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
Seminary Receives Generous Donation
Last month, Dean Shahinian, former St. Nersess Board member and longtime Seminary supporter, became the most recent naming donor on the Armonk campus. He chose the Recreation Complex to honor his parents, Paul and Grace (Jelalian) Shahinian, with a generous
Rare Book Donated to the Seminary
St. Nersess is thankful to Suzanne Minassian Sherenian of Doylestown, PA, who recently donated a rare handwritten book from 1913 to the St. Nersess Library. This book belonged to her grandfather, Fr. Mugerditch Minassian, who was in the last graduating class
Global Classroom Comes to St. Nersess
Over the past few months, preparations to upgrade the technology at the seminary have been led by donor Berj Akian, who assembled a team of friends and supporters including, Hagop Belekdanian, Andre Farah, Saro Hartounian, and Gevik Khachatourian. Levon Altiparmakian,
Seminary Campus Donors Honored
On a brisk autumn evening on November 10, over 75 guests gathered at St. Nersess Armenian Seminary for the consecration of an exterior cross, two dedications, and a celebratory dinner. It was also the one-year anniversary of the consecration of
Donated Founders Garden Sculpture
When the new seminary campus was consecrated by His Holiness Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians, on November 11, 2016, a beautiful bust of Archbishop Tiran Nersoyan was unveiled in the Founders Garden. Tiran Srpazan was the
Historic Day at St. Nersess Armenian Seminary
Saturday, November 12 marked the long-awaited opening of the new campus of St. Nersess Seminary in Armonk, NY. His Holiness Karekin II, the Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians, officiating over the ceremonies. He was assisted by Archbishop Khajag Barsamian,
Four Students from Jerusalem’s Sts. Tarkmanchatz Visit St. Nersess Seminary
by Florence AvakianNow, in its 11th year, an innovative pro-gram brings young Armenian students from Jerusalem’s Sts. Tarkmanchatz School to a summer program at St. Nersess Seminary, providing them with unique opportunities. For the first time, the number of students
Holy Translators Parishioners Contribute to Seminary
Thanks to the generosity of Karen and Karnig Durgarian, parishioners at the Armenian Church of Holy Translators in Framingham, MA, a new scholarship fund has been established for the Deacons' Training Program to honor the memory of Dn. Samuel Avakian,
Single Student Residence Receives Donor
“The Armenian Church keeps the Armenian faith alive,” quietly comments Toros Mangassarian, who recently donated to the new St. Nersess campus in Armonk, NY. His firm belief that St. Nersess Armenian Seminary plays a vital role in educating seminarians who