski Karlovci; [[Church of Serbia]]
*Saint Cyril and Methodius Orthodox Seminary in Nis; [[Church of Serbia]]
*Saint John the Chrysostome Orthodox Seminary in Kragujevac; [[Church of Serbia]]

===Slovakia===
*Orthodox Theological Faculty of Safarik University - Presov, Slovakia; [[Church of the Czech Lands and Slovakia]].

===Lebanon===
*[http://www.balamand.edu.lb/theology/ St. John of Damascus Faculty of Theology], Balamand, Lebanon; [[Church of Antioch]]

===Ukraine===
*Kyiv Orthodox Theological Academy, Kyiv; [[Church of Russia]]
*Odesa Orthodox Theological seminary, Odesa; [[Church of Russia]]
*Pochaiv Orthodox Theological Seminary, Pochaiv; [[Church of Russia]]
*[http://orth-mission.org.ua Poltava Orthodox Missionary School], Poltava; [[Church of Russia]]

==Non-Chalcedonian==
===India===
*[http://www.stotsindia.org St.Thomas Orthodox Theological Seminary] - Nagpur, India; [[Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church]].
*[http://www.ots.org.in Orthodox Theologica Seminary] - Kottayam, Kerala, India [[Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church]].

===Australia===
*[http://www.sacotc.org Saint Athanasius Coptic Orthodox Theological College] - Melbourne, Australia; [[Coptic Orthodox Church in Australia|Coptic Orthodox Diocese of Melbourne and Affiliated Regions]]
*[http://www.coptictheology.com Pope Shenouda III Coptic Orthodox Theological College] - Sydney, Australia; [[Coptic Orthodox Church in Australia|Coptic Orthodox Diocese of Sydney and Affiliated Regions]]

===United States===
*[http://www.stnersess.edu/ St. Nersess Armenian Seminary] - New Rochelle, New York
*[http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Aegean/9944/ Pope Shenouda III Coptic Orthodox Theological Seminary] - New Jersey and Los Angeles
*[http://www.suscopts.org/seminary/ St. Athanasius Theological Seminary] - San Antonio, Texas; The Coptic Orthodox Diocese of the Southern United States

===United Kingdom===
*[http://www.copticcentre.com/college1.html St. Athanasius the Apostolic Coptic Theological College], Stevenage, UK

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==Africa==
===Kenya===
*The Orthodox Patriarchal School "Archbishop of Cyprus [[Makarios III (Mouskos) of Cyprus|Makarios III]]" - Nairobi, Kenya; [[Archdiocese of Kenya]], in the [[Church of Alexandria|Patriarchate of Alexandria]].

===South Africa===
*The Alexandrian Catechetical School of South Africa - 72 Saunders Street, Yeoville, Johannesburg, South Africa; [[Archdiocese of Johannesburg and Pretoria]], in the [[Church of Alexandria|Patriarchate of Alexandria]].

==Asia==
===Japan===
*[[Tokyo Orthodox Seminary (Tokyo, Japan)]] - [[Church of Japan]]

==Australia==
*[[St. Andrew's Greek Orthodox Theological College (Sydney, Australia)|St. Andrew's Greek Orthodox Theological College]] - Redfern, Sydney, Australia; [[Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia]].

==North America==
===United States===
*[[St. Herman's Orthodox Theological Seminary (Kodiak, Alaska)|Saint Herman's Orthodox Theological Seminary]] - Kodiak, Alaska; [[Diocese of Alaska (OCA)|Diocese of Alaska]] in The [[Orthodox Church in America]].
*[http://www.orthodoxinstitute.org/ The Patriarch Athenagoras Orthodox Institute] - Berkeley, California
*[http://www.antiochian.org/academy St. Athanasius Academy of Orthodox Theology] - Elk Grove, California; [[Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America]].
*[http://serborth.org/education.html St. Sava's Serbian Orthodox Seminary] - Libertyville, Illinois
*[[Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology (Brookline, Massachusetts)|Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology]] - Brookline, Massachusetts; [[Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America]].
*[http://www.ukrainianorthodoxchurchusa.org/seminary.html St. Sophia Ukrainian Orthodox Theological Seminary] - South Bound Brook, New Jersey
*[[St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary (Crestwood, New York)|Saint Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary]] - Crestwood, New York; [[Orthodox Church in America]]
*[[Holy Trinity Orthodox Seminary (Jordanville, New York)|Holy Trinity Orthodox Seminary]] - Jordanville, New York; [[Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia]]
*[[Christ the Saviour Seminary (Johnstown, Pennsylvania)|Christ the Saviour Carpatho-Russian Seminary]] - Johnstown, Pennsylvania; [[American Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Diocese]]
*[[St. Tikhon's Orthodox Theological Seminary (South Canaan, Pennsylvania)|Saint Tikhon's Orthodox Theological Seminary]] - South Canaan, Pennsylvania; The [[Orthodox Church in America]]

====Distance Education====
*[http://www.euclidconsortium.org/euclid/en/school-pf.asp The Pavel Florensky School of Theology and Ministry] - An academic unit within the Euclid University Consortium. The Master's Degree in Orthodox Theology and Doctoral / Ph.D. programs are administered by a priest of the [[Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA]] (Patriarchate of Constantinople).
*[http://www.orthodoxtheologicalschool.org/ The Pastoral School of the Diocese of Chicago and Detroit] - [[Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia]]
*[[St. Stephen's Course in Orthodox Theology]] - [[Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America]]
*[http://www.OrthodoxPR.org/ St. Basil of Ostrog School of Higher Theological Education - Diocese of the East - [[Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia]]

===Canada===
*[[St. Andrew's College (Winnipeg, Manitoba)|St. Andrew's College]] in Winnipeg, Manitoba - [[Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada]]
*[[Toronto Orthodox Theological Academy (Toronto, Ontario)|Toronto Orthodox Theological Academy]] - Toronto, Canada; [[Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Toronto (Canada)]]
*[[Université de Sherbrooke]] - in Sherbrooke and Longueuil, Quebec
*[http://www.saintarseny.ca/ St. Arseny Institute] in Winnipeg, Manitoba - [[Orthodox Church in America]]'s Canadian Archdiocese

==Western Europe==
===France===
*[[St. Sergius Orthodox Theological Institute (Paris, France)|L'Institut de Théologie Orthodoxe Saint-Serge]] (St. Sergius Orthodox Theological Institute) - Paris, France; [[Russian Orthodox Exarchate in Western Europe]]
*[[St. Denys Theological Institute (Paris, France)|L'Institut de Théologie Saint-Denys de Paris]] (St. Denys Theological Institute) - Paris, France; [[Orthodox Church of France]]

==United Kingdom==
*[http://www.iocs.cam.ac.uk/ Institute for Orthodox Christian Studies] - Cambridge, UK

==Eastern Europe and Russia==
===Albania===
*Albanian Seminary at Tirana University, Albania; [[Church of Albania]]
*[http://www.orthodoxalbania.org/English/RessurectFrame.htm Holy Resurrection Seminary] - Durres, Albania; [[Church of Albania]]

===Belarus===
*[http://www.mdu.orthodoxy.ru Minsk Orthodox Theological School] -Minsk [[Church of Russia]]

===Bosnia and Hercegovina===
*Saint Basil of Ostrog Theological Faculty, Foča; [[Church of Serbia]]
*Saint Petar of Dabar and Bosna Orthodox Seminary, Foča; [[Church of Serbia]]

===Bulgaria===
*Saint Sofia Spiritual Seminary (email), Bulgaria; [[Church of Bulgaria]]
*[http://www.uni-sofia.bg/faculties/theology/index.html St. Kliment Ohridski Faculty of Theology]- University of Sofia, Bulgaria; [[Church of Bulgaria]]

=== Croatia ===
*Holy Three Hierarchs Orthodox Seminary in Krka Monastery; [[Church of Serbia]]

===Finland===
*[http://www.joensuu.fi/teoltdk/ortteol/ Joensuu University, Department of Orthodox Theology], Joensuu, Finland; [[Church of Finland]]
*[http://www.ort.fi/seminaari/ The Orthodox Seminary], Joensuu, Finland; [[Church of Finland]]

====Distance Education====
*[http://tkk.joensuu.fi/avoin/opiskelu/verkko-opinnot/orthod/ The Open University of Joensuu] - [[Church of Finland]]

===Greece===
*[http://www.auth.gr/theosch/ Faculty of Theology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki], Thessaloniki; [[Church of Greece]]
*[http://www.cc.uoa.gr/theology/html/english/mainen.htm Department of Theology, University of Athens], Athens; [[Church of Greece]]

=== Montenegro ===
*Saint Petar of Cetinje Orthodox Seminary in Cetinje Monastery; [[Church of Serbia]]

===Poland===
*[http://prawoslawie.uwb.edu.pl/en/ The Orthodox Theology Chair at the University in Bialystok] - Poland; [[Church of Poland]]
*[http://www.psd.edu.pl Warsaw Orthodox Theological Seminary] - Poland; [[Church of Poland]]

===Romania===

After the fall of communism in 1989, the number of theological faculties and seminaries multiplied greatly in Romania, as theological education was (re)integrated in the public education system since 1991.

=====Faculties=====
*[http://www.ftoub.ro/ "Justinian Marina" Orthodox Theology Faculty] at the University of Bucharest (in Romanian) - Bucharest, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*[http://teologie.ulbsibiu.ro/ "Andrei Șaguna" Orthodox Theology Faculty] at the University of Sibiu (in Romanian) - Sibiu, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*[http://ot.ubbcluj.ro/ "Babes-Bolyai" University Faculty of Orthodox Theology] (in Romanian) - Cluj-Napoca, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*[http://www.teologie.uaic.ro/default.php Orthodox Theology Faculty] at the "Alexandru Ioan Cuza" University in Iași (in Romanian, with some information in English) - Iași, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*[http://cis01.central.ucv.ro/teologie/ Orthodox Theology Faculty] at the University of Craiova (in Romanian) - Craiova, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*[http://www.litere.uvt.ro/teologie.htm Faculty of Letters, History and Theology] at the West University in Timișoara (in Romanian) - Timișoara, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*[http://www.univ-ovidius.ro/teologie/Meniu.htm Orthodox Theology Faculty] at the "Ovidius" University in Constanța (in Romanian) - Constanța, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*[http://www.upit.ro/index.php?i=59 Orthodox Theology Faculty] at the University of Pitești (web page under construction) - Pitești, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*[http://ftl.valahia.ro/continut.htm Faculty of Orthodox Theology-Letters] at "Valahia" University, Târgoviște (in Romanian) - Târgoviște, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*[http://teologie.uoradea.ro/ Orthodox Theology Faculty] at the University of Oradea (in Romanian) - Oradea, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*[http://www.teologiearad.ro/ Orthodox Theology Faculty] at the "Aurel Vlaicu" University in Arad (in Romanian) - Arad, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*[http://reintregirea.ro/index.php?cid=pagina-invatamant Orthodox Theology Faculty] at the "1 Decembrie 1918" University in Alba-Iulia (in Romanian, on the web page of the Alba-Iulia Archbishopric) - Alba-Iulia, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]

====Seminaries and theological high-schools====

The complete list is to be found [http://www.patriarhia.ro/ro/administratia_patriarhala/luitp.html here].

=====Metropolitanate of Muntenia and Dobrogea=====
*[http://www.seminarortodoxbucuresti.ro/ Orthodox Theological Seminary in Bucharest] (in Romanian) - Bucharest, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*[http://www.manastireapasarea.ro/seminar.html St. Filofteia Orthodox Theology Seminary] (monastic seminary for female students) - "Pasărea" Monastery, Brănești, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*"Dyonisios Exiguus" Orthodox Theology Seminary - Constanța, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*St. John Cassian Orthodox Theology Seminary - Tulcea, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*[http://seminarultargoviste.xhost.ro/ St. John Chrysostom Orthodox Theology Seminary] - Târgoviște, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*"Bishop Kesarios" Orthodox Theological Seminary - Buzău, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
* St. Epiphanios Orthodox Theological Seminary - Rătești, Romania (a monastic seminary for female students)
*"Patriarch Justin" Orthodox Theological Seminary - Câmpulung Muscel, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*[http://www.eparhiaargesului.ro/seminar_teologic.html "Neagoe Vodă" Orthodox Theological Seminary] - Curtea de Argeș, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*[http://www.seminarulsfandrei.blogspot.com/ St. Apostle Andrew Orthodox Theological Seminary] - Galați, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*St. John Chrysostom Orthodox Theological Seminary - Slobozia, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
* St. Kalinikos of Cernica Orthodox Theological Seminary -Turnu Măgurele, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
* St. John the Wallachian Orthodox Theological Seminary - Giurgiu, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]

=====Metropolitanate of Moldavia and Bukovina=====
* [http://semteoliasi.ro/ St. Basil the Great Orthodox Theological Seminary] - Iași, Romania [[Church of Romania]]
*[http://www.seminarulbotosani.srv.ro/ St. George Orthodox Theological Seminary], older site [http://mkp07.tripod.com/ro11.htm here] - Botoșani, Romania [[Church of Romania]]
*[http://www.seminaruldorohoi.ro/ St. John James of Hozeva Orthodox Theological Seminary] - Dorohoi, Romania [[Church of Romania]]
*"Veniamin Costachi" Orthodox Theological Seminary - Neamț Monastery, Vânători, Romania[[Church of Romania]]
*St. Paraskeva Orthodox Theological Seminary - Agapia Monastery, Agapia, Romania (for female students); [[Church of Romania]]
*[http://www.seminarulpiatraneamt.org/ Sts. Emperors Constantine and Helena Orthodox Theological Seminary] - Piatra Neamț, Romania (in Romanian); [[Church of Romania]]
*"Metropolitan Dosoftei" Orthodox Theological Seminary - Suceava, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*St. George Orthodox Theological Seminary - Roman, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*St. John Chrysostom Orthodox Theological Seminary - Huși, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]

=====Metropolitanate of Transylvania=====
*[http://www.seminarortodoxbrasov.ro/ "Dumitru Stăniloae" Orthodox Theological Seminary] - Brașov, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*Orthodox Theological Seminary - Făgăraș, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]

=====Metropolitanate of Cluj, Alba, Crișana and Maramureș=====

* Orthodox Theological Seminary - Cluj-Napoca, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
* "Metropolitan Simion Ștefan" Orthodox Theological Seminary - Alba Iulia, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
* Orthodox Theological Seminary - Zalău, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
* "Bishop Roman Ciorogariu" Orthodox High-School - Oradea, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
* [http://www.seminarulbm.ro/ "St. Hierarch Joseph the Confessor" Orthodox Theological Seminary], Baia Mare, Romanial [[Church of Romania]]
*"Nicolae Steinhardt" Orthodox Theological Seminary - Satu Mare, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]

=====Metropolitanate of Oltenia=====
*[http://stoc.licee.edu.ro/ St. Gregory the Theologian Orthodox Theological Seminary] - Craiova, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*Theological High-School - Târgu Jiu, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*[http://www.episcopia-ramnicului.ro/seminar.html St. Nicholas Orthodox Theological Seminary] - Râmnicu-Vâlcea, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]

=====Metropolitanate of Banat=====
* "Carmen Sylva" Pedagogical High-School - Theology section - Timișoara, Romania (mixed); [[Church of Romania]]
* [http://arad.uv.ro/ Orthodox Theological Seminary], new site [http://stoarad.webnode.com/ here] - Arad, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]
*St. Catherine Orthodox Theological Seminary - Prislop Monastery, Silvașu de Sus, Romania (monastic seminary for female students); [[Church of Romania]]
*[http://www.caransebes.ro/invatamant/sc_teol/index.htm#engleza "Ioan Popasu" Orthodox Theological Seminary] - Caransebeș, Romania; [[Church of Romania]]

===Russia===
*[[Moscow Theological Academy and Seminary|Moscow Orthodox Theological Academy]] -Moscow; [[Church of Russia]]
*[http://www.spbda.ru/english/index.ru Saint Petersburg Orthodox Theological Academy] -St. Petersburg; [[Church of Russia]].
*[http://kuz1.pstbi.ccas.ru St. Tikhon Orthodox Theological Institute] - Moscow; [[Church of Russia]]
*Pimen Orthodox Institute, (in Russian), St. Petersburg; [[Church of Russia]]
*[http://seminaria.bel.ru Belgorod Theological Seminary], -Belgorod; [[Church of Russia]]
*Kaluga Theological Seminary, Kaluga; [[Church of Russia]]
*Kazan Theological Seminary, Kazan; [[Church of Russia]]
*Khabarovsk Theological Seminary [http://seminary.pravostok.lgg.ru/ru/] -Khabarovsk; [[Church of Russia]]
*Kolomna Theological Seminary, Kolomna; [[Church of Russia]]
*Kostroma Theological Seminary,Kostroma [[Church of Russia]]
*Kursk Theological Seminary, Kursk [[Church of Russia]]
*Nizhny Novgorod Theological Seminary [http://nds.nne.ru] —Nizhny Novgorod; [[Church of Russia]]
*[http://kavkaz.bogoslov.ru Stavropol Theological Seminary] -Sravropol; [[Church of Russia]]
*[http://www.sci.smolensk.ru/users/seminary/index.php Smolensk Orthodox Theological Seminary] -Smolensk; [[Church of Russia]]

===Serbia===
*[http://www.bfspc.bg.ac.yu Faculty of Orthodox Theology of the University of Belgrade] - Belgrade, Serbia; [[Church of Serbia]]
*[http://www.akademijaspc.org.yu/ Academy for Church Art and Conservation] - Belgrade; [[Church of Serbia]]
*Saint Sava Orthodox Seminary in Belgrade; [[Church of Serbia]]
*Saint Arsenius Sremac Orthodox Seminary in Sremski Karlovci; [[Church of Serbia]]
*Saint Cyril and Methodius Orthodox Seminary in Nis; [[Church of Serbia]]
*Saint John the Chrysostome Orthodox Seminary in Kragujevac; [[Church of Serbia]]

===Slovakia===
*Orthodox Theological Faculty of Safarik University - Presov, Slovakia; [[Church of the Czech Lands and Slovakia]].

===Lebanon===
*[http://www.balamand.edu.lb/theology/ St. John of Damascus Faculty of Theology], Balamand, Lebanon; [[Church of Antioch]]

===Ukraine===
*Kyiv Orthodox Theological Academy, Kyiv; [[Church of Russia]]
*Odesa Orthodox Theological seminary, Odesa; [[Church of Russia]]
*Pochaiv Orthodox Theological Seminary, Pochaiv; [[Church of Russia]]
*[http://orth-mission.org.ua Poltava Orthodox Missionary School], Poltava; [[Church of Russia]]

==Non-Chalcedonian==
===India===
*[http://www.stotsindia.org St.Thomas Orthodox Theological Seminary] - Nagpur, India; [[Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church]].
*[http://www.ots.org.in Orthodox Theologica Seminary] - Kottayam, Kerala, India [[Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church]].

===Australia===
*[http://www.sacotc.org Saint Athanasius Coptic Orthodox Theological College] - Melbourne, Australia; [[Coptic Orthodox Church in Australia|Coptic Orthodox Diocese of Melbourne and Affiliated Regions]]
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===United States===
*[http://www.stnersess.edu/ St. Nersess Armenian Seminary] - New Rochelle, New York
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*[http://www.suscopts.org/seminary/ St. Athanasius Theological Seminary] - San Antonio, Texas; The Coptic Orthodox Diocese of the Southern United States

===United Kingdom===
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Judaism

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Judaism is a religion which has arisen after Jews have rejected and crucified the [[Jesus Christ|Messiah]] predicted by old testament prophets.


==Judaism and Russian Church Life==
*[http://www.stetson.edu/~psteeves/relnews/9807b.html Luzhkov demonstrates against antisemitism: Moscow Mayor backs Jewish Community] - by Will Englund, ''Baltimore Sun'', July 22, 1998



==External link==
*[http://www.marquette.edu/maqom/ The Jewish Roots of Christian Mysticism] - A set of resources put together by a seminary led by Fr. [[Alexander Golitzin]]

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Judaism

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The Judaism is the religion which has arisen after Jews have rejected and crucified the [[Jesus Christ|Messiah]] predicted by old testament prophets.


==Judaism and Russian Church Life==
*[http://www.stetson.edu/~psteeves/relnews/9807b.html Luzhkov demonstrates against antisemitism: Moscow Mayor backs Jewish Community] - by Will Englund, ''Baltimore Sun'', July 22, 1998



==External link==
*[http://www.marquette.edu/maqom/ The Jewish Roots of Christian Mysticism] - A set of resources put together by a seminary led by Fr. [[Alexander Golitzin]]

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Macarius (Glukharyov)

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Blessed [[Archimandrite]] '''Makarii Glukharev''' (1792-1847) was Russian [[hieromonk]] who founded the Altai mission in 1830. In the year 2000, the [[Russian Orthodox Church]] glorified him as a [[saint]] (''prepodobnyi'').

