Orthodox Theological Seminary, Kottayam, Kerala, Kottayam, India
General Details
- Autocephalous Church:
- Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church
- Diocese:
- Diocese of Kottayam
- Priest:
- Fr. Jacob Kurian
Contact Details
- Address:
- P. B. No. 98, Kottayam, Kerala, 686 001 India
- Email:
- [email protected]
- Phone:
- 566526
- Url:
- https://www.ots.edu.in
Historical Details
- Build - Founding Year:
- 1815
- History:
- 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.
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