Sankt Ignatios College

Sankt Ignatios College
Södertälje, Sweden
Information
School typeOffers inter-Orthodox education and priest training with postgraduate studies.
MottoReligion, peace and democracy through education
Established2018

Sankt Ignatios College is an inter-Orthodox Christian educational institution in Sweden. The college provides education and training for those called to service in the Orthodox Churches. The college is based in Södertälje, Sweden.

History

The college came into being in 2018 through a collaboration between Sankt Ignatios Folkhögskola and Stockholm School of Theology, (University College Stockholm).[1]  Students who are preparing for ministry in the churches receive courses and instruction at both the Folkhögskola and university levels.

The education at Folkhögskola level involves foundational theological, biblical and vocational courses, especially those focused on the Orthodox Church traditions.[2][3] At the Stockholm School of Eastern Christian Studies, students undertake postgraduate programs leading to a Master's degree in Eastern Christian Studies. The (full) professors in the college include Samuel Rubenson[4] and Cyril Hovorun.

In 2014, Gabriel Bar-Sawme, who would later become a lecturer at the college, collaborated with indie developer Simon Yildiz to create an iOS app named Mele which taught western Classical Syriac (kṯoḇonōyō) in the form of a quiz.[5][6] As of April 2026, the app is no longer available.

The seminaries

All students in Sankt Ignatios College are enrolled in one of the four seminaries representing the major Orthodox traditions in Sweden. The Byzantine (Greek and Slavic) Orthodox Seminary; The Coptic Orthodox Seminary; The Syrian Orthodox Seminary; The Tewahedo (Eritrean and Ethiopic) Orthodox Seminary. The seminaries serve as a contact between the students and the Church traditions they belong to, as well as providing accommodation for the students during their study time. They are based in Södertälje where the majority of teaching takes place.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "THS söker ortodoxa samarbetspartners | Sändaren". www.sandaren.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2020-08-10.
  2. ↑ "Ortodox prästutbildning startar i Sverige". www.dagen.se (in Swedish). 2016-03-18. Retrieved 2020-08-10.
  3. ↑ "Nytt hopp om stöd till ortodox prästutbildning". www.dagen.se (in Swedish). 2016-11-16. Retrieved 2020-08-10.
  4. ↑ UJ (2017-09-23). "Samuel Rubenson professor vid Sankt Ignatios ortodoxa akademi". Signum (in Swedish). Retrieved 2020-08-10.
  5. ↑ "Mele - appen som lär dig arameiska - Bahro Suryoyo" (in Swedish). 2014-09-05. Retrieved 2026-04-20.
  6. ↑ "Mele - app store revenue, download estimates, usage estimates and SDK data | Apptopia". apptopia.com. Retrieved 2026-04-20.

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