==Early life==

Fr. Makarii--née Mikhail--was born [[October 30]], 1792 in Viaz'ma (Smolensk Province), to parents Iakov and Agafiia. He also had a younger brother, Aleksei.<ref> AMG:FAM pp. 72-73. </ref>

His father being a [[priest]], Mikhail studied at ecclesiastical schools in Smolensk, then enrolled in the [[St. Petersburg Theological Academy|St. Petersburg Academy]], where he studied from 1813 to 1817. <ref> AMG:FAM pp. 73-76. </ref> At this time he met his future spiritual father, [[Philaret (Drozdov) of Moscow|Filaret]], later Metropolitan of Moscow. <ref> AMG:FAM pp. 76-77. </ref> He also developed an interest in the [[Philokalia]];<ref> AMG:FAM pp. 39-47; 78-79. </ref> the writings of Protestant mystics such as Jung-Stilling and Johann Arndt;<ref> AMG:FAM pp. 35-39; 77-79. </ref> Quakerism;<ref> AMG:FAM pp. 29,79. </ref> and the [[Russian Bible Society]].<ref> AMG:FAM pp. 12-21. </ref>

In 1818 Makarii (as he was now called) was [[tonsure]]d as a [[monk]], [[ordination|ordained]] as a priest, and enrolled at the [[Monastery of the Kiev Caves|Lavra of the Caves]] in Kiev. <ref> AMG:FAM pp. 81-86. </ref> In 1821, he transferred to Kostroma Seminary, where he received the rank of archimandrite. <ref> AMG:FAM pp. 86-90. </ref> At this time his confessor, Fr. Liverii, introduced him to the practice of [[hesychasm]]. He also met St. [[Seraphim of Sarov]], who had just emerged from forty years of seclusion. <ref> AMG:FAM pp.. </ref>

Fr. Makarii left Kostroma in 1824, apparently out of a desire for the [[cenobitic]] life, coupled with frustration over his administrative role. He eventually settled in the Glinsk Hermitage in Putivl village, near Kursk. <ref> AMG:FAM pp. 40-42; 90-93. </ref> There he conceived of the idea of becoming a missionary to Siberia.<ref> AMG:FAM pp. 43-45; 96. </ref>

==Altai mission==

In 1829 Fr. Makarii's application to become a [[missionary]] priest to Siberia was accepted, and he left for Tobolsk. The following year he moved to Biisk as superior of a new Altai mission.<ref> AMG:FAM pp. 97-101.</ref> His work there fell under the authority of Tobolsk Archbishop Evgenii Kazantsev (who served in that capacity from 1825 to 1831),<ref> AMG:FAM p. 97 n. 59. </ref> and then Archbishop Afanasia Protopov. <ref> AMG:FAM p. 107. </ref>

At first Fr. Makarii and his several companions made Biisk their central mission station. In 1831 they relocated to Maima, a village to the south whose location offered various advantages. In 1835 the central station was moved to nearby Ulala (present-day Gorno-Altaisk).<ref> AMG:FAM pp. 105-106. </ref>

Fr. Makarii's first convert was one Elesk, an Ulala native who received the [[baptism|baptismal]] name of Ioann. <ref> AMG:FAM pp. 106-107. </ref> According to his records, Fr. Makarii made a total of 675 converts, and baptized 1,047 children (of which 764 were native Altaian and 283 Russian). <ref> AMG:FAM pp. 141-142. </ref>

Fr. Makarii established a [[rule]] for the missionaries under which they were to share goods in common. This rule was maintained until after his death. <ref> AMG:FAM p. 99. </ref> The result was a relatively communitarian social structure in the villages which he supervised--similar, perhaps, to the cenobitic system which he admired.

Fr. Makarii established five Christian villages, in which Russian missionary families guided Altaian natives to adopt a sedentary agricultural lifestyle as well as the Orthodox Christian faith. He also founded two schools, a "poor house," and a hospital. By the onset of World War I, the number of villages had swelled to more than 180, and the number of baptized Altaians to perhaps 40,000, representing 55 percent of the native population. The mission hierarchy grew with corresponding complexity. <ref> AMG:FAM pp. 63-66. </ref>

Opposition emerged not only from local [[shaman]]s and other pagan leaders, but also from the "priestless" [[Old Believers]] (''bespopovtsy'') in the area, as well as certain civil authorities and members of the "white" clergy who had grown accustomed to benefitting financially from their clerical status. <ref> AMG:FAM pp. 123-127. </ref>

Fr. Makarii was unusual in his support for women missionaries. A longtime supporter of the restoration of the [[deaconess|female diaconate]],<ref> AMG:FAM pp. 59-61 </ref> he recruited several umarried women to join his work in Altai as nurses and teachers. <ref> AMG:FAM p. 115-116. </ref>

Altogether, Fr. Makarii lived in the Altai fourteen years (1829-1839, 1840-1844).

==Last years==

Between 1839 and 1840, Fr. Makarii departed the Altai for a fund-raising tour of several Russian cities. Funds thus raised were sufficient to finance boys' and girls' schools in Ulala and Maima.<ref> AMG:FAM pp. 135 ff. </ref>

In 1842 he asked to be relieved of his post in Siberia, citing ill health. Rather than the hoped-for permission to make the pilgrimage to [[Jerusalem]], however, Fr. Makarii instead received appointment as [[abbot]] of Bolkov Monastery (Orlov diocese).<ref> AMG:FAM p. 140. </ref>

In 1844, Fr. Makarii finally departed the Altai, leaving newly-ordained Fr. Stefan Vasil'evich Landyshev as his successor. <ref> AMG:FAM pp. 140-141. </ref> He died in Bolkhov on [[May 18]], 1847.<ref> AMG:FAM pp. 179-182. </ref>

==Legacy==

By World War I, the Altai mission established by Fr. Makarii had succeeded in converting over half of the region's native population, and organizing native followers into a network of Christian villages (whereas before most had been nomadic pastoralists). Some eighty-two schools of various types were established, along with rudimentary medical care. James Lawton Haney writes,

:"The most progressive among the Church's eight Siberian missions, these schools were operated primarily for the benefit of the native Altai people, although they also served Russians. Through instruction in the Orthodox faith they served to integrate the students into the Church, but they also offered them their only hope for entrance into the modern world through basic education. [...] It is undeniable that these schools served the state's colonial interests in the Russification of the native population. Due to the fact that classes were held in the Altai language and the fact that many teachers were of Altaian or part-Altaian heritage, however, the mission schools also provided the Altai people with a vision of a new social identity beyond the village or tribe. Even Soviet researchers have acknowledged that the schools played a significant role in cultural development of the Altai people."<ref> AMG:FAM pp. 64-65.</ref>

Josef Glasik calls the Altai mission

:"...the first really exemplary Orthodox mission organization."."<ref> Quoted in AMG:FAM p. 2.</ref>

The 1917 [[Russian Revolution]] essentially destroyed this network of communities.Also of note was the 1904 Burkhanist movement, a native Altaian religious movement which arose in opposition to Christianity and Russian rule.

==Quotes==

:''Translations into English by James Lawton Haney.''

On women teachers:

:"Is it not true that the first teachers of humans from birth have been essentially women? Were they not the first to teach us to think and speak? Were they not the first to sow the seeds of good and evil in the hearts of children in family activities? What has the Russian Church done for the Christian education of women among ordinary people? For the benefit of boys Russians were the last in the world to plan schools in villages: but you poor girls, you future mothers of generations, are you not human, are you not Russians? Have you not been atoned for and received jewels from the crown of Jesus Christ? Do you not need to know and love that One in whom you believe?" .<ref> AMG:FAM pp. 51-52. </ref>

On the construction of church buildings in remote villages:

:"Their architecture...[should] be simple so that the parishoners themselves could build them: the belfry should have a large bell, a fancy cupola; also, a multitude of high windows and large decorated doors. All this should be done in accord with the humble station of the people; however, it should be a correct building....The holy vessels in their churches should all be tin, but correct and of pleasant design; the clergy's vestments proper for the church and for the village--clean, but not rich; the iconostasis not large, consisting of a few, but proper, even fine, holy icons...the Gospel on the altar should be covered in a modest silk cloth with icons of the evangelists and of the Resurrection of Christ."<ref> AMG:FAM p. 53. </ref>

On missionary work among the Altaians:

:"Their intellectual faculties were so poorly developed, that it seems as though they cannot feel the soul in themselves; and the range of their thoughts and desires, their hopes and fears, their joys and sorrows, is limited to bodily needs. What is the missionary to do with them? Is he to be satisfied with spreading the faith alone? But not many from among them are in agreement with it; and fewer still who can understand it. Should one begin to speak to them about heaven? They think only about bread, and after sermons they engage in conversation only about how they have nothing from which to make bread for themselves. How should one approach a sick man? Should one speak to him about the soul, about eternal torment, about paradise? In response to this he points to the wounds on his body and, looking at the preacher with a languishing gaze, asks "''Em'-bar-ba?''" Do you have no medicine? And so, what is one to do with him?"<ref> AMG:FAM p. 110. </ref>

On translation:

:"The collection of Tatar words and sayings we have accumulated is like a beggar's sack in which there are all kinds of bread scraps, soft and hard, wheat and rye, fresh and stale--and when put together make a heavy load. These were our achievements through becoming acquainted with the different dialects used in the different native tribes. Here there was information from different sources we came across in our travel. Here there were Kumandin, Chern' Tatar, Teleut, and Altai words. It was so much of a mishmash heaped together that it was not easy to bring this chaotic mixture into any kind of harmonious order. I thought, what could one possibly get out of all this except remarkable nonsense? Among all these dialects--which were all related, but different from one another--it was necessary to adopt the most widely-used; to compile a dictionary of the dialect in the usual order; to note down, as far as possible, especially, the peculiarities of other districts; and, in such a manner, learn one and become acquainted little by little with another. We were already able to present to the natives the essential teachings of the faith and welcome them into the church of Christ in the Chern' Tatar and Altai dialects; but in transposing the Holy Scriptures to that or another dialact, it was not possible to take even a single step without an interpreter."<ref> AMG:FAM pp. 120-121. </ref>

On the importance of consistent long-term policies in the mission field:

:"Work done without conservation is vanity and fuss."<ref> AMG:FAM p. 95. </ref>

On being offered some squirrels by natives as a present:

:"Altai people! Altai people! Your squirrels have their burrows, but Christ has no place to lay his head."<ref> AMG:FAM p. 109. </ref>

On poverty:

:"A monk doesn't need any property. He doesn't need any safe deposit boxes or purses. The poor and wretched, they are our safe deposit boxes. Thieves will not steal what has been placed in them. They will be unlocked only in the next world." <ref> AMG:FAM p. 178. </ref>

On hope in God:

:"Let us be mistrustful of our own feelings...stand firm, let us not be hypocritical in our faith and in our devotion to Jesus Christ. Do not place hope in yourself but set all your hopes in God--that is the first lesson incumbent upon you to learn."<ref> AMG:FAM p. 185. </ref>

On humility:

:"The Lord tames the proud and gives his blessing to the humble. Learn from our Saviour to be humble until the end of life. Dig this well deep; the more living water there is, the more abundantly God's love will be poured into our hearts by the Holy Spirit."<ref> AMG:FAM p. 191. </ref>

On music (from a letter to Princess Trubetskaia):

:"I would like you to be more diligent in noble music; it is an art that elevates the soul."<ref> AMG:FAM p. 194. </ref>

On prayer:

:"Prayer is a fruit of love."<ref> AMG:FAM p. 187. </ref>

A prayer:

:"My God, be the essence of my feelings, my searchings, my meditations, and all my actions. Act in me, that all I begin to do, I would perform for the glory of Your name, that I would serve my fellow creatures filled with Your love. Send down your Holy Spirit into my heart. Let your Holy Spirit lead me from the beginning until the end and let Him be in me as will, deed, and achievement."<ref> AMG:FAM p. 186. </ref>

==Writings==

* (Ghost-written for Dimitrii Mizko.) ''Some Aspects of the Life of the late Right Reverend Iov, Archbishop of Ekaterinoslav, Kherson and Tavria, collected and set forth by a Principal of Ekaterinoslav District Schools, Dimitrii Mizko.'' [Nekotorye cherty zhizni presov. Iova, arkhiepiskopa ekaterinoslavskogo...sobrannye i ezlozhennye...Dimitriem Mizko.] St. Petersburg, 1826.<ref> AMG:FAM pp. 167-168. </ref>

* (as "N. Samoilov.") ''A Historical Description of the Glinsk Hermitage of the Virgin Mary.'' [Istoricheskoe opisanie Glinskoi bogorodskoi pustyni, sostaoiashchei Kurskoi eparkhii i gubernii v Putivlskom uezde.] Sostevlennoe Nikolaem Samoilovym. St. Petersburg, 1835.<ref> AMG:FAM pp. 169. </ref>

* ''Thoughts on the Means for the More Successful Extension of the Christian Faith among Jews, Mohammedans, and Pagans in the Russian Empire.'' [Mysli o sposobakh k uspeshnomu rasprostraneniiu khristianskoi very mezhdu evreiami, magometanami i iasychnikami v Rossiiskoi derzhave.] 1839. Letter to Tsar [[Nicholas I]] and the [[Holy Synod]] suggesting various reforms. The reaction was unfavorable.<ref> AMG:FAM 47-62; pp. 158-161. </ref>

* Bible translations from Hebrew to Russian. Fr. Makarii began his translation of the Old Testament in 1837, and worked on it all his life. He was disciplined for preferring the [[Masoretic]] text to the [[Septuagint]], and colloquial Russian to [[Church Slavonic]]. His incomplete translation was finally published in the 1860's, more than a decade after his death.<ref> AMG:FAM pp. 145-153. </ref>

* ''The Alphabet Bible.'' Theological teaching aid in four parts, intended for native Altaian converts. In Russian, c. 1842. Only the forward is extant. Fr. Makarrii received criticism for this work, which was said to reflect his "lack of humility" in interpreting scripture.<ref> AMG:FAM pp. 153-155. </ref>

* ''Elementary Doctrine for People Studying the Books of the Holy Bible.'' Unpublished, composed c. 1842. In two parts: Part One introduced the Cyrillic alphabet, Part Two introduced key prayers and scriptural verses. The work was rejected for publication on similar grounds as the above.<ref> AMG:FAM pp. 155. </ref>

* Miscellaneous translations into the Altaian language, including much of the New Testament, various prayers, a catechism, etc. These were revised by native collaborators. Fr. Makarii also compiled a comparative dictionary of Altaian dialects.<ref> AMG:FAM pp. 118-121.</ref>

* Unpublished translations of [[Gregory the Theologian]], [[Augustine of Hippo|St. Augustine]], [[John Climacus|John of the Ladder]], and other Church Fathers from Greek into Russian. <ref> AMG:FAM pp. 92. </ref>

* Sermons, 11 of which were published in ''Supplements to the Works of the Holy Fathers'' (1848), and with the addition of six more sermons, as the book ''Some Sermons of the Late Archimandrite Makarii, Superior of Altai Mission Church'' (1854).<ref> AMG:FAM pp. 161-162. </ref>

* A book of poetry, ''Lepta, for the benefit of the Altai mission''. [Lepta v pol'zu Tserkovnoi altaiskoi misii.] Moscow, 1846. <ref> AMG:FAM pp. 165-166. </ref>

* Various letters. The most complete collection is said to be that of Konstantin Vasil'evich Kharlampovich, who edited a volume containing 305 letters, arranged by recipient: ''Letters of Archimandrite Makarii Glukharev, Founder of the Altai Mission, with a Biographical Sketch, Portraits, Views, and Two Facimiles.'' [Pis'ma Arkhimandrita Makariia Glukhareva, osnovatelia altaiskoi missii, s biograficheskim ocherkom, portretami, vidom, i dvumia faksimile.] Kazan, 1905.<ref> AMG:FAM pp. 5, 72. </ref>

==Sources==

Kharlampovich, Konstantin Vasil'evich, and James Lawton Haney (translator and editor). ''Archimandrite Makarii Glukharev--Founder of the Altai Mission.'' Edwin Mellon Press, 2001. (Volume 6 in the series ''Studies in Russian History''.) Here cited as AMG:FAM.

Trisagion

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'''Trisagion''' (Greek τρισάγιον, thrice-holy), from ''tris-'' ("thrice") and ''agios'' ("holy").

==Translations of the Trisagion ==

'''English''': Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, have mercy on us.

'''Arabic''': قدوس الله، قدوس القوي، قدوس الذي لا يموت ارحمنا (Quddouson Allââh, Quddouson ul-qawee, Quddouson ulladhee la yamout, Irhamna).

[[Church Slavonic]]: Svjatyj Bozhe, Svjatyj Krepkij, Svjatyj Bezsmertnyj, Pomiluj nas.

'''Finnish''': Pyhä Jumala, Pyhä Väkevä, Pyhä Kuolematon, armahda meitä.

'''French''': Saint Dieu, Saint Fort, Saint Immortel, aie pitié de nous.

'''Georgian''': წმიდაო ღმერთო, წმიდაო ძლიერო, წმიდაო უკვდავო, შეგვიწყალენ ჩვენ (Tsmidao Ghmerto, Tsmidao Dzliero, Tsmidao Ukvdavo, shegvitsqalen chven).

'''Greek''': Ἅγιος ὁ Θεός, Ἅγιος ἰσχυρός, Ἅγιος ἀθάνατος, ἐλέησον ἡμᾶς (Agios O Theos, Agios Eeskhiros, Agios Athanatos, eleison imas).

'''Japanese''': 聖なる神, 聖なる勇毅, 聖なる常生の者や、我等を憐れめよ。 (Seinaru Kami, Seinaru Yūki, Seinaru Jōseinomonoya, Warerao Awaremeyo).

'''Latin''': Sanctus Deus, Sanctus Fortis, Sanctus Immortalis, miserere nobis.

'''Latvian''': Svētais Dievs, Svētais Spēcīgais, Svētais Nemirstīgais, apžēlojies par mums.

'''Meadow mari''': Святой Юмо, Святой Куатле, Святой Колыдымо, мемнам серлаге (Svyatoy Yumo, Svyatoy Kooatle, Svyatoy Kolydymo, memnam serlageh).

'''Romanian''': Sfinte Dumnezeule, Sfinte Tare, Sfinte Fără de moarte, Miluieşte-ne pe noi.

'''Spanish''': Two variants
: Santo Dios, Santo Fuerte, Santo Inmortal, ten piedad de nosotros.
: Santo Dios, Santo Poderoso, Santo Inmortal, ten piedad de nosotros.

'''Syriac / Aramaic''': ܩܕܝܫܐ ܐܠܗܐ، ܩܕܝܫܐ ܚܝܠܬܢܐ، ܩܕܝܫܐ ܠܐ ܡܝܘܬܐ، ܐܬܪܚܡܥܠܝܢ (Qadishat Aloho, Qadishat Haylthono, Qadishat lo MoyouTHo, eTHraHam al'ain).

== Trisagion Prayer ==
The '''Trisagion Prayers''' are a set of ancient prayers that begin each service of the [[Daily Cycle]]. They are also commonly used to begin one's private prayers.

''+Glory to Thee, our God, Glory to Thee.''

''O Heavenly King, Comforter, the Spirit of Truth, Who art everywhere present and fillest all things, the Treasury of good things and Giver of life: Come, and abide in us, and cleanse us from every stain, and save our souls, O Good One.''

''+Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal: have mercy on us.'' '''(3 times)'''

''+Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, both now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.''

''All-Holy Trinity, have mercy on us. Lord, cleanse us from our sins. Master, pardon our iniquities. Holy God, visit and heal our infirmities for Thy name's sake.''

''Lord, have mercy.'' '''(3 times)'''

''+Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, both now and ever, and unto the ages of ages.''

''Our Father, who art in Heaven, hallowed be Thy name. Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.''

''For Thine is the Kingdom, and the power, and the glory, of the +Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.''

==Oriental Orthodox Version==
In the [[Oriental Orthodox]] Churches, the Trisagion is understood as addressing Christ, and is ameded to read: "Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, who was cricifed for us, have mercy on us."

