Although steeped in the Russian tradition from which it sprang, the Institute was oriented toward the West. It has remained close to the French academic world, drawing a number of its faculty from the University of Paris, including the Sorbonne.
The first graduate of the Institute to be [[ordainordination|ordained]]ed to the [[priest]]hood later became [[Archbishop]] of New York in the [[Orthodox Church in America]], [[Peter (L'Huillier) of New York]].
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