St. Nersess to Honor First 12
St. Nersess Armenian Seminary will be celebrating its 60th Anniversary on November 13 at a special banquet which will honor the vocations of the first 12 priests who graduated from St. Nersess and St. Vladimir's Seminaries and were ordained. The celebratory
Latest Ordination to the Priesthood
On April 9 and 10, Dn. Albert Hambardzumyan, a 2019 graduate, was ordained to the Holy Order of the Priesthood by His Grace Bishop Daniel Findikyan and was renamed Fr. Guregh. The name was chosen because of the number of
Christmas Message
Dear Friend,In this season of gratitude, we are reminded of your commitment to St. Nersess and your support of our education. We pray you will have a blessed New Year and a joyous Theophany - the celebration of God’s revelation
Fall semester concludes
On Saturday, December 12, the seminary concluded its Fall semester with a celebration of Badarak on the Feast of St. James of Nisibis (St. Hagop). Fr. Hakob Gevorgyan, pastor of Holy Trinity Armenian Church in Cheltenham, PA, was the guest
Snapshot of Three Recent Graduates
Dear St. Nersess Supporter, In normal times, we would have mailed our annual Fall Appeal asking you to help fund the education of our students - future priests and non-ordained leaders - and support our educational goals for the 2020-21
Nobel Peace Prize
By: Grace Petoyan, daughter of Archpriest Fr. Sarkis Petoyan, St. Gregory Armenian Church, Pasadena, CAThe Nobel Peace Prize is an award for people who have done or are doing an act to improve the world. There are many people who deserve
Clergy From Around the Country and Armenia Attend Worship Service
Last evening, Tuesday, June 30, St. Nersess Seminary held its final worship service for the academic year. Clergy from the Eastern and Western Dioceses and Armenia joined students and members of the faculty to participate in the Evening Service Երեկոյեան
Students Participate in Remote Daily Worship Services
St. Nersess full-time and part-time students are coming together from their respective locations to worship together through an online video platform. Fr. Mardiros Chevian, dean, and Dn. Eric Vozzy, a 2017 graduate, are leading daily services in the St. Hagop
St. Nersess Serves as a Model for Future Programs in Europe
Fr. Mardiros Chevian, as dean of the seminary, visits Armenia and Holy Etchmiadzin at least once annually. During his most recent visit in mid-February, he attended a meeting of a consultative committee of clergy and lay people commissioned by His
Dr. Ervine Lectures at Conference in Armenia
On October 23-24, 2019, the world-renowned Matenadaran, the Mesrop Mashdots Library of Ancient Manuscripts in Yerevan, hosted the fifth annual Narekatsi Readings, an international scholarly conference devoted to exploring various aspects of the life and works of Armenia’s great tenth-century