== External links ==
*[http://www.anastasis.org.uk/THE%20TRISAGION02.pdf A Note: The Translation of the Trisagion] (PDF)
*[http://www.ccel.org/ccel/schaff/npnf209.iii.iv.iii.x.html Chapter X.—Concerning the Trisagium ('the Thrice Holy')] by St. [[John of Damascus]] in his ''Exposition of the Orthodox Faith'', trans. by Rev. S. D. F. Salmond

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== "Church" v. "church" ==

I understand "the Church" v. "a church" when it comes to a parish. However, I thought that one could also have "a Church" meaning an entity such as the [[Church of Russia]]. Currently, that article (Jursidiction section) mentions: "This includes these self-governing Churches:" Is this wrong? (I would appreciate it if you would add some clarification to the [[OrthodoxWiki:Style_Manual#Capitalization|Style Manual]] on this so I can refer back to it.) Thank you. —[[User:Magda|magda]] ([[User_talk:Magda|talk]]) 15:05, June 2, 2008 (UTC)

==Vandalism 10June08==
Figured just after I did it... :/ ...Wonder if there's a way to have a setting where all of an editors edits can just be mass-reverted? — by [[User:Pistevo|Pιsτévο]] ''[[User talk:Pistevo|talk]]'' ''[[User talk:Pistevo/dev/null|complaints]]'' at 11:56, June 10, 2008 (UTC)

* Thank you very much, Fr. Andrew. It's just my duty.--''[[User:Θεοδωρος|Θεόδωρος]]'' 12:02, June 10, 2008 (UTC)

I've noticed you are able to delete particular edits from the revision history. I think [[Pope Saint Dioscorus I of Alexandria (Coptic POV)]] still needs help (or just to be transferred to OrthodoxSource and deleted here), but I'd like to know how to delete selected edits, and what the "undo" button does ... without harming an actual article. —[[User:Magda|magda]] ([[User_talk:Magda|talk]]) 19:47, June 11, 2008 (UTC)

:Thank you. I hadn't even noticed the (show/hide) link until you pointed it out. —[[User:Magda|magda]] ([[User_talk:Magda|talk]]) 22:15, June 11, 2008 (UTC)

::Hmm. Poking it doesn't seem to work in this case. I can rollback to the previous edit, or I can undo, but each option seems to deal with single edits, when I want to go back several edits. I have tried several times to copy and paste from an [http://orthodoxwiki.org/index.php?title=Pope_Saint_Dioscorus_I_of_Alexandria_(Coptic_POV)&oldid=60734 older edit], but I think that there may be too much data. I feel uncomfortable transferring this article to OrthodoxSource, because I don't know whether we have the right to use most of the material from this article (most of it seems to be from [http://www.coptichymns.net/module-library-viewpub-tid-1-pid-384.html this article]). In any case, if you can get the article restored (I give up), I think it needs a significant amount of cleanup. —[[User:Magda|magda]] ([[User_talk:Magda|talk]]) 22:52, June 11, 2008 (UTC)

== Help on Code ==

Hi, I have looked through the various Help Files but there doesnt seem to be one that teaches you (or define) how to use the parameters (and what these are) for code. I have been working on putting a {{ }} together but I want to collapse my table. Do you know of a reference I cna read to educate myself on this code? and what will work on OrthodoxWiki? [[User:Ixthis888|Vasiliki]] 02:58, June 12, 2008 (UTC)

:Do you know if the {{#if:}} are supposed to work on OrthodoxWiki? They work on Wikipedia -- [[User:Ixthis888|Vasiliki]]

== Recruitment of "expert" ==

Hi, I wanted to ask you to help me ... I am hoping that at this point in time, the number of people who go to OrthodoxSource is limited to ...two, three at the max ...because it will get crazy before a nice sensible 'framework' is put in place ... anyway, can you pop over to Orthodox Source for a moment ... and take a look at what I have started to do and please dont freak out ... I am pretty computer savvy .. the only problem is I am having difficulty with the #if code ... which is messing up the format for this template [http://www.orthodoxsource.org/Template:Author ''Development of Template for "Author" definitions"''] which is a key template to get this site up and running. Keep it quiet that I am working on that site because otherwise too many people will start sticky beaking into it and modifying things without the framework finishing ... -- [[User:Ixthis888|Vasiliki]]

So, who should I recruit??? See, my development so far ... I want someone to work with! Any ideas? [[User:Ixthis888|Vasiliki]]

== take a look .... ==

http://orthodoxsource.org/Author:Raphael_Hawaweeny

==Existing structure==
Thanks on the revert on my addition to the "graduates". I like to follow the existing structure a best I can. A few times I've noted what appears to be more than one path, usually over using similar titles for articles and categories that I think adds confusion in navigating. At this time I can't remember my "examples!" Multiple paths may be necessary sometime, but my intent is to work within the present structure and keep the structure simple to follow. [[User:Wsk|Wsk]] 14:09, June 18, 2008 (UTC)

==PSCA==
PSCA = "Provisional Supreme Church Authority [of the Russian Orthodox Church Abroad]", aka the "Agathangelites" -- the latest schismatic jurisdiction to emerge in Ukraine. I'll get a brief article about them up. {{unsigned|Aleks}}

==Stuff==
1. I am not trying to live in '''"bubble" world''' where only I can edit and only I can do as I please ... so, please dont go inferring that I should "bugger off" and start my own wiki if that is what I want ...

2. I am not upset because you deleted the DVD articles, or Category links (because I make OW mistakes) I never said that so please dont infer that. I am/was upset with the overall revert you made to the OrthodoxSource Main Page. That was a significant (rv) and I just would have liked the opportunity to have been treated like an equal in that case - drop me a conversational note giving me a warning that you intend to do it. That was what upset me, ''''the fact you didnt think I was worth discussing it in the first place'''

3. I tend to get defensive with you because from Day One you have been pretty abrupt with me on just about every occassion ... so that pattern has made me feel like '''you dont think I am worth discussing with in the first place''' - even if you do talk to me ... it has been talking "down" on occassions, little comments in the past "highlighting" my weaknesses have made me feel inferior ... and have made me feel that everyone has a superior grasp of "English", I dont ... so ... I do note, that you are so willing to be "patient" with me; Wow, how awesome that you can exhibit ''patience'' with me? how good does that make me feel?

It doesnt matter. The point is, I dont seem to do it right in here. So, goodbye from today. I wont contribute to OW anymore if you all think that my contributions lack 'quality", what is the point of wasting my time and yours? - [[User:Ixthis888|Vasiliki]] 04:52, June 19, 2008 (UTC)

: See my response on your [[User talk:Ixthis888|talk page]]. —[[User:ASDamick|Fr. Andrew]] [[User_talk:ASDamick|talk]] [[Special:Contributions/ASDamick|contribs]] ('''[[User:ASDamick/Wiki-philosophy|THINK!]]''') 05:00, June 19, 2008 (UTC)

== My Apology and request for Help ==

I want to apologise for coming across (in written text) as such a cry baby ... I guarantee you I get frustrated that I can not explain myself simply and quickly and appropriately and I know you are a cool priest but I do get upset on big ticket items because all i want is the opportunity to discuss ... In any case, accept my apologies for going all huffy yesterday. I still stand by the fact I will not contribute to OW any longer since I feel that I am a nuisance rather than a help. However, in OS I really do want to contribute to developing the framework/skeleton (ie. Set up all the codes and the worksheets) that can then be "filled" with the revelant Bibliographical lists by others (or even me). To do that, I really need someone to talk with over in the OS wiki. At the moment, I want to discuss a framework for Liturgical Texts (BEFORE) I go ahead and set up the entire code/framework .... Can you help me? [http://www.orthodoxsource.org/OrthodoxSource:Discussion DESIGN of Liturgical Text Portal] - [[User:Ixthis888|Vasiliki]] 00:35, June 20, 2008 (UTC)

== Estonian "Issue" ==

Father:

Evlogeite!

Regarding your comments about the Estonian Church. You write:
"The reason for the difference in naming is that the EP's Estonian church is not regarded by the EP as a constituent part—rather, the EP regards the Estonian church as autonomous, having the same status as Finland, Sinai, etc. The MP, however, regards its Estonian church as being essentially an integral part of the MP, in contrast with the Church of Ukraine, which it regards as autonomous. Thus, the distinction."

Please explain to me, what the difference in status is between the Ukrainian and Estonian Churches (MP). It seems to me that both have the same status within the MP. The Primate of the Ukrainian Church is confirmed by the Moscow Patriarch; so is the Primate of the Estonian Church (MP). Hierarchs of the Ukrainian Church serve in the Council and Synod of the Russian Church; so do hierarchs of the Estonian Church (MP). In fact, the Metropolitan of Kiev is an ex officio permanent member of the Holy Synod in Moscow. The Ukrainian Church receives its chrism from the Moscow Patriarch; so does the Estonian Church (MP). The name of the Patriarch of Moscow is elevated at services in the Ukrainian Church and in the Estonian Church before the names of the Metropolitans of Kiev and Tallinn, respectively.

Thus, I see no difference between their status as "integral parts of the MP" or not. I do not know what the status of the Estonian Church (EP) is within the EP. However, it seems to me that, for matters of OrthodoxWiki:

1. If the Ukrainian Church is listed as an autonomous church with unrecognized autonomy in the box of autonomous / autocephalous churches, so too should be the Estonian Church (MP), alongside the Estonian Church (EP). This is already happening on the French version of the project.

2. There should be two articles. One called "Church of Estonia (EP)" and one called "Church of Estonia (MP)". The article "Church of Estonia" ought to be a disambiguation page. Doing otherwise may be construed as taking sides in a canonical debate.

Yours in Christ, --[[User:Aleks|Aleks]] 15:56, June 23, 2008 (UTC)

== New Article - '''[[Georgii Shavelsky]]''' ==

'''Hi, when you have the time, could you please create his Biography - [[Georgii Shavelsky]] - to compliment the osource Memoir you create? I have cut and paste a really bad "Google" translation of a biography I found from the 'source', see below. ... I do not read or understand Russian so there is no way I can edit the google translation for accuracy of information bc I can not cross check it with the authentic material in the Russian language. I created a OrthodoxSource article to link the Memoir you created, please visit [[osource:Author:Georgii Shavelsky]] to link the OW article and also modify the osource article.''' - [[User:Ixthis888|Vasiliki]] 01:22, June 26, 2008 (UTC)

* Source: [http://209.85.171.104/translate_c?hl=en&sl=ru&u=http://militera.lib.ru/memo/russian/shavelsky_gi/pre.html&prev=/search%3Fq%3DShavelsky%26hl%3Den]
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Life, identity and fate of his father George Shavelski represents an unusually coherent whole. Since their memories of. George starts only in 1911, when he received the appointment as military and maritime Protopresvitera clergy, Publisher them. Chekhov is experiencing living need to give readers a better understanding of the life of this exceptional man and a prominent cleric.

George O. Shavelsky was born on January 6, 1871 in the village Dubokray Vitebsk province, in the family dyachka that heavy peasant labour extractive piece of bread for his large family. Primary education has received in the future Protopresbyter Duhovnom College and then graduated from the first course Theological Seminary. Ahead holds the promise of higher education in the Theological Academy. But on. George has chosen to dedicate themselves to serving ordinary people, and in 1891 was appointed psalomshchika very poor parish of Vitebsk province. Here at the same time, and he became a teacher in rural schools. Four years later, he took the San priesthood and was appointed rector in his native village of another province. Two years later, his wife died, leaving him two-year-old girl. However, Father Georgy not fallen spirit, wholeheartedly commend pastoral work. Soon, on the recommendation of the bishop of Vitebsk, about. George was sent to St. Petersburg for the admission of Spiritual Academy. He brilliantly stood the entrance examination and immediately allocate as the best student of the Academy. [6]

As far back as when his student, about. George was appointed preacher at the Alexandrovsky Engineering Plant and decent in the name of Grand Duke Dmitry Konstantinovich in Strelna. As a student 3 - course, he became rector Suvorovskoy church.

When broke out Russian-Japanese war, about. George volunteered to go to the front and received the appointment in the army regimental first priest, then divisional decent, mostly at the end of the priest Manchu armies. For his outstanding leadership and exceptional prowess (the risk to the life he visited the front line, where once suffered severe concussion), about. George was elevated to the rank of archpriest of St. and awarded honors. And St. George. Vladimir with swords.

In March 1906 on. George returned to his pastoral ministry in Suvorovskoy Church in St. Petersburg. In addition to pastoral service, Fr. Georgy very early borrowed teaching activity. Since 1906 - till 1910 - the year he was zakonouchitelem in Smolny Institute, a professor of theology in 1910 Historical Studies Institute. In the same in 1910 about. George became a member of the military spiritual Protopresbyter. The next in 1911, about. George was appointed Protopresbyter military and maritime clergy Russian Empire.

Events shook Russia's first revolution of 1904-5. heightened public interest Church circles to religious education officers and soldiers. O. George was the initiator of special institutions for officers theological readings. His lectures always been a huge success. At the initiative on. George, such readings have been organized in Moscow, Kiev, Kharkov and Kazan garrisons.

Even before the start 1 - World War II, in the first period [7] his protopresviterstva (1911-1914's.) About. George has totally restructured and greatly raise the military and especially maritime clergy, it attracted a number of prominent clerics. It should be noted, and emphasize his ability and the ability to select a talented assistants and keep firmly in their hands, those, different abilities were not always at a height in nature. From the clergy subordinate to him, he demanded that everyone worked fully its forces and capabilities, but will certainly worked; negligent and stroptivyh he pursued and expelled. His kipuchey energy and skill to come to any good and useful case and bring it to the end, as well as their availability, responsiveness and willingness to come to the aid of everyone in need, he earned the love, respect and trust him in a subordinate of about 5,000 people (during the war) clergy, which in 1917 at its All-Russian congress elected him his life Protopresbyter.

By the end of July 1914. George has prepared a draft name to the highest total reorganization of management and maritime military clergy. To carry out his he was not given. Gryanula war. George O. received the appointment in Stavku High-Chief.
Further story of his life and work on. George tells himself to the attention of readers memoir. After the end of civil war. George moved to Bulgaria. Here he first became an ordinary priest. Outstanding ability and talent on the bright predicant. George was soon rated as the Bulgarian church authorities and local universities. George O. was brought to the pedagogical work first as a teacher Sophia University, then as a professor of Theological [8], Faculty of Sofia University, while he was zakonouchitelem and director of Russian grammar school.

George O. and was destined to survive the Second World War. He died rather quietly ugas 2 - October 1951. Despite the fact that the death of Fr. George could not inform all his friends, relatives and acquaintances, the news of the death of Fr. George razneslas with lightning speed, not only for Sofia, but also for the province. The funeral on. George attracted a huge number of people simply wanted to ashes beloved pastor and mentor.

Outstanding organizational skills, teaching skills, independence of judgement, faithful to their convictions, combined in on. Georgia with remarkable humility in his personal life and habits. This modesty especially stay invisible when compared with the breadth of its aid near and far. These qualities about. George Shavelskogo served as a source of legends, which is still in his lifetime became folded around his behalf.
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== The Reason You Make the Big Bucks ==

Fr. Andrew, as I noted on the main moderator page, the Liturgy of St. Tikhon article needs moderation -- more than you provided. I'm offended at being equated with my attacker, and had you bothered to read the bulk of the post, you'd note I more than presented a thorough case for why my edits improved the article. IMO, the word "almost" should be struck from the record, but the last time this same poster started three simultaneous edit-wars with me (Feb. 12-14), you threatened to ban us both if we ever did it again. (There I am getting blamed for ''responding'' again.) So, to avoid being banned by you, I'm asking you to do the moderator's job, read the background material about how the AWRV has implemented all these in actual fact (which you probably know already), and (if you're convinced) strike the word "almost" from the article (or if not, let us know why not). You're a moderator, and I'm tired of being blamed for responding -- so have at it. :) --[[User:Willibrord|Willibrord]] 03:32, June 28, 2008 (UTC)
:Thanks. I know how busy you must be with PLC coming up, but I appreciate your looking things over.--[[User:Willibrord|Willibrord]] 22:56, June 28, 2008 (UTC)

Deacon Ben got in trouble for "responding"? He deleted an entire article of mine. (I put it back :) ) BTW, Father Andrew, THANK YOU for being objective and noting that a page titled "Western Rite and Old Calendarists" was about the Western Rite and Old Calendarists. I would love to review what "Willibrord" was "confirming"-- forgive my presumption but the man has an agenda. I wish I had the exact quote of Patriarch Elias of Antioch the first time he saw the "St Tikhon" liturgy: to paraphrase, he expressed surprised at an Orthodox liturgy that never once mentioned the Theotokos. --[[User:JosephSuaiden|JosephSuaiden]] 21:14, July 18, 2008 (UTC)

== Something the North Got Right ==

"I'm a Southerner by birth and at heart, though I do wish there were more proper bakeries south of the Mason-Dixon Line. That's possibly one of the major things Yankees have gotten right."

They didn't do too bad at emancipation or crop-burning, either.--[[User:Willibrord|Willibrord]] 03:36, June 28, 2008 (UTC)

== Wikipedia: article or version permalink ==

I am curious as to why you changed the Wikipedia link back to the general article (for the [[Leo VI]] article). Since the Wikipedia page was listed as a source, my understanding is that OrthodoxWiki prefers the version permalink (cf. [[OrthodoxWiki:Style Manual (Importing)]]); for external links (not sources), I can understand using the interwiki for the general Wikipedia article, but this one is a source. —[[User:Magda|magda]] ([[User_talk:Magda|talk]]) 16:22, July 1, 2008 (UTC)

== Non-standard characters ==

I remember (so I hope this happened) discussing on the wiki the policy of using standard Latin characters for article names. However, I cannot find any mention of this policy or any discussion about it. I checked the move log, and the only moves for "standard characters" are mine. Do you remember anything about this, or do you have thoughts on writing this up as a policy? (I think it's a good idea to have non-standard characters within the article, and as a redirect to the article.) —[[User:Magda|magda]] ([[User_talk:Magda|talk]]) 22:06, July 1, 2008 (UTC)

== "African Orthodox Chruch" ==
Hi Fr Andrew :)
I wanted to ask you about a topic I just came across.... In the [[Time of Church History]] article, the entry for 1924 refers to:
''"..Bp. Daniel William Alexander convenes meeting in Kimberley, South Africa, which decides to secede from the African Church (a Protestant denomination) and affiliate with the "African Orthodox Church" in New York under George McGuire;"''

Anyways, I accidentally came across a webpage that discusses the history of the [http://www.coltranechurch.org/african.htm "African Orthodox Church"], stating "The A.O.C. was founded by George Alexander McGuire in 1921."

After reading this short summary, I am still not sure who this group is,..obsvioulsy non-canonical with mainstream Orthodoxy?? So, should we have an article on this group in the OW, for clarification purposes? Or at least an article on George Alexander McGuire? What do you think?
Cheers,
Chris.
[[User:Angellight 888|Angellight 888]] 18:32, July 4, 2008 (UTC)

== A request for Orthodox Christian participants in a project ==

Dear Admin AsDamick,

Since I believe in the unity of saints in regards to Christendom as a whole and because I have read excellent works written by Orthodox Christians, I was hoping to get the Orthodox Christian community involved in a project.

The project I currently have going is the refutation of atheism on the internet. As part of this effort, I created what is likely the seventh most popular article on atheism on the internet in the English speaking world and the article can be found here: http://www.conservapedia.com/Atheism The article is currently ranked #7 at Google USA for the search "atheism". I can use this article to help other articles rank high on the search engines for various articles on atheism by featuring those articles in the aforementioned article.

I currently work in the search engine optimization field which is simplified is helping clients rank high for Google for various topics and searches. I am willing to teach you some excellent principles in regards to this field so your material would likely have prominence on the internet. The principles are easy to learn and it would be my pleasure to teach my fellow Christians involved in a anti-atheism campaign some fundamental principles in regards to getting their material to rank high for the search engines and do it on a volunteer basis.

Since Orthodox Christianity suffered greatly under atheistic communism, I would like to have the Orthodox Community be a part of the anti-atheism campaign. Also, there are many Orthodox Christians. Perhaps you could provide me useful feedback in relation to the above anti-atheism article. Also, perhaps you could help me gain the contributions of Orthodox Christians to the anti-atheism campaign.

I decided to start this campaign partly due to the the New Atheism that has reared its head as of late.

Please let me know if you or others are interested in any of the above. You can contact me at my user talk page. [[User:Manchuria|Manchuria]] 14:49, July 13, 2008 (UTC)

== OSource Main Page ==

Hi, could you please replace current Main Page code with revised code that I have temporarily placed at: '''[[osource:Sandbox]]'''. Thanks - [[User:Ixthis888|Vasiliki]] 03:05, July 16, 2008 (UTC)

== Hosting copyright material on OrthodoxSource ==

Hi, I have received permission from an Orthodox priest to host his articles on OrthodoxSource. Now, I wanted to make sure that this would be ok before going and dumping his articles on OS so that I dont get (a) myself into trouble and (b) OrthodoxSource into trouble. What is the process for "documenting" the permission to use the article? Its only me that has a copy of this email on my private gmail email - do I forward Father John Schroedel a copy and is that enough to cover orthodoxSource from copyright issues???? I am very interested to understand what to do from here before I start dumping his material. [[User:Ixthis888|Vasiliki]] 02:02, July 21, 2008 (UTC)

== Help Me ... please ==

Can you please modify the Main Page on OrthodoxSource to '''"remove"''' the sentence ''"An online repository of archival and contemporary open-license Orthodox content..."'' which advertises orthodoxSource as "Open-license" ...

I was emailing Father John Schroedel who explained that by this sentence it can be understood that: ''by open-license, I would mean something that can be freely copied, and perhaps modified. The Creative Commons licenses do a good job of allowing a range of terms and conditions while still encouraging the free use of the content.''

