Saint Petersburg Theological Seminary

The Saint Petersburg Theological Academy (russian: Санкт-Петербургская духовная академия) is a theological seminary in Saint Petersburg, Russia. The academy grants master and doctorate degrees preparing theologians and priests for the Eastern Orthodox Church. It was founded in 1797 by Gabriel (Petrov), Metropolitan of Saint Petersburg, as part of the Alexander Nevsky Lavra.Theological Academy
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At the turn of the 20th Century the Saint Petersburg Theological Academy was one of four religious academies (with those of Moscow, Kiev and Kazan) of the Russian Orthodox Church.Walter Sablinsky, ''The Road to Bloody Sunday: Father Gapon and the St. Petersburg Massacre of 1905.'' Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1976; pg. 42. The class of 1898 had a total of 235 students regularly attending classes.

Alumni

* Valery Abramovich Smirnov (born 1951), theologian, journalist, former monk, and priest

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External links

Official website

1797 establishments in the Russian Empire
Eastern Orthodox seminaries
Universities and colleges in Saint Petersburg
Universities and colleges affiliated with the Russian Orthodox Church

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