St. Sava Serbian Orthodox School of Theology (Libertyville, Illinois) is the professional theological school in the Serbian Orthodox Church in the USA and Canada. The school is located in Libertyville

Libertyville, Illinois

Libertyville is an affluent northern suburb of Chicago in Lake County, Illinois, United States. It is located west of Lake Michigan on the Des Plaines River. The 2000 census population was 20,742; the 2005 estimate was 21,760...

, Illinois

Illinois

Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...

, USA, collocated with the St. Sava Serbian Orthodox Monastery

Monastery

Monastery denotes the building, or complex of buildings, that houses a room reserved for prayer as well as the domestic quarters and workplace of monastics, whether monks or nuns, and whether living in community or alone .Monasteries may vary greatly in size – a small dwelling accommodating only...

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St Sava provides a four-year theological education for the priest

Priest

A priest is a person authorized to perform the sacred rites of a religion, especially as a mediatory agent between humans and deities. They also have the authority or power to administer religious rites; in particular, rites of sacrifice to, and propitiation of, a deity or deities...

ly and religious education vocations in a program that grants a Bachelor's degree upon graduation. The classes are open to both male and female students. Classes are taught in both English and Serbian.

The student body of St. Sava school is currently 23 (2006). The school possesses a library of 8,000 titles.

External links

• Serbian Orthodox Church in the United States of American and Canada

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