This is one of his concerns, since he visions: ''I had envisioned, for example, putting archival/historical content there -- such as the old pamphlets that constitute a large part of the printed record of Orthodox in the U.S. in the early part of the last century, or photos of Orthodox places that are distributed under a creative commons license, or other public materials, epecially those items of significance for the history and identity of the Orthodox community.''

I would like to make him happy (and do things right of course) but I can not modify the Main Page to rectify this mistake of mine :-) That sentence ''"An online repository of archival and contemporary open-license Orthodox content..."'' is a direct cut and paste from "WikiSource" when I was setting up the structure and since you have locked the Main Page, I can not rectify my edit ...
- [[User:Ixthis888|Vasiliki]] 23:49, July 21, 2008 (UTC)

== Fr John - old Pamphlets ==

Hi, because I am in Australia picking up the phone is a hard thing to do :-) Can you speak with Father John and ask him which Pamphlets he would like loaded onto OrthodoxSource. I am happy to start "setting" it all up for him ...if you like you can email me the *.pdf's on my personal email ... Do you know how to access my email without me having to post it publicaly? [[User:Ixthis888|Vasiliki]] 00:07, July 22, 2008 (UTC)

: I really have no idea what you're talking about. Unfortunately, I am also unable to do much outside contact at the moment, since I am at a clergy conference and away from home. (I also don't even have Fr. John's phone number!) —[[User:ASDamick|Fr. Andrew]] [[User_talk:ASDamick|talk]] [[Special:Contributions/ASDamick|contribs]] ('''[[User:ASDamick/Wiki-philosophy|THINK!]]''') 19:31, July 23, 2008 (UTC)

== Taxiarhis ==

Look, thanks for that. I did a OW search on the word "Taxiarhis" and did not find it ... it never occured to me to search on the "Taxiar'''c'''his" spelling ... thanks for fixing up and sorry to waste your time on something I should have picked up in the first instance. - [[User:Ixthis888|Vasiliki]] 23:14, July 30, 2008 (UTC)

== Good-morning ==

Hi, I am a little confused because I didnt revert anyones edits (?) As for the actual note you left on my page ... Thanks and Sorry, if I "intercepted" the edit by the Publication company but I didnt think (at the time) I made any drastic changes (like I didnt delete anything). I dont believe I 'disciplined' them either I made a friendly suggestion and encouraged them by even adding a link and the potential for them to contribute! Anyway, I dont know why as a grown woman I have to explain and apologise by now you should know that I am keen in assisting here so by default - SORRY! Thanks for the heads-up! Maybe you can think about "using"/or "directing" me towards what you actually want from me because quite frankly it gets tiring doing the wrong thing all the time :-) and then being 'advised' :-) so, I will leave it up to you to leave a "task list" for me to follow through on. Cheerio and God Bless. [[User:Ixthis888|Vasiliki]] 22:50, August 6, 2008 (UTC)

== Email ==
What are the steps in "My Preferences" for making my email accessible without being public? - [[User:Ixthis888|Vasiliki]] 23:07, August 6, 2008 (UTC)

==Talk:Sarum Use==
Hello Fr, I was trying to add some comments to this discussion page, and when I tried to save it removed all existing comments. Tried to undo the revision, and the undo did not save. Not able to restore,,can you please help?? Thanks,
[[User:Angellight 888|Angellight 888]] 21:22, August 26, 2008 (UTC)

== http://www.chrysostom.org/writings.html ==

Hi, two of your links do now work on the "Writings" page ...
:BEATITUDES: http://www.ocf.org/OrthodoxPage/reading/St.Pachomius/matthom15.html
:LORDS PRAYER: http://www.ocf.org/OrthodoxPage/reading/St.Pachomius/matthom19.html
I thought you might want to know this so you could update the page.
[[User:Ixthis888|Vasiliki]] 23:28, November 2, 2008 (UTC)

PS. I also took a photo of an icon of Chrysostom within the Church of the Holy Trinity, Taksim, Constantinople. It is a gorgeous fresco of him ... I am more than happy to give you permmission to use it on your webpage ... oh yeah, and His relics (God Bless, at the Patriarchate I was weeping when I realised who I was venerating) ...one catch only ... can you change the background colour of the web page from black to something more positive and colourful like white?? LOL [[User:Ixthis888|Vasiliki]] 23:30, November 2, 2008 (UTC)

== Osource ==
Hey, it's getting all too hard :-)

I ''have'' asked in the past for some assistance but been ignored - except for Andrew, who has legitimately stepped in and helped set up codes and stuff. Awesome guy. I can offer again, what I said months ago, ... if '''you''', or someone, can just '''DUMP material''' into a Sandbox ... that you believe should be ON Osource or you want on Osource ... I will do the clean up work and categorisation and formatting the very next day :-) if we dont all come to some working solution the site will just sit there neglected ... which would be such a shame as there are many people who are accessing it to read the articles.

So, what do you say? Will you work with me? Give me 'dumps' of "anytyhing" that does not breach copyright and I will fix it up for the good of OW/OS and the Orthodox community?

[[User:Ixthis888|Vasiliki]] 22:29, November 20, 2008 (UTC)

== Updating The Great Schism ==

Fr. Andrew:

Who would you prefer that I get permission from to post this material? (I will do so, if possible) , because I believe it will greatly benefit this article!

Thanks,

Jaye (Jacifus)

== Great Schism Edit ==

Fr.

I respectfully disagree that the Entire Eastern Church was not excommunicated. The Bull said as much. I refer you to Bishop Kallistos "The Orthodox Church". I consider his account to be carefully researched and accurate.

Jaye (jacifus)

: Please refer comments on the content of specific articles to their respective talk pages. Thanks! —[[User:ASDamick|Fr. Andrew]] [[User_talk:ASDamick|talk]] [[Special:Contributions/ASDamick|contribs]] ('''[[User:ASDamick/Wiki-philosophy|THINK!]]''') 01:08, December 14, 2008 (UTC)

== Editing OId Believers ==

Dear father Andrew,

Perhaps you should have a look at the Old Believers article one again. All cleaning up has been reverted by Fatman2021, without any explanation on the Discussion page.

I suppose we don't leave the article as it is now and if you have the authority to clean up once again, I'd strongly suggest you'd do so. (If I were to do the job, I'm afraid an edit war with Fatman2021 may become inevitable.)
[[User:Vasstar|Vasstar]] 14:13, December 14, 2008 (UTC)

== URGENT - Ambush by computer generated Users ==

Hi, we are about to be ambushed by computer generated User accounts ....... [[User:Ixthis888|Vasiliki]] 04:05, December 17, 2008 (UTC)

==Name of ROC==

I have read the policy by the link you have indicated. Frankly, i did not quite get the meaning clear, or the purpose thereof. The thing with the ROC is that there are 2 legally official names of the entity (as registered by the RF Justice Minisrty): ''Русская православная церковь'' and ''Московский патриархат''. In all honesty, the name used in the relevant article has never been in existence, albeit it could be an historiographic designation covering the multitude of names; in effect the ROC had not had a properly official name prior to 1943, when it was formally recognised by state under this name.[[User:Muscovite99|Max]] 18:00, December 18, 2008 (UTC)

: This is answered on [[Talk:Church of Russia]]. As is noted in a number of our policy documents, we have our own taxonomy here, which often does not reflect official, legal names. The official OrthodoxWiki standard for all Orthodox churches is ''Church of [Place]''. This policy has been in effect pretty much since the wiki was founded in 2004. —[[User:ASDamick|Fr. Andrew]] [[User_talk:ASDamick|talk]] [[Special:Contributions/ASDamick|contribs]] ('''[[User:ASDamick/Wiki-philosophy|THINK!]]''') 19:37, December 18, 2008 (UTC)
::*I can perfectly see the logic behind such taxonomy and even accept it. But the point is, as i noted in my original edit comment, that such designation is not only formally incorrect, but in essence as well (by essence i mean the ecclesiological reasoning that obviously underpins your taxonomy). This is no more a Church of Russia than it is a Church of Ukraine (in fact, Ukraine could well lay a historically better grounded claim to it), or Latvia, for that matter. If one were to base the wording of the designation on the title of a Primate in question (which would be a legitimate thing to do within your taxonomy), the article would have to be called "Church of Moscow" (or "Church of Rus"). Paradoxically, you have chosen to employ the current official name of a country, which constitutes only a fraction (less than half by parish numbers) of the "canonical territory" of the ROC. How can you warrant that?[[User:Muscovite99|Max]] 20:00, December 22, 2008 (UTC)

::: It's warranted with a combination of basic ecclesiology (i.e., the Church is not "Russian," "Greek," etc., but it is the Church in and of a particular place—Russia, Greece, etc.) and of English usage. ("Church of Russia" gets about 30,000 hits on Google.) It's notably the usage of such groups as the OCA[http://www.oca.org/OCworldrussia.asp?SID=2], etc. Of course its usage pales in comparison with "Russian Orthodox Church," but that term is objectionable for the reasons previously noted. ("Church of Moscow" is a somewhat idiosyncratic term hardly ever used except in larger, translated phrases such as "Estonian Church of Moscow Patriarchate.")

::: The many parishes in Ukraine are covered by a separate article: [[Church of Ukraine]] (along with articles on the irregular bodies, as well).

::: No matter what one names these articles, they'll not be satisfactory to all. This is what our policy here is. Our policy has been to use the city names for the ancient patriarchates but common country names for the newer autocephalous and autonomous churches (the exceptions are the OCA, which is of somewhat irregular status, and the Church of Sinai, which designates a region). You'll notice that this is consistently the case.

::: Anyway, the proper place to discuss the names of articles is on the talk pages of the articles themselves. That way, everyone interested in working on the article can participate. Please direct future comments to [[Talk:Church of Russia]]. —[[User:ASDamick|Fr. Andrew]] [[User_talk:ASDamick|talk]] [[Special:Contributions/ASDamick|contribs]] ('''[[User:ASDamick/Wiki-philosophy|THINK!]]''') 21:25, December 22, 2008 (UTC)

== Prove to Me that We need that Guy ==

I will be the first to put UP my hand and say "WE NEED THAT GUY"! bet you never thought I would say that they way "sou vgazo glwssa oli tin wra" [[User:Ixthis888|Vasiliki]] 03:15, December 19, 2008 (UTC)

: Vasiliki, it's not "we need ''that guy''," but rather I'm the Guy Who Says "Prove To Me That We Need That [article/addition/thing/etc.]." There is a reason why I placed the hyphens where I did. —[[User:ASDamick|Fr. Andrew]] [[User_talk:ASDamick|talk]] [[Special:Contributions/ASDamick|contribs]] ('''[[User:ASDamick/Wiki-philosophy|THINK!]]''') 21:04, December 19, 2008 (UTC)
::I give up ... I just wish you could not be so 'scholastic'with me some times and just ... lighten up :) I apologise in advance ... [[User:Ixthis888|Vasiliki]] 13:13, December 20, 2008 (UTC)

::: Vasiliki, it's not "scholastic" to expect that readers actually read carefully. It's just good language usage. There's a reason why grammar, syntax, punctuation, etc., work the way they do. It might help if you didn't so frequently assume the worst when reading what other folks write.

::: Certainly, perhaps this level of reading and writing comprehension is not needed for everyday life (though I think it is!), but it surely is absolutely crucial when writing a reference work like an encyclopedia! Indeed, if being "scholastic" is needed anywhere, it's here. —[[User:ASDamick|Fr. Andrew]] [[User_talk:ASDamick|talk]] [[Special:Contributions/ASDamick|contribs]] ('''[[User:ASDamick/Wiki-philosophy|THINK!]]''') 16:21, December 20, 2008 (UTC)

== Timeline ==
Hello Father, Eulogeite. First I wanted to wish you very warm Christmas wishes. Christ is born, Glorify Him! :)
I wanted to ask if I can proceed and create the 10 sub-articles for the Timeline of Church History article (one sub-article for each of the 10 periods listed on the main article). Each sub-article would look exactly the same as the main article now does ,except that it would contain only the information for that particular era of course. I proposed a criterion on the talk page for what may be included on the reduced main timeline page; basically, if you agree and I can proceed to create the 10 sub-articles, with your blessing, and then shorten the remaining main article according to the criteria I attempted to set out, it would be great; I would emphasize that no information would be lost -- all the complete listings of the current timeline would remain on the 10-sub-articles. Or, I could create the 10-sub-rticles, and then you could do the final edit (reduction) of the main page then? Just an idea! Please let me know what you think! Cheers and Merry Christmas Father. Chris. :)
[[User:Angellight 888|Angellight 888]] 03:03, December 21, 2008 (UTC)

==Deletion of template==
HEY - you deleted two templates so all the information on these is GONE! How do I get the information back? I know you are the moderator/administrator but can you PLEASE just ONCE be kinder ... give me a 24 hour notice to MOVE the information????? Can you please resupply the stuff IN the templates. [[User:Ixthis888|Vasiliki]] 03:00, January 1, 2009 (UTC)

: It's not gone. I've noted on your Talk page where you can find it. —[[User:ASDamick|Fr. Andrew]] [[User_talk:ASDamick|talk]] [[Special:Contributions/ASDamick|contribs]] ('''[[User:ASDamick/Wiki-philosophy|THINK!]]''') 13:50, January 1, 2009 (UTC)

== Font Colours ==

Which article talks about how to do font colours and different text styles in HTML? [[User:Ixthis888|Vasiliki]] 03:25, January 5, 2009 (UTC)

: There isn't one on the wiki. There are plenty of HTML tutorials elsewhere, though. —[[User:ASDamick|Fr. Andrew]] [[User_talk:ASDamick|talk]] [[Special:Contributions/ASDamick|contribs]] ('''[[User:ASDamick/Wiki-philosophy|THINK!]]''') 04:20, January 6, 2009 (UTC)

== Ah you're a quick one! ==

Not bad--you got rid of my talk post in just less than 24 hours. Not bad...my hat's off to you sir! You have a gift for wiki-editing!{{unsigned|AmanUwellCant}}

: Inherently disruptive posts without any engagement regarding content are removed as a matter of form. —[[User:ASDamick|Fr. Andrew]] [[User_talk:ASDamick|talk]] [[Special:Contributions/ASDamick|contribs]] ('''[[User:ASDamick/Wiki-philosophy|THINK!]]''') 01:56, January 22, 2009 (UTC)

== Thank U for the work you put in ==

I am not the site owner but I am sure that if awards could be given to the most hard-woring Users on Orthodoxwiki there would be three to give out: you, Wsk and ASDamick! I wanted to pause at this point in my OrthodoxWiki career and acknowledge the efforts of those people who really do put a lot of time and effort into keeping OW alive and say Thank you for the work and time you put into making the articles rewarding!!! [[User:Ixthis888|Vasiliki]] 03:55, January 20, 2009 (UTC)

== Antioch and the Armenians ==
I have been to a canonical Antiochian church where they gave communion to Armenians . How do they do this ? [[User:Eugene|Eugene]] 20:25, January 23, 2009 (UTC)

: Is it a sin to be ethnically Armenian? Anyway, I cannot answer for what is done in a particular parish. Why not talk to the pastor? —[[User:ASDamick|Fr. Andrew]] [[User_talk:ASDamick|talk]] [[Special:Contributions/ASDamick|contribs]] ('''[[User:ASDamick/Wiki-philosophy|THINK!]]''') 22:44, January 23, 2009 (UTC)

As in Armenian Apostolic. And he said that they were in communion with them, that's why I'm asking you because you said on your page that it's not possible [[User:Eugene|Eugene]] 23:49, January 23, 2009 (UTC)

: The Armenian Apostolic church is not in communion with the Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch. This is how my and all the bishops of our Archdiocese consistently answer when questioned on the topic.

: Again, I cannot answer for what is done at a parish which is outside of my responsibility, especially when it is not clear that all the facts are apparent. (We have, for instance, Coptic Christians who commune at our parish, but that is because they are members of our parish, having been received into communion through confession of faith.) —[[User:ASDamick|Fr. Andrew]] [[User_talk:ASDamick|talk]] [[Special:Contributions/ASDamick|contribs]] ('''[[User:ASDamick/Wiki-philosophy|THINK!]]''') 00:52, January 24, 2009 (UTC)

== Technical problem ==

I am a new user and could not find the detailed information about how to bring images from Wikimedia Commons to Orthodox Wiki. I would be very grateful if you could help. [[User:Bag|Bag]] 21:28, March 6, 2009 (UTC)

== Article titles ==

Hi, should I put the country name in the titles of my articles on churches (like Białystok, Poland)? They're already cathegorized as "Polish churches" so I don't think it's necessary. [[User:Bag|Bag]] 09:06, March 9, 2009 (UTC)

== Chrysostom ==
Hello again, I looked at the St. John Chrysostom page, and thought that the St. John Chrysostom Oratorical Festival should be included. It would show that he has inspired children to orate the word of God to others, continuing in his footsteps. Since I have participated in the past and am in it again this year, I though it would be a good idea to mention it, and maybe put a link to the [[GOARCH]] website where they talk more about it and give more information. Tell me what you think! Thanks, --[[User:Iliada|Iliada]] 18:01, March 16, 2009 (UTC)

: I've responded to your comment at [[Talk:John Chrysostom]]. In the future, you may wish to keep your comments limited only to the specific article in question. Posting it in multiple places is not in itself likely to gain notice. —[[User:ASDamick|Fr. Andrew]] [[User_talk:ASDamick|talk]] [[Special:Contributions/ASDamick|contribs]] ('''[[User:ASDamick/Wiki-philosophy|THINK!]]''') 01:36, March 19, 2009 (UTC)

== Is WO a live forum of information or is it selective in the information it displays? ==

This post refers to your changes in the page;

St. George Free Serbian Orthodox Church (Forrest, Australian Capital Territory)

I myself am not involved on the dispute and have no intention of support to either side in this tragedy.

When I originally viewed this page I was disheartened to observe the lack of information and that misleading information had been posted there. I understand that this most likely had been posted by a user and as such is not subject to your personal knowledge.

I conducted several days of investigation and research in order to update the page appropriately and even went to the extent of seeking the authorisation to post the information from the Church and organisation, which they granted.

I find it offensive that you would label this work as “Heavily Point of View”.

I fail to understand why you would allow false and misleading information to remain posted. A young and inspired person chooses to update the page using only fact and you would rather support outdated and misinformed material.

The general community that observed this page in its renewed form offered significant positive feedback.

I will stand corrected if you can show me grounds for your dismissal of my updates to this page? I can provide you with factual record and account of all the information I had posted on that page and request that it be allowed to remain.

If persons should see fit to add to that information, I implore them to do so.

Otherwise I believe that the page should be removed as it displays false and misleading information and if you should require I can have this formally requested from the community and association which this information refers to?

I can understand your removal of the Postal address and agree fairly to the emission of such information. All I ask is be fair in relation to the content of the post?

I am willing to build and develop the page if you can suggest some points that would make the information less “Point of View”?

Young Serb

:[[User:Young_Serb|Young Serb]], I suspect that the conclusion of the original article (which was ''very'' POV) may have taken from the facts that were in play. In response to [[User:ASDamick|Fr Andrew]]'s request, I have taken the liberty of bringing the two together.
:Please consider that, as a parish, the subject matter was dubiously noteworthy enough to place on OrthodoxWiki; as a parish that has now placed itself outside the Church, more so. This doesn't excuse incorrect information, of course; but if you consider that details are sparse, this may have been done for a reason - this is, conceptually, an encyclopaedia, and is therefore rather lacking in emotive speech and in minutiae. However, should you find the article to still be misleading, please correct it. — by [[User:Pistevo|Pιsτévο]] ''[[User talk:Pistevo|talk]]'' ''[[User talk:Pistevo/dev/null|complaints]]'' at 13:37, April 24, 2009 (UTC)

== Azarias? ==
Χριστος ανεστη! This has nothing to do with Orthodox Wikipedia, but when I read the 3 youths passage on Holy Saturday, I noticed that Azarias is not one of the original three youths. there's Meeshak, Shadrack, and Abendago. Those three are describes throughout the whole reading, but then it says that Azarias said something. Who is Azarias? Thanks, --[[User:Iliada|Iliada]] 17:29, April 24, 2009 (UTC)

: Shadrac, Meshach, and Abednago are the Babylonian names of the Hebrew Hananiah (Ananias), Azariah (Azarias) and Mishael (Misael). —[[User:ASDamick|Fr. Andrew]] [[User_talk:ASDamick|talk]] [[Special:Contributions/ASDamick|contribs]] ('''[[User:ASDamick/Wiki-philosophy|THINK!]]''') 23:14, April 25, 2009 (UTC)

== With the feast! ==

Today already Pentecost is, but at you on the Main page still congratulations with Ascention.

Palm Sunday

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[[Image:Palm _Sunday.jpg|right|frame|The Triumphal Entry]]
'''Palm Sunday''', also called the '''Triumphal Entry''', is one of the [[Great Feasts]] of the [[Orthodox Church]], celebrated on the [[Sunday]] before [[Pascha]].

