The Orthodox Theological Seminary (Old Seminary)
The first Orthodox Christian school of theology in Asia, the Orthodox Seminary, was founded in 1815 at Kottayam, in the state of Kerala (ancient Malabar) by Ramban Ittoop, a priest-monk of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church.
About Orthodox Theological Seminary
The first Orthodox Christian school of theology in Asia, the Orthodox Seminary, was founded in 1815 at Kottayam, in the state of Kerala (ancient Malabar) by Ramban Ittoop, a priest-monk of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church. The learned monk from Kunnamkulam was carrying out with singular courage a major decision of the church made at Kandanadu in 1809 to start two schools of theology (Padithaveedu), one in the North and the other in the South of Kerala.
Contact Information
Address
Orthodox Theological Seminary
P. B. No. 98, Kottayam – 686 001
Kerala, India
Phone
2566526, 2568083, 2568500
Principal: 2568046
Fax: 91-0481-2302571
Website
www.ots.edu.inInterested in Theological Education?
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