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The '''Halki seminary''' was, until its closure by the Turkish authorities in 1971, the main school of theology of the [[Patriarchate of Constantinople]]. It was based on Halki, one of the Princes' Islands in the Sea of Marmara.
The [[seminary]] was housed on the site of the ruined [[Monastery of the Holy Trinity]], which was founded by [[Photius the Great|Photius I]], [[Patriarch of Constantinople]] (r. 858–861 and 878–886). In 1844, Patriarch [[Germanos IV]] converted the ruined monastery into a school of theology, which was inaugurated on September 23, 1844. All the buildings except for the chapel were destroyed by an earthquake in June 1894, but were rebuilt by architect Periklis Fotiadis and inaugurated in October 1896. Major renovation took place in the 1950s.
Numerous Orthodox scholars, theologians, priests, bishops, and patriarchs graduated from Halki, including Patriarch [[Bartholomew I (Archontonis) of Constantinople|Bartholomew I]]. Many patriarchs, bishops, and former teachers of the school are buried on the grounds.