A mere few days before His [[crucifixion]], [[Jesus Christ]] was received by adoring throngs at his entry into Jerusalem on the back of young donkey. The crowds threw palm branches (a symbol of victory) in his path in jubilation, and even the children shouted praises to Him.

==Biblical references==
*[[Gospel of Matthew|Matthew]] 21:1-11
*[[Gospel of Mark|Mark]] 11:1-11
*[[Gospel of Luke|Luke]] 19:28-44
*[[Gospel of John|John]] 12:12-19

==Traditions==
The Orthodox celebrate this day with joy, but with the realization that very sad events are soon to come. Orthodox peoples who live in areas without palms, including the [[Church of Russia|Russian Orthodox]], use pussy willow branches rather than palms in the celebration of this event. Therefore in Russian Church this feast and is called Вербное (Pussy Willow) Воскресенье (Sunday). Some churches give small crosses made of palms at the end of the service and are then kept in the home icon corner.

Fasting is modified because of the triumphant nature of Palm Sunday, and fish is permitted. Fried cod with garlic sauce and fried vegetables is a traditional dish, but any fish may be served.

==Hymns==
[[Troparion]] (Tone 1) [http://www.oca.org/FStropars.asp?SID=13&ID=20]

:By raising Lazarus from the dead before Your passion,
:You did confirm the universal Resurrection, O Christ God!
:Like the children with the palms of victory,
:We cry out to You, O Vanquisher of death;
:Hosanna in the Highest!
:Blessed is He that comes in the Name of the [[Lord]]!

Troparion (Tone 4)

:When we were buried with You in Baptism, O Christ God,
:We were made worthy of eternal life by Your Resurrection!
:Now we praise You and sing:
:Hosanna in the highest!
:Blessed is He that comes in the Name of the Lord!

[[Kontakion]] (Tone 6)

:Sitting on Your throne in heaven,
:Carried on a foal on earth, O Christ God!
:Accept the praise of angels and the songs of children who sing:
:Blessed is He that comes to recall Adam!
==External links==
*[http://www.antiochian.org/1105560017 Palm Sunday] article from the [[Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America]]
*[http://www.holy-trinity.org/general/customs.html Palm Sunday to Pascha: Orthodox Customs] from the Holy Trinity Orthodox Cathedral ([[Orthodox Church in America|OCA]])
*[http://www.byzantines.net/feasts/lent/palmsunday.htm Palm Sunday According to the Byzantine Rite Tradition] ([[Byzantine Catholic]])
*[http://www.comeandseeicons.com/festal/festal.htm#phf08 Icons of the Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem (Palm Sunday)]
*[http://www.saintjonah.org/services/vigil_palmsunday.doc Text of the Vigil for Palm Sunday, Word Format]

[[Category:Feasts]]
[[Category:Great Feasts]]
[[Category:Lent]]

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[[ro:Intrarea Domnului în Ierusalim]]

User talk:ASDamick

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<div class="boilerplate" id="stub" style="margin: 0 auto; text-align: center; background: #EEEEEE; padding: 0 10px; border: 1px solid #CCC; width: 60%; align: center">'''Fr. Andrew''' is currently reserving the right to make his wiki-contributions extremely sporadic.</div>

* [[/Archive 1|Archive 1]] (Dec. 18, 2004 - June 17, 2005)
* [[/Archive 2|Archive 2]] (July 5, 2005 - Dec. 15, 2005)
* [[/Archive 3|Archive 3]] (Dec. 23, 2005 - Aug. 2, 2006)
* [[/Archive 4|Archive 4]] (Aug. 10, 2006 - May 29, 2008)

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== "Church" v. "church" ==

I understand "the Church" v. "a church" when it comes to a parish. However, I thought that one could also have "a Church" meaning an entity such as the [[Church of Russia]]. Currently, that article (Jursidiction section) mentions: "This includes these self-governing Churches:" Is this wrong? (I would appreciate it if you would add some clarification to the [[OrthodoxWiki:Style_Manual#Capitalization|Style Manual]] on this so I can refer back to it.) Thank you. —[[User:Magda|magda]] ([[User_talk:Magda|talk]]) 15:05, June 2, 2008 (UTC)

==Vandalism 10June08==
Figured just after I did it... :/ ...Wonder if there's a way to have a setting where all of an editors edits can just be mass-reverted? — by [[User:Pistevo|Pιsτévο]] ''[[User talk:Pistevo|talk]]'' ''[[User talk:Pistevo/dev/null|complaints]]'' at 11:56, June 10, 2008 (UTC)

* Thank you very much, Fr. Andrew. It's just my duty.--''[[User:Θεοδωρος|Θεόδωρος]]'' 12:02, June 10, 2008 (UTC)

I've noticed you are able to delete particular edits from the revision history. I think [[Pope Saint Dioscorus I of Alexandria (Coptic POV)]] still needs help (or just to be transferred to OrthodoxSource and deleted here), but I'd like to know how to delete selected edits, and what the "undo" button does ... without harming an actual article. —[[User:Magda|magda]] ([[User_talk:Magda|talk]]) 19:47, June 11, 2008 (UTC)

:Thank you. I hadn't even noticed the (show/hide) link until you pointed it out. —[[User:Magda|magda]] ([[User_talk:Magda|talk]]) 22:15, June 11, 2008 (UTC)

::Hmm. Poking it doesn't seem to work in this case. I can rollback to the previous edit, or I can undo, but each option seems to deal with single edits, when I want to go back several edits. I have tried several times to copy and paste from an [http://orthodoxwiki.org/index.php?title=Pope_Saint_Dioscorus_I_of_Alexandria_(Coptic_POV)&oldid=60734 older edit], but I think that there may be too much data. I feel uncomfortable transferring this article to OrthodoxSource, because I don't know whether we have the right to use most of the material from this article (most of it seems to be from [http://www.coptichymns.net/module-library-viewpub-tid-1-pid-384.html this article]). In any case, if you can get the article restored (I give up), I think it needs a significant amount of cleanup. —[[User:Magda|magda]] ([[User_talk:Magda|talk]]) 22:52, June 11, 2008 (UTC)

== Help on Code ==

Hi, I have looked through the various Help Files but there doesnt seem to be one that teaches you (or define) how to use the parameters (and what these are) for code. I have been working on putting a {{ }} together but I want to collapse my table. Do you know of a reference I cna read to educate myself on this code? and what will work on OrthodoxWiki? [[User:Ixthis888|Vasiliki]] 02:58, June 12, 2008 (UTC)

:Do you know if the {{#if:}} are supposed to work on OrthodoxWiki? They work on Wikipedia -- [[User:Ixthis888|Vasiliki]]

== Recruitment of "expert" ==

Hi, I wanted to ask you to help me ... I am hoping that at this point in time, the number of people who go to OrthodoxSource is limited to ...two, three at the max ...because it will get crazy before a nice sensible 'framework' is put in place ... anyway, can you pop over to Orthodox Source for a moment ... and take a look at what I have started to do and please dont freak out ... I am pretty computer savvy .. the only problem is I am having difficulty with the #if code ... which is messing up the format for this template [http://www.orthodoxsource.org/Template:Author ''Development of Template for "Author" definitions"''] which is a key template to get this site up and running. Keep it quiet that I am working on that site because otherwise too many people will start sticky beaking into it and modifying things without the framework finishing ... -- [[User:Ixthis888|Vasiliki]]

So, who should I recruit??? See, my development so far ... I want someone to work with! Any ideas? [[User:Ixthis888|Vasiliki]]

== take a look .... ==

http://orthodoxsource.org/Author:Raphael_Hawaweeny

==Existing structure==
Thanks on the revert on my addition to the "graduates". I like to follow the existing structure a best I can. A few times I've noted what appears to be more than one path, usually over using similar titles for articles and categories that I think adds confusion in navigating. At this time I can't remember my "examples!" Multiple paths may be necessary sometime, but my intent is to work within the present structure and keep the structure simple to follow. [[User:Wsk|Wsk]] 14:09, June 18, 2008 (UTC)

==PSCA==
PSCA = "Provisional Supreme Church Authority [of the Russian Orthodox Church Abroad]", aka the "Agathangelites" -- the latest schismatic jurisdiction to emerge in Ukraine. I'll get a brief article about them up. {{unsigned|Aleks}}

==Stuff==
1. I am not trying to live in '''"bubble" world''' where only I can edit and only I can do as I please ... so, please dont go inferring that I should "bugger off" and start my own wiki if that is what I want ...

2. I am not upset because you deleted the DVD articles, or Category links (because I make OW mistakes) I never said that so please dont infer that. I am/was upset with the overall revert you made to the OrthodoxSource Main Page. That was a significant (rv) and I just would have liked the opportunity to have been treated like an equal in that case - drop me a conversational note giving me a warning that you intend to do it. That was what upset me, ''''the fact you didnt think I was worth discussing it in the first place'''

3. I tend to get defensive with you because from Day One you have been pretty abrupt with me on just about every occassion ... so that pattern has made me feel like '''you dont think I am worth discussing with in the first place''' - even if you do talk to me ... it has been talking "down" on occassions, little comments in the past "highlighting" my weaknesses have made me feel inferior ... and have made me feel that everyone has a superior grasp of "English", I dont ... so ... I do note, that you are so willing to be "patient" with me; Wow, how awesome that you can exhibit ''patience'' with me? how good does that make me feel?

It doesnt matter. The point is, I dont seem to do it right in here. So, goodbye from today. I wont contribute to OW anymore if you all think that my contributions lack 'quality", what is the point of wasting my time and yours? - [[User:Ixthis888|Vasiliki]] 04:52, June 19, 2008 (UTC)

: See my response on your [[User talk:Ixthis888|talk page]]. —[[User:ASDamick|Fr. Andrew]] [[User_talk:ASDamick|talk]] [[Special:Contributions/ASDamick|contribs]] ('''[[User:ASDamick/Wiki-philosophy|THINK!]]''') 05:00, June 19, 2008 (UTC)

== My Apology and request for Help ==

I want to apologise for coming across (in written text) as such a cry baby ... I guarantee you I get frustrated that I can not explain myself simply and quickly and appropriately and I know you are a cool priest but I do get upset on big ticket items because all i want is the opportunity to discuss ... In any case, accept my apologies for going all huffy yesterday. I still stand by the fact I will not contribute to OW any longer since I feel that I am a nuisance rather than a help. However, in OS I really do want to contribute to developing the framework/skeleton (ie. Set up all the codes and the worksheets) that can then be "filled" with the revelant Bibliographical lists by others (or even me). To do that, I really need someone to talk with over in the OS wiki. At the moment, I want to discuss a framework for Liturgical Texts (BEFORE) I go ahead and set up the entire code/framework .... Can you help me? [http://www.orthodoxsource.org/OrthodoxSource:Discussion DESIGN of Liturgical Text Portal] - [[User:Ixthis888|Vasiliki]] 00:35, June 20, 2008 (UTC)

== Estonian "Issue" ==

Father:

Evlogeite!

Regarding your comments about the Estonian Church. You write:
"The reason for the difference in naming is that the EP's Estonian church is not regarded by the EP as a constituent part—rather, the EP regards the Estonian church as autonomous, having the same status as Finland, Sinai, etc. The MP, however, regards its Estonian church as being essentially an integral part of the MP, in contrast with the Church of Ukraine, which it regards as autonomous. Thus, the distinction."

Please explain to me, what the difference in status is between the Ukrainian and Estonian Churches (MP). It seems to me that both have the same status within the MP. The Primate of the Ukrainian Church is confirmed by the Moscow Patriarch; so is the Primate of the Estonian Church (MP). Hierarchs of the Ukrainian Church serve in the Council and Synod of the Russian Church; so do hierarchs of the Estonian Church (MP). In fact, the Metropolitan of Kiev is an ex officio permanent member of the Holy Synod in Moscow. The Ukrainian Church receives its chrism from the Moscow Patriarch; so does the Estonian Church (MP). The name of the Patriarch of Moscow is elevated at services in the Ukrainian Church and in the Estonian Church before the names of the Metropolitans of Kiev and Tallinn, respectively.

Thus, I see no difference between their status as "integral parts of the MP" or not. I do not know what the status of the Estonian Church (EP) is within the EP. However, it seems to me that, for matters of OrthodoxWiki:

1. If the Ukrainian Church is listed as an autonomous church with unrecognized autonomy in the box of autonomous / autocephalous churches, so too should be the Estonian Church (MP), alongside the Estonian Church (EP). This is already happening on the French version of the project.

2. There should be two articles. One called "Church of Estonia (EP)" and one called "Church of Estonia (MP)". The article "Church of Estonia" ought to be a disambiguation page. Doing otherwise may be construed as taking sides in a canonical debate.

Yours in Christ, --[[User:Aleks|Aleks]] 15:56, June 23, 2008 (UTC)

== New Article - '''[[Georgii Shavelsky]]''' ==

'''Hi, when you have the time, could you please create his Biography - [[Georgii Shavelsky]] - to compliment the osource Memoir you create? I have cut and paste a really bad "Google" translation of a biography I found from the 'source', see below. ... I do not read or understand Russian so there is no way I can edit the google translation for accuracy of information bc I can not cross check it with the authentic material in the Russian language. I created a OrthodoxSource article to link the Memoir you created, please visit [[osource:Author:Georgii Shavelsky]] to link the OW article and also modify the osource article.''' - [[User:Ixthis888|Vasiliki]] 01:22, June 26, 2008 (UTC)

* Source: [http://209.85.171.104/translate_c?hl=en&sl=ru&u=http://militera.lib.ru/memo/russian/shavelsky_gi/pre.html&prev=/search%3Fq%3DShavelsky%26hl%3Den]
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Life, identity and fate of his father George Shavelski represents an unusually coherent whole. Since their memories of. George starts only in 1911, when he received the appointment as military and maritime Protopresvitera clergy, Publisher them. Chekhov is experiencing living need to give readers a better understanding of the life of this exceptional man and a prominent cleric.

George O. Shavelsky was born on January 6, 1871 in the village Dubokray Vitebsk province, in the family dyachka that heavy peasant labour extractive piece of bread for his large family. Primary education has received in the future Protopresbyter Duhovnom College and then graduated from the first course Theological Seminary. Ahead holds the promise of higher education in the Theological Academy. But on. George has chosen to dedicate themselves to serving ordinary people, and in 1891 was appointed psalomshchika very poor parish of Vitebsk province. Here at the same time, and he became a teacher in rural schools. Four years later, he took the San priesthood and was appointed rector in his native village of another province. Two years later, his wife died, leaving him two-year-old girl. However, Father Georgy not fallen spirit, wholeheartedly commend pastoral work. Soon, on the recommendation of the bishop of Vitebsk, about. George was sent to St. Petersburg for the admission of Spiritual Academy. He brilliantly stood the entrance examination and immediately allocate as the best student of the Academy. [6]

As far back as when his student, about. George was appointed preacher at the Alexandrovsky Engineering Plant and decent in the name of Grand Duke Dmitry Konstantinovich in Strelna. As a student 3 - course, he became rector Suvorovskoy church.

When broke out Russian-Japanese war, about. George volunteered to go to the front and received the appointment in the army regimental first priest, then divisional decent, mostly at the end of the priest Manchu armies. For his outstanding leadership and exceptional prowess (the risk to the life he visited the front line, where once suffered severe concussion), about. George was elevated to the rank of archpriest of St. and awarded honors. And St. George. Vladimir with swords.

In March 1906 on. George returned to his pastoral ministry in Suvorovskoy Church in St. Petersburg. In addition to pastoral service, Fr. Georgy very early borrowed teaching activity. Since 1906 - till 1910 - the year he was zakonouchitelem in Smolny Institute, a professor of theology in 1910 Historical Studies Institute. In the same in 1910 about. George became a member of the military spiritual Protopresbyter. The next in 1911, about. George was appointed Protopresbyter military and maritime clergy Russian Empire.

Events shook Russia's first revolution of 1904-5. heightened public interest Church circles to religious education officers and soldiers. O. George was the initiator of special institutions for officers theological readings. His lectures always been a huge success. At the initiative on. George, such readings have been organized in Moscow, Kiev, Kharkov and Kazan garrisons.

Even before the start 1 - World War II, in the first period [7] his protopresviterstva (1911-1914's.) About. George has totally restructured and greatly raise the military and especially maritime clergy, it attracted a number of prominent clerics. It should be noted, and emphasize his ability and the ability to select a talented assistants and keep firmly in their hands, those, different abilities were not always at a height in nature. From the clergy subordinate to him, he demanded that everyone worked fully its forces and capabilities, but will certainly worked; negligent and stroptivyh he pursued and expelled. His kipuchey energy and skill to come to any good and useful case and bring it to the end, as well as their availability, responsiveness and willingness to come to the aid of everyone in need, he earned the love, respect and trust him in a subordinate of about 5,000 people (during the war) clergy, which in 1917 at its All-Russian congress elected him his life Protopresbyter.

By the end of July 1914. George has prepared a draft name to the highest total reorganization of management and maritime military clergy. To carry out his he was not given. Gryanula war. George O. received the appointment in Stavku High-Chief.
Further story of his life and work on. George tells himself to the attention of readers memoir. After the end of civil war. George moved to Bulgaria. Here he first became an ordinary priest. Outstanding ability and talent on the bright predicant. George was soon rated as the Bulgarian church authorities and local universities. George O. was brought to the pedagogical work first as a teacher Sophia University, then as a professor of Theological [8], Faculty of Sofia University, while he was zakonouchitelem and director of Russian grammar school.

George O. and was destined to survive the Second World War. He died rather quietly ugas 2 - October 1951. Despite the fact that the death of Fr. George could not inform all his friends, relatives and acquaintances, the news of the death of Fr. George razneslas with lightning speed, not only for Sofia, but also for the province. The funeral on. George attracted a huge number of people simply wanted to ashes beloved pastor and mentor.

Outstanding organizational skills, teaching skills, independence of judgement, faithful to their convictions, combined in on. Georgia with remarkable humility in his personal life and habits. This modesty especially stay invisible when compared with the breadth of its aid near and far. These qualities about. George Shavelskogo served as a source of legends, which is still in his lifetime became folded around his behalf.
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== The Reason You Make the Big Bucks ==

Fr. Andrew, as I noted on the main moderator page, the Liturgy of St. Tikhon article needs moderation -- more than you provided. I'm offended at being equated with my attacker, and had you bothered to read the bulk of the post, you'd note I more than presented a thorough case for why my edits improved the article. IMO, the word "almost" should be struck from the record, but the last time this same poster started three simultaneous edit-wars with me (Feb. 12-14), you threatened to ban us both if we ever did it again. (There I am getting blamed for ''responding'' again.) So, to avoid being banned by you, I'm asking you to do the moderator's job, read the background material about how the AWRV has implemented all these in actual fact (which you probably know already), and (if you're convinced) strike the word "almost" from the article (or if not, let us know why not). You're a moderator, and I'm tired of being blamed for responding -- so have at it. :) --[[User:Willibrord|Willibrord]] 03:32, June 28, 2008 (UTC)
:Thanks. I know how busy you must be with PLC coming up, but I appreciate your looking things over.--[[User:Willibrord|Willibrord]] 22:56, June 28, 2008 (UTC)

Deacon Ben got in trouble for "responding"? He deleted an entire article of mine. (I put it back :) ) BTW, Father Andrew, THANK YOU for being objective and noting that a page titled "Western Rite and Old Calendarists" was about the Western Rite and Old Calendarists. I would love to review what "Willibrord" was "confirming"-- forgive my presumption but the man has an agenda. I wish I had the exact quote of Patriarch Elias of Antioch the first time he saw the "St Tikhon" liturgy: to paraphrase, he expressed surprised at an Orthodox liturgy that never once mentioned the Theotokos. --[[User:JosephSuaiden|JosephSuaiden]] 21:14, July 18, 2008 (UTC)

== Something the North Got Right ==

"I'm a Southerner by birth and at heart, though I do wish there were more proper bakeries south of the Mason-Dixon Line. That's possibly one of the major things Yankees have gotten right."

They didn't do too bad at emancipation or crop-burning, either.--[[User:Willibrord|Willibrord]] 03:36, June 28, 2008 (UTC)

== Wikipedia: article or version permalink ==

I am curious as to why you changed the Wikipedia link back to the general article (for the [[Leo VI]] article). Since the Wikipedia page was listed as a source, my understanding is that OrthodoxWiki prefers the version permalink (cf. [[OrthodoxWiki:Style Manual (Importing)]]); for external links (not sources), I can understand using the interwiki for the general Wikipedia article, but this one is a source. —[[User:Magda|magda]] ([[User_talk:Magda|talk]]) 16:22, July 1, 2008 (UTC)

== Non-standard characters ==

I remember (so I hope this happened) discussing on the wiki the policy of using standard Latin characters for article names. However, I cannot find any mention of this policy or any discussion about it. I checked the move log, and the only moves for "standard characters" are mine. Do you remember anything about this, or do you have thoughts on writing this up as a policy? (I think it's a good idea to have non-standard characters within the article, and as a redirect to the article.) —[[User:Magda|magda]] ([[User_talk:Magda|talk]]) 22:06, July 1, 2008 (UTC)

== "African Orthodox Chruch" ==
Hi Fr Andrew :)
I wanted to ask you about a topic I just came across.... In the [[Time of Church History]] article, the entry for 1924 refers to:
''"..Bp. Daniel William Alexander convenes meeting in Kimberley, South Africa, which decides to secede from the African Church (a Protestant denomination) and affiliate with the "African Orthodox Church" in New York under George McGuire;"''

Anyways, I accidentally came across a webpage that discusses the history of the [http://www.coltranechurch.org/african.htm "African Orthodox Church"], stating "The A.O.C. was founded by George Alexander McGuire in 1921."

