Vilnius St. Joseph Seminary

The seminary building

The Vilnius St. Joseph Seminary is a Roman Catholic seminary in Vilnius, Lithuania. It traces its history to an institution founded by Cardinal Jurgis Radvila in 1582. After being closed and reopened several times, it was re-established in 1993 by Juozas Bačkis, the archbishop of Vilnius, and moved to a new building in 1997.

The seminary prepares candidates for priesthood in the Vilnius Archdiocese and the dioceses of Panevėžys and Kaišiadorys. Over the course of the six-year program, candidates study philosophy, theology, sociology, church history and teachings, educational theory, singing, psychology, languages, art history, and rhetoric. Its graduates receive a baccalaureate from the Pontifical Lateran University.^[1]

References

↑ "Vilnius St. Joseph Seminary". Catholic Internet Service. Retrieved 2009-08-07.

External links

Official website

Universities in Lithuania

Largest universities	Vilnius University Mykolas Romeris University Vilnius Gediminas Technical University Kaunas University of Technology Vytautas Magnus University

Public institutions	General Jonas Žemaitis Military Academy of Lithuania Lithuanian University of Health Sciences Medical Academy Veterinary Academy Klaipėda University Lithuanian Sports University Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre Aleksandras Stulginskis University Šiauliai University Vilnius Academy of Art Lithuanian University of Educational Sciences

Private institutions	ISM University of Management and Economics LCC International University Telšiai Bishop Vincentas Borisevičius Priest Seminary European Humanities University Vilnius University International Business School Kazimieras Simonavičius University Vilnius St. Joseph Seminary

Coordinates: 54°44′17″N 25°16′43″E / 54.73806°N 25.27861°E / 54.73806; 25.27861

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