Six Decades and Counting
Sixty years of vision, commitment, new ideas, hard work, enthusiasm, prayers, and an abiding faith.Sixty years of leadership, instruction, worship, and formation of seminarians.Sixty years producing 50+ graduates serving the Armenian Church as bishops, priests, deacons and lay ministers here
Intensive Course Offered to Students of St. Nersess and Holy Etchmiadzin
This semester and for the first time, St. Nersess Armenian Seminary used the “Intensive Week,” March 22-25, to host a virtual five-session course for students of St. Nersess and Gevorkian Seminary of Holy Etchmiadzin. The course, entitled “The Psalms in
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
Dean Travels to Holy Etchmiadzin
From February 15-20, the Rev. Fr. Mardiros Chevian traveled to Armenia for his annual trip to meet and interact with the dean of the Gevorkian Theological Seminary of the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, the Very Rev. Fr. Garegin Hambardzumyan.
Seminarian Continues Studies in Holy Etchmiadzin
Seminarian Dn. Timothy Aznavourian has been studying at the Gevorkian Theological Seminary located at the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin since September 2018. We asked him to share his thoughts and impressions about studying and living in Armenia with his
St. Nersess Seminarians Study in Armenia During the Summer
An integral part of a St. Nersess education is engaging with the Church on the local, regional, diocesan, and global levels. The Master of Divinity degree offered through St. Nersess and St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary includes opportunities for students
Inter-seminary Agreement of Collaboration Signed
On Monday, June 13, the Very Rev. Dr. John Behr, dean of St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary, together with the Rev. Fr. Mardiros Chevian, dean of St. Nersess Armenian Seminary, departed for Armenia with the blessing of His Holiness Karekin
Deans From Three Seminaries Discuss Academic Cooperation
On April 21, The Very Rev. Fr. Garegin Hambardzumyan, dean of the Gevorgyan Theological Seminary of the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, visited St. Nersess Armenian Seminary in Armonk, NY. During his stay at St. Nersess, Fr. Garegin met with
St. Nersess Dean Travels to Holy Etchmiadzin
With the encouragement of the St. Nersess Board of Directors, St. Nersess dean Rev. Fr. Mardiros Chevian traveled to Holy Etchmiadzin at the end of last semester to meet with His Holiness Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All