After reading this short summary, I am still not sure who this group is,..obsvioulsy non-canonical with mainstream Orthodoxy?? So, should we have an article on this group in the OW, for clarification purposes? Or at least an article on George Alexander McGuire? What do you think?
Cheers,
Chris.
[[User:Angellight 888|Angellight 888]] 18:32, July 4, 2008 (UTC)

== A request for Orthodox Christian participants in a project ==

Dear Admin AsDamick,

Since I believe in the unity of saints in regards to Christendom as a whole and because I have read excellent works written by Orthodox Christians, I was hoping to get the Orthodox Christian community involved in a project.

The project I currently have going is the refutation of atheism on the internet. As part of this effort, I created what is likely the seventh most popular article on atheism on the internet in the English speaking world and the article can be found here: http://www.conservapedia.com/Atheism The article is currently ranked #7 at Google USA for the search "atheism". I can use this article to help other articles rank high on the search engines for various articles on atheism by featuring those articles in the aforementioned article.

I currently work in the search engine optimization field which is simplified is helping clients rank high for Google for various topics and searches. I am willing to teach you some excellent principles in regards to this field so your material would likely have prominence on the internet. The principles are easy to learn and it would be my pleasure to teach my fellow Christians involved in a anti-atheism campaign some fundamental principles in regards to getting their material to rank high for the search engines and do it on a volunteer basis.

Since Orthodox Christianity suffered greatly under atheistic communism, I would like to have the Orthodox Community be a part of the anti-atheism campaign. Also, there are many Orthodox Christians. Perhaps you could provide me useful feedback in relation to the above anti-atheism article. Also, perhaps you could help me gain the contributions of Orthodox Christians to the anti-atheism campaign.

I decided to start this campaign partly due to the the New Atheism that has reared its head as of late.

Please let me know if you or others are interested in any of the above. You can contact me at my user talk page. [[User:Manchuria|Manchuria]] 14:49, July 13, 2008 (UTC)

== OSource Main Page ==

Hi, could you please replace current Main Page code with revised code that I have temporarily placed at: '''[[osource:Sandbox]]'''. Thanks - [[User:Ixthis888|Vasiliki]] 03:05, July 16, 2008 (UTC)

== Hosting copyright material on OrthodoxSource ==

Hi, I have received permission from an Orthodox priest to host his articles on OrthodoxSource. Now, I wanted to make sure that this would be ok before going and dumping his articles on OS so that I dont get (a) myself into trouble and (b) OrthodoxSource into trouble. What is the process for "documenting" the permission to use the article? Its only me that has a copy of this email on my private gmail email - do I forward Father John Schroedel a copy and is that enough to cover orthodoxSource from copyright issues???? I am very interested to understand what to do from here before I start dumping his material. [[User:Ixthis888|Vasiliki]] 02:02, July 21, 2008 (UTC)

== Help Me ... please ==

Can you please modify the Main Page on OrthodoxSource to '''"remove"''' the sentence ''"An online repository of archival and contemporary open-license Orthodox content..."'' which advertises orthodoxSource as "Open-license" ...

I was emailing Father John Schroedel who explained that by this sentence it can be understood that: ''by open-license, I would mean something that can be freely copied, and perhaps modified. The Creative Commons licenses do a good job of allowing a range of terms and conditions while still encouraging the free use of the content.''

This is one of his concerns, since he visions: ''I had envisioned, for example, putting archival/historical content there -- such as the old pamphlets that constitute a large part of the printed record of Orthodox in the U.S. in the early part of the last century, or photos of Orthodox places that are distributed under a creative commons license, or other public materials, epecially those items of significance for the history and identity of the Orthodox community.''

I would like to make him happy (and do things right of course) but I can not modify the Main Page to rectify this mistake of mine :-) That sentence ''"An online repository of archival and contemporary open-license Orthodox content..."'' is a direct cut and paste from "WikiSource" when I was setting up the structure and since you have locked the Main Page, I can not rectify my edit ...
- [[User:Ixthis888|Vasiliki]] 23:49, July 21, 2008 (UTC)

== Fr John - old Pamphlets ==

Hi, because I am in Australia picking up the phone is a hard thing to do :-) Can you speak with Father John and ask him which Pamphlets he would like loaded onto OrthodoxSource. I am happy to start "setting" it all up for him ...if you like you can email me the *.pdf's on my personal email ... Do you know how to access my email without me having to post it publicaly? [[User:Ixthis888|Vasiliki]] 00:07, July 22, 2008 (UTC)

: I really have no idea what you're talking about. Unfortunately, I am also unable to do much outside contact at the moment, since I am at a clergy conference and away from home. (I also don't even have Fr. John's phone number!) —[[User:ASDamick|Fr. Andrew]] [[User_talk:ASDamick|talk]] [[Special:Contributions/ASDamick|contribs]] ('''[[User:ASDamick/Wiki-philosophy|THINK!]]''') 19:31, July 23, 2008 (UTC)

== Taxiarhis ==

Look, thanks for that. I did a OW search on the word "Taxiarhis" and did not find it ... it never occured to me to search on the "Taxiar'''c'''his" spelling ... thanks for fixing up and sorry to waste your time on something I should have picked up in the first instance. - [[User:Ixthis888|Vasiliki]] 23:14, July 30, 2008 (UTC)

== Good-morning ==

Hi, I am a little confused because I didnt revert anyones edits (?) As for the actual note you left on my page ... Thanks and Sorry, if I "intercepted" the edit by the Publication company but I didnt think (at the time) I made any drastic changes (like I didnt delete anything). I dont believe I 'disciplined' them either I made a friendly suggestion and encouraged them by even adding a link and the potential for them to contribute! Anyway, I dont know why as a grown woman I have to explain and apologise by now you should know that I am keen in assisting here so by default - SORRY! Thanks for the heads-up! Maybe you can think about "using"/or "directing" me towards what you actually want from me because quite frankly it gets tiring doing the wrong thing all the time :-) and then being 'advised' :-) so, I will leave it up to you to leave a "task list" for me to follow through on. Cheerio and God Bless. [[User:Ixthis888|Vasiliki]] 22:50, August 6, 2008 (UTC)

== Email ==
What are the steps in "My Preferences" for making my email accessible without being public? - [[User:Ixthis888|Vasiliki]] 23:07, August 6, 2008 (UTC)

==Talk:Sarum Use==
Hello Fr, I was trying to add some comments to this discussion page, and when I tried to save it removed all existing comments. Tried to undo the revision, and the undo did not save. Not able to restore,,can you please help?? Thanks,
[[User:Angellight 888|Angellight 888]] 21:22, August 26, 2008 (UTC)

== http://www.chrysostom.org/writings.html ==

Hi, two of your links do now work on the "Writings" page ...
:BEATITUDES: http://www.ocf.org/OrthodoxPage/reading/St.Pachomius/matthom15.html
:LORDS PRAYER: http://www.ocf.org/OrthodoxPage/reading/St.Pachomius/matthom19.html
I thought you might want to know this so you could update the page.
[[User:Ixthis888|Vasiliki]] 23:28, November 2, 2008 (UTC)

PS. I also took a photo of an icon of Chrysostom within the Church of the Holy Trinity, Taksim, Constantinople. It is a gorgeous fresco of him ... I am more than happy to give you permmission to use it on your webpage ... oh yeah, and His relics (God Bless, at the Patriarchate I was weeping when I realised who I was venerating) ...one catch only ... can you change the background colour of the web page from black to something more positive and colourful like white?? LOL [[User:Ixthis888|Vasiliki]] 23:30, November 2, 2008 (UTC)

== Osource ==
Hey, it's getting all too hard :-)

I ''have'' asked in the past for some assistance but been ignored - except for Andrew, who has legitimately stepped in and helped set up codes and stuff. Awesome guy. I can offer again, what I said months ago, ... if '''you''', or someone, can just '''DUMP material''' into a Sandbox ... that you believe should be ON Osource or you want on Osource ... I will do the clean up work and categorisation and formatting the very next day :-) if we dont all come to some working solution the site will just sit there neglected ... which would be such a shame as there are many people who are accessing it to read the articles.

So, what do you say? Will you work with me? Give me 'dumps' of "anytyhing" that does not breach copyright and I will fix it up for the good of OW/OS and the Orthodox community?

[[User:Ixthis888|Vasiliki]] 22:29, November 20, 2008 (UTC)

== Updating The Great Schism ==

Fr. Andrew:

Who would you prefer that I get permission from to post this material? (I will do so, if possible) , because I believe it will greatly benefit this article!

Thanks,

Jaye (Jacifus)

== Great Schism Edit ==

Fr.

I respectfully disagree that the Entire Eastern Church was not excommunicated. The Bull said as much. I refer you to Bishop Kallistos "The Orthodox Church". I consider his account to be carefully researched and accurate.

Jaye (jacifus)

: Please refer comments on the content of specific articles to their respective talk pages. Thanks! —[[User:ASDamick|Fr. Andrew]] [[User_talk:ASDamick|talk]] [[Special:Contributions/ASDamick|contribs]] ('''[[User:ASDamick/Wiki-philosophy|THINK!]]''') 01:08, December 14, 2008 (UTC)

== Editing OId Believers ==

Dear father Andrew,

Perhaps you should have a look at the Old Believers article one again. All cleaning up has been reverted by Fatman2021, without any explanation on the Discussion page.

I suppose we don't leave the article as it is now and if you have the authority to clean up once again, I'd strongly suggest you'd do so. (If I were to do the job, I'm afraid an edit war with Fatman2021 may become inevitable.)
[[User:Vasstar|Vasstar]] 14:13, December 14, 2008 (UTC)

== URGENT - Ambush by computer generated Users ==

Hi, we are about to be ambushed by computer generated User accounts ....... [[User:Ixthis888|Vasiliki]] 04:05, December 17, 2008 (UTC)

==Name of ROC==

I have read the policy by the link you have indicated. Frankly, i did not quite get the meaning clear, or the purpose thereof. The thing with the ROC is that there are 2 legally official names of the entity (as registered by the RF Justice Minisrty): ''Русская православная церковь'' and ''Московский патриархат''. In all honesty, the name used in the relevant article has never been in existence, albeit it could be an historiographic designation covering the multitude of names; in effect the ROC had not had a properly official name prior to 1943, when it was formally recognised by state under this name.[[User:Muscovite99|Max]] 18:00, December 18, 2008 (UTC)

: This is answered on [[Talk:Church of Russia]]. As is noted in a number of our policy documents, we have our own taxonomy here, which often does not reflect official, legal names. The official OrthodoxWiki standard for all Orthodox churches is ''Church of [Place]''. This policy has been in effect pretty much since the wiki was founded in 2004. —[[User:ASDamick|Fr. Andrew]] [[User_talk:ASDamick|talk]] [[Special:Contributions/ASDamick|contribs]] ('''[[User:ASDamick/Wiki-philosophy|THINK!]]''') 19:37, December 18, 2008 (UTC)
::*I can perfectly see the logic behind such taxonomy and even accept it. But the point is, as i noted in my original edit comment, that such designation is not only formally incorrect, but in essence as well (by essence i mean the ecclesiological reasoning that obviously underpins your taxonomy). This is no more a Church of Russia than it is a Church of Ukraine (in fact, Ukraine could well lay a historically better grounded claim to it), or Latvia, for that matter. If one were to base the wording of the designation on the title of a Primate in question (which would be a legitimate thing to do within your taxonomy), the article would have to be called "Church of Moscow" (or "Church of Rus"). Paradoxically, you have chosen to employ the current official name of a country, which constitutes only a fraction (less than half by parish numbers) of the "canonical territory" of the ROC. How can you warrant that?[[User:Muscovite99|Max]] 20:00, December 22, 2008 (UTC)

::: It's warranted with a combination of basic ecclesiology (i.e., the Church is not "Russian," "Greek," etc., but it is the Church in and of a particular place—Russia, Greece, etc.) and of English usage. ("Church of Russia" gets about 30,000 hits on Google.) It's notably the usage of such groups as the OCA[http://www.oca.org/OCworldrussia.asp?SID=2], etc. Of course its usage pales in comparison with "Russian Orthodox Church," but that term is objectionable for the reasons previously noted. ("Church of Moscow" is a somewhat idiosyncratic term hardly ever used except in larger, translated phrases such as "Estonian Church of Moscow Patriarchate.")

::: The many parishes in Ukraine are covered by a separate article: [[Church of Ukraine]] (along with articles on the irregular bodies, as well).

::: No matter what one names these articles, they'll not be satisfactory to all. This is what our policy here is. Our policy has been to use the city names for the ancient patriarchates but common country names for the newer autocephalous and autonomous churches (the exceptions are the OCA, which is of somewhat irregular status, and the Church of Sinai, which designates a region). You'll notice that this is consistently the case.

::: Anyway, the proper place to discuss the names of articles is on the talk pages of the articles themselves. That way, everyone interested in working on the article can participate. Please direct future comments to [[Talk:Church of Russia]]. —[[User:ASDamick|Fr. Andrew]] [[User_talk:ASDamick|talk]] [[Special:Contributions/ASDamick|contribs]] ('''[[User:ASDamick/Wiki-philosophy|THINK!]]''') 21:25, December 22, 2008 (UTC)

== Prove to Me that We need that Guy ==

I will be the first to put UP my hand and say "WE NEED THAT GUY"! bet you never thought I would say that they way "sou vgazo glwssa oli tin wra" [[User:Ixthis888|Vasiliki]] 03:15, December 19, 2008 (UTC)

: Vasiliki, it's not "we need ''that guy''," but rather I'm the Guy Who Says "Prove To Me That We Need That [article/addition/thing/etc.]." There is a reason why I placed the hyphens where I did. —[[User:ASDamick|Fr. Andrew]] [[User_talk:ASDamick|talk]] [[Special:Contributions/ASDamick|contribs]] ('''[[User:ASDamick/Wiki-philosophy|THINK!]]''') 21:04, December 19, 2008 (UTC)
::I give up ... I just wish you could not be so 'scholastic'with me some times and just ... lighten up :) I apologise in advance ... [[User:Ixthis888|Vasiliki]] 13:13, December 20, 2008 (UTC)

::: Vasiliki, it's not "scholastic" to expect that readers actually read carefully. It's just good language usage. There's a reason why grammar, syntax, punctuation, etc., work the way they do. It might help if you didn't so frequently assume the worst when reading what other folks write.

::: Certainly, perhaps this level of reading and writing comprehension is not needed for everyday life (though I think it is!), but it surely is absolutely crucial when writing a reference work like an encyclopedia! Indeed, if being "scholastic" is needed anywhere, it's here. —[[User:ASDamick|Fr. Andrew]] [[User_talk:ASDamick|talk]] [[Special:Contributions/ASDamick|contribs]] ('''[[User:ASDamick/Wiki-philosophy|THINK!]]''') 16:21, December 20, 2008 (UTC)

== Timeline ==
Hello Father, Eulogeite. First I wanted to wish you very warm Christmas wishes. Christ is born, Glorify Him! :)
I wanted to ask if I can proceed and create the 10 sub-articles for the Timeline of Church History article (one sub-article for each of the 10 periods listed on the main article). Each sub-article would look exactly the same as the main article now does ,except that it would contain only the information for that particular era of course. I proposed a criterion on the talk page for what may be included on the reduced main timeline page; basically, if you agree and I can proceed to create the 10 sub-articles, with your blessing, and then shorten the remaining main article according to the criteria I attempted to set out, it would be great; I would emphasize that no information would be lost -- all the complete listings of the current timeline would remain on the 10-sub-articles. Or, I could create the 10-sub-rticles, and then you could do the final edit (reduction) of the main page then? Just an idea! Please let me know what you think! Cheers and Merry Christmas Father. Chris. :)
[[User:Angellight 888|Angellight 888]] 03:03, December 21, 2008 (UTC)

==Deletion of template==
HEY - you deleted two templates so all the information on these is GONE! How do I get the information back? I know you are the moderator/administrator but can you PLEASE just ONCE be kinder ... give me a 24 hour notice to MOVE the information????? Can you please resupply the stuff IN the templates. [[User:Ixthis888|Vasiliki]] 03:00, January 1, 2009 (UTC)

: It's not gone. I've noted on your Talk page where you can find it. —[[User:ASDamick|Fr. Andrew]] [[User_talk:ASDamick|talk]] [[Special:Contributions/ASDamick|contribs]] ('''[[User:ASDamick/Wiki-philosophy|THINK!]]''') 13:50, January 1, 2009 (UTC)

== Font Colours ==

Which article talks about how to do font colours and different text styles in HTML? [[User:Ixthis888|Vasiliki]] 03:25, January 5, 2009 (UTC)

: There isn't one on the wiki. There are plenty of HTML tutorials elsewhere, though. —[[User:ASDamick|Fr. Andrew]] [[User_talk:ASDamick|talk]] [[Special:Contributions/ASDamick|contribs]] ('''[[User:ASDamick/Wiki-philosophy|THINK!]]''') 04:20, January 6, 2009 (UTC)

== Ah you're a quick one! ==

Not bad--you got rid of my talk post in just less than 24 hours. Not bad...my hat's off to you sir! You have a gift for wiki-editing!{{unsigned|AmanUwellCant}}

: Inherently disruptive posts without any engagement regarding content are removed as a matter of form. —[[User:ASDamick|Fr. Andrew]] [[User_talk:ASDamick|talk]] [[Special:Contributions/ASDamick|contribs]] ('''[[User:ASDamick/Wiki-philosophy|THINK!]]''') 01:56, January 22, 2009 (UTC)

== Thank U for the work you put in ==

I am not the site owner but I am sure that if awards could be given to the most hard-woring Users on Orthodoxwiki there would be three to give out: you, Wsk and ASDamick! I wanted to pause at this point in my OrthodoxWiki career and acknowledge the efforts of those people who really do put a lot of time and effort into keeping OW alive and say Thank you for the work and time you put into making the articles rewarding!!! [[User:Ixthis888|Vasiliki]] 03:55, January 20, 2009 (UTC)

== Antioch and the Armenians ==
I have been to a canonical Antiochian church where they gave communion to Armenians . How do they do this ? [[User:Eugene|Eugene]] 20:25, January 23, 2009 (UTC)

: Is it a sin to be ethnically Armenian? Anyway, I cannot answer for what is done in a particular parish. Why not talk to the pastor? —[[User:ASDamick|Fr. Andrew]] [[User_talk:ASDamick|talk]] [[Special:Contributions/ASDamick|contribs]] ('''[[User:ASDamick/Wiki-philosophy|THINK!]]''') 22:44, January 23, 2009 (UTC)

As in Armenian Apostolic. And he said that they were in communion with them, that's why I'm asking you because you said on your page that it's not possible [[User:Eugene|Eugene]] 23:49, January 23, 2009 (UTC)

: The Armenian Apostolic church is not in communion with the Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch. This is how my and all the bishops of our Archdiocese consistently answer when questioned on the topic.

: Again, I cannot answer for what is done at a parish which is outside of my responsibility, especially when it is not clear that all the facts are apparent. (We have, for instance, Coptic Christians who commune at our parish, but that is because they are members of our parish, having been received into communion through confession of faith.) —[[User:ASDamick|Fr. Andrew]] [[User_talk:ASDamick|talk]] [[Special:Contributions/ASDamick|contribs]] ('''[[User:ASDamick/Wiki-philosophy|THINK!]]''') 00:52, January 24, 2009 (UTC)

== Technical problem ==

I am a new user and could not find the detailed information about how to bring images from Wikimedia Commons to Orthodox Wiki. I would be very grateful if you could help. [[User:Bag|Bag]] 21:28, March 6, 2009 (UTC)

== Article titles ==

Hi, should I put the country name in the titles of my articles on churches (like Białystok, Poland)? They're already cathegorized as "Polish churches" so I don't think it's necessary. [[User:Bag|Bag]] 09:06, March 9, 2009 (UTC)

== Chrysostom ==
Hello again, I looked at the St. John Chrysostom page, and thought that the St. John Chrysostom Oratorical Festival should be included. It would show that he has inspired children to orate the word of God to others, continuing in his footsteps. Since I have participated in the past and am in it again this year, I though it would be a good idea to mention it, and maybe put a link to the [[GOARCH]] website where they talk more about it and give more information. Tell me what you think! Thanks, --[[User:Iliada|Iliada]] 18:01, March 16, 2009 (UTC)

: I've responded to your comment at [[Talk:John Chrysostom]]. In the future, you may wish to keep your comments limited only to the specific article in question. Posting it in multiple places is not in itself likely to gain notice. —[[User:ASDamick|Fr. Andrew]] [[User_talk:ASDamick|talk]] [[Special:Contributions/ASDamick|contribs]] ('''[[User:ASDamick/Wiki-philosophy|THINK!]]''') 01:36, March 19, 2009 (UTC)

== Is WO a live forum of information or is it selective in the information it displays? ==

This post refers to your changes in the page;

St. George Free Serbian Orthodox Church (Forrest, Australian Capital Territory)

I myself am not involved on the dispute and have no intention of support to either side in this tragedy.

