Hellenic College Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology (HCHC) is an Orthodox Christian

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and

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Brookline, Massachusetts Brookline is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, in the United States, and part of the Boston metropolitan area. Brookline borders six of Boston's neighborhoods: Brighton, Allston, Fenway–Kenmore, Mission Hill, Jamaica Plain, and ...

. Its mission is to educate individuals for life and service in the Orthodox Christian community; this includes men preparing for the priesthood of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese and other Orthodox Christian entities, as well as men and women for leadership roles in the church or within secular society. HCHC includes a graduate school of theology (

) for clerical training and education, and several undergraduate and certificate programs in business, education, literature, and other secular professions.

History

The institution was founded in 1937 as Holy Cross Theological School in

Pomfret, Connecticut Pomfret is a town in Windham County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 4,266 in 2020 according to the 2020 United States Census. The land was purchased from Native Americans in 1686 (the "Mashmuket Purchase" or "Mashamoquet Purchase ...

. In 1946, the school was moved to

. In 1966, Holy Cross expanded its undergraduate division into a full four-year liberal arts college named Hellenic College, which opened in 1968. Hellenic College Holy Cross is the only fully accredited Orthodox Christian college, seminary, and graduate school of theology in the

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Academics

Hellenic College offers programs leading to the

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degree. Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology offers graduate programs of study leading to the degrees of

Master of Divinity For graduate-level theological institutions, the Master of Divinity (MDiv, ''magister divinitatis'' in Latin) is the first professional degree of the pastoral profession in North America. It is the most common academic degree in seminaries and di ...

(M.Div),

Master of Theological Studies A Master of Theological Studies (MTS) is a graduate degree, offered in theological seminary or graduate faculty of theology, which gives students lay training in theological studies. Under Association of Theological Schools in the United States ...

(M.T.S.), and

Master of Theology Master of Theology ( la, Theologiae Magister, abbreviated MTh, ThM, or MTheol) is a post-graduate degree offered by universities, divinity schools, and seminaries. It can serve as a transition degree for entrance into a PhD program or as a sta ...

(Th.M).

Accreditation

Hellenic College has been accredited by the

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and Holy Cross School of Theology has been accredited by the

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since 1974. Holy Cross is also a member of the

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Campus

Hellenic College is located on a campus in

just outside

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on the former Weld estate. It is notable for having been the longtime practice site of the

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Summer programs

* "Crossroad" is a ten-day, vocational exploration program for Orthodox Christian high school graduates and rising seniors. Two sessions are held on the HCHC campus each summer. * The "Pappas Patristic Institute" is a seminar based program that focuses on readings in the Early Church Fathers. This program is geared towards undergraduate and graduate students.

Notable people

Notable faculty

Georges Florovsky Georges Vasilievich Florovsky (Russian: Гео́ргий Васи́льевич Флоро́вский; – August 11, 1979) was a Russian Orthodox priest, theologian, and historian. Born in the Russian Empire, he spent his working life in Pari ...

John Romanides John Savvas Romanides ( el, Ιωάννης Σάββας Ρωμανίδης; 2 March 19271 November 2001) was a Greek-American theologian, Eastern Orthodox priest, and scholar who had a distinctive influence on post-war Greek Orthodox theology. Bi ...

Nomikos Michael Vaporis Nomikos Michael Vaporis (1926–1997) was an historian of the Byzantine Empire and Modern Greek Hellenism at Hellenic College/Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology in Brookline, Massachusetts, United States. He also served as Dean of Hell ...

*Maximos Constas *George L. Parsenios

Notable alumni

* The Most Rev. Archbishop

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of the

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* The Most Rev. Metropolitan

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of the

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* The Most Rev. Metropolitan Evangelos (Kourounis) of Sardes,

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of the

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* The Most Rev. Metropolitan

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of the

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* The Most Rev. Metropolitan Isaiah (Chronopoulos) of the

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* The Most Rev. Metropolitan Methodios (Tournas) of the

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* The Most Rev. Metropolitan Nicholas (Pissare) of the

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* The Most Rev. Metropolitan

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of the

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* The Right Rev. Bishop Andonios (Paropoulos) of Phasiane, auxiliary bishop and Chancellor of the

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* The Right Rev. Bishop Demetrios (Kantzavelos) of Mokissos, auxiliary bishop and Proistamenos of the

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* The Right Rev. Bishop Dimitrios (Couchell) of Xanthos,

of the

* The Right Rev. Bishop Kyrillos (Abdelsayed), auxiliary bishop for Christian Education and Dean of St. Athanasius and St. Cyril Theological School in the

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*The Rev. Father

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*The Rev. Father

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of Massachusetts of the

Interments

* Archbishop Iakovos (Koukouzis) of America *Bishop Gerasimos (Papadopoulos) of Abydos *Metropolitan Silas (Koskinas) of New Jersey

References

External links

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