St. Aloysius Seminary, Trivandrum
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St. Aloysius Malankara Syrian Catholic Seminary is the minor seminary
of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church
in Trivandrum, Kerala
, India
. It is situated on the Bethany Hills, Nalanchira
, Trivandrum. The seminary offers priestly training for Minor Seminarians of the Major Archeparchy of Trivandrum
.
Seminary
A seminary, theological college, or divinity school is an institution of secondary or post-secondary education for educating students in theology, generally to prepare them for ordination as clergy or for other ministry...
of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church
Syro-Malankara Catholic Church
The Syro-Malankara Catholic Church is an Eastern Catholic Church in full communion with the Holy See...
in Trivandrum, Kerala
Kerala
or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. It is situated on the Bethany Hills, Nalanchira
Nalanchira
Nalanchira is a suburb of Thiruvananthapuram, formerly known as Trivandrum, the capital of Kerala State in India. It is the educational hub of Kerala and is rightly called the Oxford of the South. It is situated between Mannanthala and Paruthippara. Nalanchira is approximately 8 km from the...
, Trivandrum. The seminary offers priestly training for Minor Seminarians of the Major Archeparchy of Trivandrum
Syro-Malankara Catholic Major Archeparchy of Trivandrum
The Syro-Malankara Catholic Archeparchy of Trivandrum is an archeparchy of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church in Trivandrum, in Kerala, India. Moran Mor Baselios Cleemis, Major Archbishop of Trivandrum and Catholicos of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church, currently presides. The seat of the...
.