When I originally viewed this page I was disheartened to observe the lack of information and that misleading information had been posted there. I understand that this most likely had been posted by a user and as such is not subject to your personal knowledge.

I conducted several days of investigation and research in order to update the page appropriately and even went to the extent of seeking the authorisation to post the information from the Church and organisation, which they granted.

I find it offensive that you would label this work as “Heavily Point of View”.

I fail to understand why you would allow false and misleading information to remain posted. A young and inspired person chooses to update the page using only fact and you would rather support outdated and misinformed material.

The general community that observed this page in its renewed form offered significant positive feedback.

I will stand corrected if you can show me grounds for your dismissal of my updates to this page? I can provide you with factual record and account of all the information I had posted on that page and request that it be allowed to remain.

If persons should see fit to add to that information, I implore them to do so.

Otherwise I believe that the page should be removed as it displays false and misleading information and if you should require I can have this formally requested from the community and association which this information refers to?

I can understand your removal of the Postal address and agree fairly to the emission of such information. All I ask is be fair in relation to the content of the post?

I am willing to build and develop the page if you can suggest some points that would make the information less “Point of View”?

Young Serb

:[[User:Young_Serb|Young Serb]], I suspect that the conclusion of the original article (which was ''very'' POV) may have taken from the facts that were in play. In response to [[User:ASDamick|Fr Andrew]]'s request, I have taken the liberty of bringing the two together.
:Please consider that, as a parish, the subject matter was dubiously noteworthy enough to place on OrthodoxWiki; as a parish that has now placed itself outside the Church, more so. This doesn't excuse incorrect information, of course; but if you consider that details are sparse, this may have been done for a reason - this is, conceptually, an encyclopaedia, and is therefore rather lacking in emotive speech and in minutiae. However, should you find the article to still be misleading, please correct it. — by [[User:Pistevo|Pιsτévο]] ''[[User talk:Pistevo|talk]]'' ''[[User talk:Pistevo/dev/null|complaints]]'' at 13:37, April 24, 2009 (UTC)

== Azarias? ==
Χριστος ανεστη! This has nothing to do with Orthodox Wikipedia, but when I read the 3 youths passage on Holy Saturday, I noticed that Azarias is not one of the original three youths. there's Meeshak, Shadrack, and Abendago. Those three are describes throughout the whole reading, but then it says that Azarias said something. Who is Azarias? Thanks, --[[User:Iliada|Iliada]] 17:29, April 24, 2009 (UTC)

: Shadrac, Meshach, and Abednago are the Babylonian names of the Hebrew Hananiah (Ananias), Azariah (Azarias) and Mishael (Misael). —[[User:ASDamick|Fr. Andrew]] [[User_talk:ASDamick|talk]] [[Special:Contributions/ASDamick|contribs]] ('''[[User:ASDamick/Wiki-philosophy|THINK!]]''') 23:14, April 25, 2009 (UTC)

== With a holiday! ==

Today already Pentecost is, but at you on the Main page still congratulations with Ascention.

Lord's Prayer

2009-06-05T20:25:20Z

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The '''Lord's Prayer''' is the prayer which [[Christ]] gave the Church. It is also called the '''Our Father''' from the first words of the prayer.

==About the prayer==
The event in which Christ taught the prayer to his [[disciple]]s is related in [[Gospel of Matthew|Matthew]] 6:5-14 and [[Gospel of Luke|Luke]] 11:1-4. Before this, no one dared to pray to God as their very own Father.

In the early Church, only after [[baptism]] and [[chrismation]], was the Lord's Prayer taught to people. Only then, the faithful who have become children of God in Christ and the [[Holy Spirit]] dare to pray to God as to their very own Father. The prayer is used in many of the liturgical services, including the [[Divine Liturgy]], in which it is introduced by the [[Priest]], ''with boldness and without condemnation to dare to call upon the Heavenly God as [[God the Father|Father]] and to say:''

The prayer consists of seven petitions, that are asked of our Heavenly Father.

#''Our Father Who art in Heaven, hallowed be Thy name.'' In this petition, we beseech our Heavenly Father that His name, which is always holy in itself, be hallowed, with His blessing, both in us and through us ([[Mathew]] 5:16). The Lord is the fullness and perfection of sanctity, but we sanctify ourselves by glorifying Him.
#''Thy kingdom come.'' In this petition, we ask the Lord to help us and make us worthy, through His grace, of the Kingdom of Heaven which begins, as Christ Himself said, here on earth, within us. But it will only come to us in the fullness of its power when Sin ceases to hold undivided sway in us and righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit ([[Romans]] 14:17) abide in us.
#''Thy will be done on earth, as it is in Heaven.'' In this petition, we beseech God the Father that He not allow us to live out our earthly lives according to our sinful ways, but according to His will, which is always good, and acceptable, and perfect (Romans 12:2). By obeying the will of God, we begin to establish the Kingdom of God within ourselves.
#''Give us this day our daily bread;'' In this petition we beseech God to give us our daily bread, everything we need in life, spiritual as well as physical. Our spiritual bread is the grace-bestowing [[Sacraments]] of the Church, instituted for our salvation. First and foremost, our daily bread means Holy [[Eucharist|Communion]], of which the Lord said: I am the bread of life...and the bread which I shall give for the life of the world is My flesh ([[John]] 6:48, 51). Material bread means all that is necessary for human existence, directly associated with the surrounding world. The words this day warn us against too many cares, and teaches us to ask only for what is most essential, because the Lord says: But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things shall be yours as well. Therefore, do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Let the day's own trouble be sufficient for the day (Mathew 6:33-34).
#''And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us.'' In this petition the Lord teaches us how to ask forgiveness for our sins from the Heavenly Father, and how they may be forgiven. And whenever you stand praying, forgive, if you have anything against any one; so that your Father also Who is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses. But if you do not forgive, neither will your Father Who is in heaven forgive your trespasses ([[Mark]] 11:25-26). Man's sins are called trespasses against God in this petition and here we beg for God's mercy. This is our confession, asking for His forgiveness. Whoever seeks forgiveness should resort to the healing power of repentance and forgive his neighbor, the trespasser. When we forgive our trespassers, then God will also forgive us our sins (Mark 4:24).
#''And lead us not into temptation,'' In this petition we ask of the Lord that He not allow us to fall into sin. We ask Him to preserve us from all that confuses our spirit and from temptations that are beyond our strength to reject. If we encounter on our earthly path trials and temptations sent for our purification from sin and spiritual fortification, then we ask God to send us His timely help. God is faithful, and He will not let you be tempted beyond your strength, but with the temptation will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it ([[I Corinthians]] 10:13). For because he himself has suffered and been tempted, He is able to help those who are tempted (Heb. 2:18), St. [[Apostle Paul|Paul]] says, indicating the Helper and Accomplisher of our salvation, the Lord Jesus Christ.
#''But deliver us from the Evil One.'' In the final petition, we ask that we be protected against and saved from Evil and the Devil, who is a murderer from the beginning and works for our destruction. As St. Peter says, the Devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking some one to devour ([[1 Peter]] 5:8). Remembering the Enemy of our salvation, the Lord urges us to be vigilant and sober of spirit, to have courage to accomplish a feat, teaches us to pray for one another, and by prayer to the Heavenly Father, to fortify ourselves spiritually and free ourselves from misfortune and disaster.

The Orthodox Church teaches that the Lord's Prayer is the unfailing model and rule for all prayers. The Church uses it in all the sacramental orders, and in all the Divine Services. As St. [[John Chrysostom]] says, it is the crown of all prayers.

==Private prayer==
The Lord's Prayer is undeniably the most commonly-used prayer in private and corporate settings.

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==Languages==

===Greek===
:{{lang|el|Πάτερ ἡμῶν, ὁ ἐν τοῖς οὐρανοῖς•}}
:{{lang|el|ἁγιασθήτω τὸ ὄνομά σου,}}
:{{lang|el|ἐλθέτω ἡ βασιλεία σου,,}}
:{{lang|el|γενηθήτω τὸ θέλημά σου, ὡς ἐν οὐρανῷ καὶ ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς.}}
:{{lang|el|Τὸν ἄρτον ἡμῶν τὸν ἐπιούσιον δὸς ἡμῖν σήμερον.}}
:{{lang|el|Καὶ ἄφες ἡμῖν τὰ ὀφειλήματα ἡμῶν,}}
:{{lang|el|ὡς καὶ ἡμεῖς ἀφίεμεν τοῖς ὀφειλέταις ἡμῶν.}}
:{{lang|el|Καὶ μὴ εἰσενέγκῃς ἡμᾶς εἰς πειρασμόν,}}
:{{lang|el|ἀλλὰ ῥῦσαι ἡμᾶς ἀπὸ τοῦ πονηροῦ.}} [http://www.goarch.org/en/chapel/liturgical_texts/liturgy_chrysostom_greek.asp]

===English===
:Our Father, who art in heaven,
:hallowed be Thy name.
:Thy kingdom come.
:Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.
:Give us this day our daily bread;
:and forgive us our trespasses,
:as we forgive those who trespass against us;
:and lead us not into temptation,
:but deliver us from evil. [http://www.goarch.org/en/chapel/liturgical_texts/liturgy_hchc.asp]

===Hawaiian===
:E ko mākou Makua i loko o ka lani,
:e ho‘āno ‘ia Kou inoa.
:E hiki mai Kou aupuni.
:E mālama ‘ia Kou makemake ma ka honua nei,
:e like me ia i mālama ‘ia ma ka lani lā.
:E hā‘awi mai iā mākou i kēia lā i ‘ai na mākou no nēia lā;
:a e kala mai ho‘i iā mākou i kā mākou lawehala ‘ana,
:me mākou e kala nei i ka po‘e i lawehala i kā mākou;
:a mai ho‘oku‘u ‘Oe iā mākou i ka ho‘owalewale ‘ia mai,
:akā e ho‘opakele nō na‘e iā mākou i ka ino.

===Macedonian===

:Оче наш, кој си на небесата,
:да се свети името Твое;
:да дојде царството Твое;
:да биде волјата Твоја
:како на небото, така и на земјата.
:Лебот наш насушен дај ни го денес,
:и прости ни ги долговите наши,
:како што им ги проштаваме и ние на нашите должници.
:И не воведувај нѐ во искушение
:но избави нѐ од лукавиот.

==External links==
*[http://www.goarch.org/en/chapel/liturgical_texts/lords_prayer.asp The Official Translation of the Lord's Prayer adopted by the Holy Eparchial Synod of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America] ([[GOARCH]])
*[http://www.oca.org/CHRIST-thoughts-article.asp?ID=9 "The Privilege to Pray the Lord's Prayer"] by the Very Rev. Vladimir Berzonsky ([[OCA]])
*[http://www.christusrex.org/www1/pater/ "Pater Noster - The Lord's Prayer in 1441 Languages and Dialects"] A Roman Catholic web site with images from the [http://www.christusrex.org/www2/baram/B-pater.html "Convent of the Pater Noster"] as well as other translations of the Lord's Prayer
*[[w:Lord's Prayer|''Lord's Prayer'' at Wikipedia]]

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Paschal greeting

2009-06-05T19:05:04Z

Ruar-from-T: /* The Paschal greeting around the world */

[[Image:Pascha.jpg|right|frame|The Resurrection of Christ]]
The '''Paschal greeting''' is a custom among Orthodox Christians, consisting of a greeting and response. Instead of "hello" or its equivalent, one is to greet another person with "Christ is Risen!" The response is "Truly, He is risen!" (or "Indeed, He is risen!"). This greeting is used during liturgical services and informally at other times, starting with the [[feast]] of [[Pascha]] and lasting until [[Ascension]], the period known as ''Paschaltide''.

In practice, this custom is usually restricted in use with people that one already knows are Orthodox. In some cultures (e.g., in Russia), it was also customary to exchange a triple kiss after the greeting. It is not uncommon for Orthodox Christians to compile lists of the greeting as it is used around the world, as an act of Orthodox unity across languages and cultures.

==The Paschal greeting around the world==
*Indo-European languages
**Germanic languages
***West Germanic languages
****Anglic languages
*****English - Christ is risen! Truly, He is Risen!
******Old English (Anglo-Saxon) - Crist aras! Crist sodhlice aras! (Lit: Christ arose! Christ surely arose!)
******Middle English - Crist is arisen! Arisen he sothe!
*****Iyaric Patwa - Krestos a uprisin! Seen, him a uprisin fe tru!
****Frisian - Kristus is opstien! Wis is er opstien!
****High German
*****German - Christus ist auferstanden! Er ist wahrhaftig auferstanden!
*****Yiddish - Der Meschiache undzer iz geshtanen! Avade er iz ufgeshtanen!
****Low German
*****Dutch - Christus is opgestaan! Hij is waarlijk opgestaan!
*****Afrikaans - Kristus het opgestaan! Hom het waarlik opgestaan!
***North Germanic languages
****Danish - Kristus er opstanden! Sandelig Han er Opstanden!
****Icelandic - Kristur er upprisinn! Hann er vissulega upprisinn!
****Norwegian - Kristus er oppstanden! Han er sannelig oppstanden!
****Swedish - Kristus är uppstånden! Ja, Han är verkligen uppstånden!
**Italic languages
***Latin - Christus Surrexit! Surrexit vere!
***Romance languages
****Italian - Cristo è risorto! È veramente risorto!
****Catalan - Crist ha ressuscitat! Veritablement ha ressuscitat!
****French - Le Christ est ressuscité! Vraiment Il est ressuscité!
****Portuguese - Cristo ressuscitou! Verdadeiramente ressuscitou!
****Romanian - Hristos a înviat! Adevărat a înviat!
****Spanish - Cristo ha resucitado! Verdaderamente, ha resucitado!
**Slavic languages
***Church Slavonic - (Christos Voskrese! Voistinu Voskrese!)
***East
****Russian - Христос Воскресе! Воистину Воскресе! (Khristos Voskrese! Voistinu Voskrese!)
****Belarusian - Хрыстос уваскрос! Сапраўды ўваскрос! (Khrystos Uvaskros! Saprawdy Wvaskros!)
****Ukrainian - Христос Воскрес! Воістину Воскрес! (Khrystos Voskres! Voistynu Voskres!)
***South
****Bulgarian - Христос Возкресе! Воистина Возкресе! (Christos Vozkrese! Voistina Vozkrese!)
****Serbian - Христос Воскресе! Ваистину Воскресе! (Christos Voskrese! Vaistinu Voskrese!)
***West
****Czech - Kristus vstal z mrtvých! Vpravdě vstal z mrtvých!
****Slovak - Kristus vstal zmŕtvych! Skutočne vstal!
****Polish - Chrystus Zmartwychwstał! Zaprawdę Zmartwychwstał!
**Baltic languages
***Lithuanian - Kristus prisikėlė! Tikrai prisikėlė!
**Celtic languages
***Goidelic languages
****Old Irish - Asréracht Críst! Asréracht Hé-som co dearb!
****Irish - Tá Críost éirithe! Go deimhin, tá sé éirithe!
****Manx - Taw Creest Ereen! Taw Shay Ereen Guhdyne!
****Scots Gaelic - Tha Crìosd air èiridh! Gu dearbh, tha e air èiridh!
***Brythonic languages
****Breton - Dasorc'het eo Krist ! E wirionez eo dasorc'het !
****Welsh - Atgyfododd Crist! Yn wir atgyfododd!
**Indo-Iranian languages
***Indic languages
****Sanskrit - (Krista uttitaha! Satvam uttitaha!)
****Southern Zone
*****Marathi - (Yeshu Khrist uthla ahe! Kharokhar uthla ahe!)
**Albanian (Tosk) - Krishti u ngjall! Vërtet u ngjall!
**Armenian - Քրիստոս յարեաւ ի մեռելոց՜ Օրհնեալ է յայտնութիւնն Քրիստոսի՜ (Christos harjav i merelotz! Orhniale harutjun Christosi! -- Christ is risen! Blessed is the resurrection of Christ!)
**Greek - Χριστός Ανέστη! Αληθώς Ανέστη! (Christos Anesti! Aleithos Anesti!)
*Altaic languages
**Turkish - Hristós diril-Dí! Hakíkatén diril-Dí!
*Austronesian languages
**Malayo-Polynesian
***Western
****Chamorro - La'la'i i Kristo! Magahet na luma'la' i Kristo!
****Filipino (Tagalog) - Si Cristo ay nabuhay! Siya nga ay nabuhay!
****Indonesian - Kristus sudah bangkit! Dia benar sudah bangkit.
***Central-Eastern
****Carolinian - Lios a melau sefal! Meipung, a mahan sefal!
****Hawaiian - Ua ala hou ´o kristo! Ua ala ´i ´o no ´oia!
*Basque - Cristo Berbistua! Benatan Berbistua!
*Dravidian languages
**Malayalam - (Christu uyirthezhunnettu! Theerchayayum uyirthezhunnettu!)
*Eskimo-Aleut languages
**Aleut - Kristus aq ungwektaq! Pichinuq ungwektaq!
**Yupik - Xris-tusaq Ung-uixtuq! Iluumun Ung-uixtuq!
*Japanese - ハリストス復活！実に復活！ (Harisutosu fukkatsu! Jitsu ni fukkatsu!)
*Korean - 그리스도께서 부활하셨습니다! 참으로 부활하셨습니다! (Kristo Gesso Buhwal ha sho sumnida! Chamuro Buhwal ha sho sumnida!)
*Na-Dené languages
**Athabaskan languages
***Navajo - Christ daaztsáádéé' náádiidzáá! T'áá aaníí, daaztsáádéé' náádiidzáá!
**Tlingit - Xristos Kuxwoo-digoot! Xegaa-kux Kuxwoo-digoot!
*Niger-Congo languages
**Lugandan Kristo Azukkide! Kweli Azukkide!
**Swahili - Kristo Amefufukka! Kweli Amefufukka!
*Quechuan Languages
**Quechua - Cristo causarimpunña! Ciertopuni causarimpunña!
*Afro-Asiatic languages
**Semitic languages
***Central Semitic languages
****Aramaic languages
*****Syriac - (Meshiha qam! Bashrira qam!)
****South Central Semitic languages
*****Arabic languages
******Arabic (Fus'hah, i.e., "standard") - (Al-Masih-Qam! Hakkan Qam!)
******Maltese - Kristu qam! Huwa qam tassew!
*****Canaanite languages
******Hebrew (modern) - (Ha Masheeha houh kam! A ken kam!)
***South Semitic languages
****Ethiopian languages
*****North Ethiopian languages
******Tigrigna - (Christos tensiou! Bahake tensiou!)
*****South Ethiopian languages
******Amharic - (Kristos Tenestwal! Bergit Tenestwal!)
*Sino-Tibetan languages
**Mandarin - 基督復活了 他確實復活了 (Jīdū fùhuó le; tā quèshí fùhuó le!)
*South Caucasian languages
**Georgian - ქრისტე აღსდგა! ჭეშმარიტად აღსდგა! (Kriste aghsdga! Cheshmaritad aghsdga!)
*Uralic languages
**Estonian - Kristus on ülestõusnud! Tõesti on ülestõusnud!
**Finnish - Kristus nousi kuolleista! Totisesti nousi!
**Hungarian - Krisztus feltámadt! Valóban feltámadt!
**Meadow Mari - Христос ылыж кынелын! Чынак ылыж кынелын!
*Unclassified
**A Nigerian language (of many spoken there) - Jésu Krísti Ébilíwõ! Ézia õ´ Bilíwõ!
*Constructed languages
**Esperanto - Kristo leviĝis! Vere Li leviĝis!
**Quenya - [[Image:Pascha_Tengwar.png|Tengwar Rendering]] (Ortanne Laivino! Anwa ortanne Laivino!)

==External links==
*[http://srbigham.com/en/ Paschal Polyglotta]: The Paschal greeting in 250 languages.
*[http://www.oca.org/PDF/Pascha/PaschalGreetingsWorld.pdf Paschal Greeting (PDF)] - Greetings in language alphabetic order.

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[[Category:Liturgics]]

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Ober-Procurator

2009-06-04T23:17:55Z

Ruar-from-T: also see http://drevo.pravbeseda.ru/index.php?id=537

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'''Ober-Procurator''', Russian: обер-прокурор, ''ober-prokuror'', also '''Chief Procurator''', was the title of the lay supervisor of the [[Apostolic Governing Synod]], who effectively was the lay head of the [[Russian Orthodox Church]] and a member of the Tsar's cabinet. The Synod was established as the highest hierarchal authority under Tsar Peter I's reorganization of the Church of Russia, at the beginning of the eighteenth century, that abolished the position of patriarch as the senior hierarch. The reorganization, in 1721, was Peter's means of his controlling the Church.

The position of Ober-Procurator was established in 1722 to supervise the activities of the Office of the Synod. An independent office of the Chief Procurator, with increased powers, was established in 1836.

The office of Ober-Procurator ceased to exist upon the abolishment of the Department of Orthodox Denomination by the Provisional Government on [[August 5]], 1917 of which the office of the Ober-Procurator and the Apostolic Governing Synod were part. The restoration of the position of Patriarch of Russia occurred during the Local [[All-Russian Church Council of 1917-1918|Regional Russian Council of 1917-1918]], with the election of Patriarch [[Tikhon of Moscow|Tikhon]] on [[November 5]], 1917.

==Ober-Procurators==
# Ivan Vasilievich Boltin(11/22.05. [[1722]] — 18/29.05. [[1725]])
# Alexey Petrovich Baskakov (18/29.05. [[1725]] — 14/25.07. [[1726]])
# R. A. Rayevsky (14/25.07. 1726 г. - ?)
# Nikita Sergeyevich Krechetnikov (3.10. 1741 г. — 1741 г.)
# Yakov Petrovich Shakhovskoy (31.12. 1741 — 29.03. 1753)
# Львов А. И. (18.12. 1753 — 17.04. 1758)
# Козловский, Алексей Семенович (17.04. 1758 — 9.06. 1763)
# Мелиссино, Иван Иванович (10.06. 1763 г. — 24.10. 1768 г.)
# Чебышев, Петр Петрович (24.10. 1768 г. — 7.05. 1774)
# Акчурин Сергей Васильевич (12.05. 1774 — 28.07. 1786)
# Наумов, Аполлос Иванович (28.07. 1786 — 26.07. 1791)
# граф Мусин-Пушкин, Алексей Иванович (26.07. 1791 - 8.07. 1797)
# князь Хованский, Василий Алексеевич (14.07. 1797 - 5.06. 1799)
# граф Хвостов, Дмитрий Иванович (10.06. 1799 - 31.12. 1802)
# (9 января [[1803]] — 1 октября [[1803]]) — Яковлев, Александр Алексеевич
# ([[1803]]—[[1817]] или 1824) — князь Голицын, Александр Николаевич
# ([[1817]]—[[1833]]) — князь Мещерский, Пётр Сергеевич
# ([[1833]] — 25 июня [[1836]]) — действительный тайный советник Нечаев, Степан Дмитриевич
# ([[1836]] — 16 января [[1855]]) — граф Протасов, Николай Александрович
# (25 декабря [[1855]] — 20 сентября [[1856]]) — Карасевский А. И.
# (20 сентября [[1856]] — 28 февраля [[1862]]) — граф Толстой, Александр Петрович
# (март [[1862]] — июнь [[1865]]) — Ахматов, Алексей Петрович
# (23 июня [[1865]] — 23 апреля [[1880]]) — граф Толстой, Дмитрий Андреевич
# (24 апреля [[1880]] — 19 октября [[1905]]) — [[Constantine Petrovich Pobedonostsev|Constantine Pobedonostsev]]
# (20 октября [[1905]] — 4 апреля [[1906]]) — князь Alexander Dmitriyevich Obolensky
# (26 апреля [[1906]] — 9 июля [[1906]]) — князь Alexey Alexandrovich Shirinsky-Shikhmatov
# (27 июля [[1906]] — 05 февраля [[1909]]) — Pyotr Petrovich Izvolsky
# (5 февраля [[1909]] — 2 мая [[1911]]) — Sergey Mikhailovich Lukianov
# (02 мая [[1911]] — 4 июля [[1915]]) — Vladimir Karlovich Sabler
# (05 июля [[1915]] — 26 сентября [[1915]]) — Alexander Dmitriyevich Samarin
# (1 октября [[1915]] — 7 августа [[1916]]) — Alexander Nkolayevich Volzhin
# (7 августа [[1916]] — 3 марта [[1917]]) — Nkolay Pavlovich Rayev
# (3 марта [[1917]] — 24 июля [[1917]]) — Vladimir Nikolayevich Lvov
# (25 июля [[1917]] — 5 августа [[1917]]) — [[Anton Vladimirovich Kartashev]].

==Source==
*[[w:Procurator_(Russia)]]
*[http://www.scribd.com/doc/15905479/Russian-Christianity-1894-to-1990 History of Russian Christianity 1894 to 1990]
*[http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13253a.htm Catholic Enc: Religion in Russia]

[[Category:Church History]]

Ober-Procurator

2009-06-04T23:05:22Z

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'''Ober-Procurator''', Russian: обер-прокурор, ''ober-prokuror'', also '''Chief Procurator''', was the title of the lay supervisor of the [[Apostolic Governing Synod]], who effectively was the lay head of the [[Russian Orthodox Church]] and a member of the Tsar's cabinet. The Synod was established as the highest hierarchal authority under Tsar Peter I's reorganization of the Church of Russia, at the beginning of the eighteenth century, that abolished the position of patriarch as the senior hierarch. The reorganization, in 1721, was Peter's means of his controlling the Church.

The position of Ober-Procurator was established in 1722 to supervise the activities of the Office of the Synod. An independent office of the Chief Procurator, with increased powers, was established in 1836.

The office of Ober-Procurator ceased to exist upon the abolishment of the Department of Orthodox Denomination by the Provisional Government on [[August 5]], 1917 of which the office of the Ober-Procurator and the Apostolic Governing Synod were part. The restoration of the position of Patriarch of Russia occurred during the Local [[All-Russian Church Council of 1917-1918|Regional Russian Council of 1917-1918]], with the election of Patriarch [[Tikhon of Moscow|Tikhon]] on [[November 5]], 1917.

==Ober-Procurators==
# Ivan Vasilievich Boltin(11/22.05. [[1722]] — 18/29.05. [[1725]])
# Alexey Petrovich Baskakov (18/29.05. [[1725]] — 14/25.07. [[1726]])
# R. A. Rayevsky (14/25.07. 1726 г. - ?)
# Nikita Sergeyevich Krechetnikov (3.10. 1741 г. — 1741 г.)
# Шаховской, Яков Петрович (31.12. 1741 — 29.03. 1753)
# Львов А. И. (18.12. 1753 — 17.04. 1758)
# Козловский, Алексей Семенович (17.04. 1758 — 9.06. 1763)
# Мелиссино, Иван Иванович (10.06. 1763 г. — 24.10. 1768 г.)
# Чебышев, Петр Петрович (24.10. 1768 г. — 7.05. 1774)
# Акчурин Сергей Васильевич (12.05. 1774 — 28.07. 1786)
# Наумов, Аполлос Иванович (28.07. 1786 — 26.07. 1791)
# ([[1791]]—[[1797]]) — граф Мусин-Пушкин, Алексей Иванович
# ([[1797]]—[[1799]]) — князь Хованский, Василий Алексеевич
# ([[1799]]—[[1802]]) — граф Хвостов, Дмитрий Иванович
# (9 января [[1803]] — 1 октября [[1803]]) — Яковлев, Александр Алексеевич
# ([[1803]]—[[1817]] или 1824) — князь Голицын, Александр Николаевич
# ([[1817]]—[[1833]]) — князь Мещерский, Пётр Сергеевич
# ([[1833]] — 25 июня [[1836]]) — действительный тайный советник Нечаев, Степан Дмитриевич
# ([[1836]] — 16 января [[1855]]) — граф Протасов, Николай Александрович
# (25 декабря [[1855]] — 20 сентября [[1856]]) — Карасевский А. И.
# (20 сентября [[1856]] — 28 февраля [[1862]]) — граф Толстой, Александр Петрович
# (март [[1862]] — июнь [[1865]]) — Ахматов, Алексей Петрович
# (23 июня [[1865]] — 23 апреля [[1880]]) — граф Толстой, Дмитрий Андреевич
# (24 апреля [[1880]] — 19 октября [[1905]]) — [[Constantine Petrovich Pobedonostsev|Constantine Pobedonostsev]]
# (20 октября [[1905]] — 4 апреля [[1906]]) — князь Alexander Dmitriyevich Obolensky
# (26 апреля [[1906]] — 9 июля [[1906]]) — князь Alexey Alexandrovich Shirinsky-Shikhmatov
# (27 июля [[1906]] — 05 февраля [[1909]]) — Pyotr Petrovich Izvolsky
# (5 февраля [[1909]] — 2 мая [[1911]]) — Sergey Mikhailovich Lukianov
# (02 мая [[1911]] — 4 июля [[1915]]) — Vladimir Karlovich Sabler
# (05 июля [[1915]] — 26 сентября [[1915]]) — Alexander Dmitriyevich Samarin
# (1 октября [[1915]] — 7 августа [[1916]]) — Alexander Nkolayevich Volzhin
# (7 августа [[1916]] — 3 марта [[1917]]) — Nkolay Pavlovich Rayev
# (3 марта [[1917]] — 24 июля [[1917]]) — Vladimir Nikolayevich Lvov
# (25 июля [[1917]] — 5 августа [[1917]]) — [[Anton Vladimirovich Kartashev]].

==Source==
*[[w:Procurator_(Russia)]]
*[http://www.scribd.com/doc/15905479/Russian-Christianity-1894-to-1990 History of Russian Christianity 1894 to 1990]
*[http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13253a.htm Catholic Enc: Religion in Russia]

[[Category:Church History]]

Trisagion

2009-06-04T21:26:34Z

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'''Trisagion''' (Greek τρισάγιον, thrice-holy), from ''tris-'' ("thrice") and ''agios'' ("holy"). It is pronounced "tree-sah-yon" in modern Greek. Literally, ''trisagion'' means "thrice holy."

== English translations of the Trisagion ==

'''English''': Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, have mercy on us.

'''Arabic''': قدوس الله، قدوس القوي، قدوس الذي لا يموت ارحمنا (Quddouson Allââh, Quddouson ul-qawee, Quddouson ulladhee la yamout, Irhamna).

[[Church Slavonic]]: Svjatyj Bozhe, Svjatyj Krepkij, Svjatyj Bezsmertnyj, Pomiluj nas.

'''Finnish''': Pyhä Jumala, Pyhä Väkevä, Pyhä Kuolematon, armahda meitä.

'''French''': Saint Dieu, Saint Fort, Saint Immortel, aie pitié de nous.

'''Georgian''': წმიდაო ღმერთო, წმიდაო ძლიერო, წმიდაო უკვდავო, შეგვიწყალენ ჩვენ (Tsmidao Ghmerto, Tsmidao Dzliero, Tsmidao Ukvdavo, shegvitsqalen chven).

'''Greek''': Ἅγιος ὁ Θεός, Ἅγιος ἰσχυρός, Ἅγιος ἀθάνατος, ἐλέησον ἡμᾶς (Agios O Theos, Agios Eeskhiros, Agios Athanatos, eleison imas).

'''Japanese''': 聖なる神, 聖なる勇毅, 聖なる常生の者や、我等を憐れめよ。 (Seinaru Kami, Seinaru Yūki, Seinaru Jōseinomonoya, Warerao Awaremeyo).

'''Latin''': Sanctus Deus, Sanctus Fortis, Sanctus Immortalis, miserere nobis.

'''Latvian''': Svētais Dievs, Svētais Spēcīgais, Svētais Nemirstīgais, apžēlojies par mums.

'''Meadow mari'''<ref>One of nationalities in Russia</ref>: Святой Юмо, Святой Куатле, Святой Колыдымо, мемнам серлаге (Svyatoy Yumo, Svyatoy Kooatle, Svyatoy Kolydymo, memnam serlageh).

'''Romanian''': Sfinte Dumnezeule, Sfinte Tare, Sfinte Fără de moarte, Miluieşte-ne pe noi.

'''Spanish''': Two variants
: Santo Dios, Santo Fuerte, Santo Inmortal, ten piedad de nosotros.
: Santo Dios, Santo Poderoso, Santo Inmortal, ten piedad de nosotros.

'''Syriac / Aramaic''': ܩܕܝܫܐ ܐܠܗܐ، ܩܕܝܫܐ ܚܝܠܬܢܐ، ܩܕܝܫܐ ܠܐ ܡܝܘܬܐ، ܐܬܪܚܡܥܠܝܢ (Qadishat Aloho, Qadishat Haylthono, Qadishat lo MoyouTHo, eTHraHam al'ain).

== Trisagion Prayer ==
The '''Trisagion Prayers''' are a set of ancient prayers that begin each service of the [[Daily Cycle]]. They are also commonly used to begin one's private prayers.

''+Glory to Thee, our God, Glory to Thee.''

''O Heavenly King, Comforter, the Spirit of Truth, Who art everywhere present and fillest all things, the Treasury of good things and Giver of life: Come, and abide in us, and cleanse us from every stain, and save our souls, O Good One.''

''+Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal: have mercy on us.'' '''(3 times)'''

''+Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, both now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.''

''All-Holy Trinity, have mercy on us. Lord, cleanse us from our sins. Master, pardon our iniquities. Holy God, visit and heal our infirmities for Thy name's sake.''

''Lord, have mercy.'' '''(3 times)'''

''+Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, both now and ever, and unto the ages of ages.''

''Our Father, who art in Heaven, hallowed be Thy name. Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.''

''For Thine is the Kingdom, and the power, and the glory, of the +Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.''

==Oriental Orthodox Version==
In the [[Oriental Orthodox]] Churches, the Trisagion is understood as addressing Christ, and is ameded to read: "Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, who was cricifed for us, have mercy on us."

== External links ==
*[http://www.anastasis.org.uk/THE%20TRISAGION02.pdf A Note: The Translation of the Trisagion] (PDF)
*[http://www.ccel.org/ccel/schaff/npnf209.iii.iv.iii.x.html Chapter X.—Concerning the Trisagium ('the Thrice Holy')] by St. [[John of Damascus]] in his ''Exposition of the Orthodox Faith'', trans. by Rev. S. D. F. Salmond

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[[Category:Hymnography]]

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Church of Jerusalem

2009-02-27T00:30:25Z

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{{church|
name= Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem[[Image:Jerusalem logo.gif|center|Church of Jerusalem]]|
founder= The [[Apostles]]|
independence= Traditional |
recognition= 451 by [[Fourth Ecumenical Council]] |
primate=[[Theophilus III (Giannopoulos) of Jerusalem|Patr. Theophilus]]|
hq=Jerusalem, Israel|
territory=Israel, Palestine, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, the Gulf States (except Kuwait)|
possessions= United States, South America|
language=Greek, English, Arabic|
music=[[Byzantine Chant]]|
calendar=[[Julian Calendar|Julian]]|
population=130,000|
website=[http://www.jerusalem-patriarchate.info/ Church of Jerusalem]
}}
The '''Church of Jerusalem''' is the "Mother of all Churches" of all of Christendom, because it was in Jerusalem that the Church was established on the day of [[Pentecost]] with the descent of the [[Holy Spirit]] on the disciples of [[Jesus Christ]]. From Jerusalem the gospel of Christ was spread to the world.

As Christianity spread, and the persecutions of the Jews by Roman authorities in their homeland increased, causing the dispersion of many of the Christians from Jerusalem, the import of this church and its impact on the ongoing life of the whole Church diminished. As other churches gained ascendency, namely the Churches of [[Church of Rome|Rome]], [[Church of Constantinople|Constantinople]], [[Church of Alexandria|Alexandria]], and [[Church of Antioch|Antioch]], the Church of Jerusalem was accorded a place of honor with them among the five original Christian [[patriarchate]]s of the Christian world, called the ''[[Pentarchy]]''.

The Church of Jerusalem remains the custodian of many of the holy sites in Jerusalem and environs, sometimes jointly with [[Roman Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]] or [[Church of Alexandria (Coptic)|Coptic]] or [[Church of Armenia|Armenian]] Christians, including the [[Church of the Holy Sepulchre (Jerusalem)|Church of the Holy Sepulchre]] in Jerusalem and the [[Church of the Nativity (Bethlehem)|Church of the Nativity]] in Bethlehem.

Lately there has been criticism of the church leadership by Palestinian faithful, who accuse the Greek-speaking and largely Greek-born leadership of squandering their money and treating their Arabic-speaking members as second-class faithful.

Following the deposition of Patriarch [[Irenaios I (Skopelitis) of Jerusalem|Irenaios I]] amidst scandals regarding the transfer of land to Jewish control, the Holy Synod of the church named as their [[locum tenens|temporary primate]] His Eminence Metropolitan [[Cornelius (Rodousakis) of Petra]]. On [[August 22]], 2005, the Holy Synod unanimously elected the former Archbishop of Tabor, [[Theophilus III (Giannopoulos) of Jerusalem|Theophilus]], as the 141st Patriarch of Jerusalem.


===Places of importance===
*[[St. Catherine's Monastery (Sinai)|Holy Monastery of St. Catherine]] ([[Mount Sinai]]), believed to be the site of the Burning Bush from the Old Testament, belonging to [[Church of Sinai]].

==Monasteries==
#The [[Holy Lavra of St. Savas (Jerusalem)|Holy Lavra of St. Savas the Hegiasmenos]] (Mar Saba)
#The Monastery of St. George the Hozevitou (location)
#The Monastery of St. Martha and Mary (Bethany)
#The Monastery of The Holy Archangels (Andromedos)
#The Monastery of St. [[Euthymius the Great|Eythymios]] the Great (Khan-Ahmar)

There are 25 monasteries within the city of Jerusalem:
#The Holy Monastery of Abraam, a dependency of the Holy Sepulchre
#The Holy Monastery of St. [[Haralampus of Magnesia|Haralampus]]
#The Holy Monastery of the Forerunner
#The Holy Monastery of the Archangels
#The Holy Monastery of St. Nicholas
#The Holy Monastery of Ss. Theodore
#The Holy Monastery of St. George the Jew
#The Holy Monastery of St. George of the hospital
#The Holy Monastery of St. Basil
#The Holy Monastery of St. Katherine
#The Holy Monastery of St. Spyridon
#The Holy Monastery of St. Nikodemus
#The Holy Monastery of the Praetorium
#The Holy Monastery of St. Anne, the Mother of the Theotokos
#The Holy Monastery of St. Symeon of Katamonas
#The Holy Monastery of the Holy Cross
#The Holy Monastery of St. Onouphrious
#The Holy Monastery of St. Sion, also the Patriarchal Theological college
#The Holy Monastery of St. Stephen
#The Holy Monastery of St. Panteleimon
#The Holy Monastery of the Resurrection
#The Holy Monastery of St. Modestos
#The Holy Monastery of the Great Panagia (female)
#The Holy Monastery of St. Euthymios (female)
#The Holy Monastery of Panagia "Seidanagias"

There are two churches in Jerusalem, the Church of St. Demetrios and the Church of St. Thekla. There is also the cathedral church of St. James the Brother of the Lord, which also has two chapels dedicated to the Myrrh-bearers and the Forty Holy Martyrs of Jerusalem. The chapel of the Forty Holy Martyrs holds the relics of all the patriarchs of Jerusalem.


==Saints and Elders==
The [[Holy Land]] has been primarily sanctified by the presence of [[Christ]], however, through his divine economy, the Holy Land has also generated a cloud of [[Martyrs]], Hierarchs and [[Saints]]. Some of these include:
* the Holy Apostles
* St. [[Sabbas the Sanctified]] of Palestine ([[December 5]])

==See also==
*[[List of Patriarchs of Jerusalem]]
*[[Monastery at the Shepherds Field (East Jerusalem, Israel)]]
*[[New Church of St. Mary, the Theotokos (Jerusalem)]]
*[[Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem in North and South America]]

==External links==
*[http://www.jerusalem-patriarchate.info/ Official Website of the Church of Jerusalem] (Main page)
**[http://www.saintgeorgetaybeh.org/ Greek Orthodox Church of St. George], Taybeh (Palestine)
*[http://ancientfaith.com/podcasts/features/ Interviews with Christians in the Holy Land] ([[Ancient Faith Radio]])
*[http://www.cnewa.org/ecc-bodypg-us.aspx?eccpageID=16&IndexView=toc Eastern Christian Churches: The Patriarchate of Jerusalem] by Ronald Roberson, a Roman Catholic priest and scholar
*[http://www.geocities.com/rev_alexander2000/ Rum Orthodox Ivri: The Website of the Eastern Orthodox Christian Community within Israeli Society], served by Fr. Alexander Winogradsky, a priest of Jewish ethnicity serving mainly in Hebrew

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[[Category:Jurisdictions|Jerusalem]]

[[es:Iglesia Ortodoxa de Jerusalén]]
[[fr:Église de Jérusalem]]
[[ro:Biserica Ortodoxă a Ierusalimului]]
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