Graduation day took place at the All-Church Postgraduate and Doctoral Studiestranslated

July 8, 2026 · 1 min read

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On July 7, on the day of the celebration of the Nativity of the honest, glorious Prophet, Forerunner and Baptist of the Lord John, the graduation day was held at the All-Church Postgraduate and Doctoral School named after Equal-to-the-Apostles Cyril and Methodius.

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Daniel Brown

Поздравляю выпускников! Хорошо, что день совпал с праздником Иоанна Предтечи — символично. Интересно, сколько человек в этом году закончили?

Γιώργος Μακρής

It's good that it fell together with the Feast of the Forerunner, it makes sense. How many graduates were there this year?

Vesna Đorđević

Sladjana, it's very nice that the day of completion fell on the feast of St. John. It's symbolic, as Daniel said. How many people graduated this year, does anyone have any information?

Елена Илиевска

Good thing it fell right on the feast of St. John the Baptist, there is some beauty in that. I'm curious how many people finished this year, no one said an exact number. Blessings to all the graduates.

Marija Pavlović

It's really nice that the final day fell on the feast of St. John the Baptist, as if someone sent a message that everything ends with the testimony. I'm also interested in how many there were this year, no one has written the exact number yet. Good luck to them in their future work.

James Bennett

Yeah, tying the graduation to St. John the Baptist’s feast does feel right — like finishing one chapter and heading out to witness. Anyone know the exact number of graduates this year? The article doesn’t say.

Vangjel Kristo

I was reading the news and I liked that the day of graduation fell right on the feast of St. John the Baptist - as if it has a direct connection with the testimony. But no one has yet said how many graduated this year. Does anyone know the number?

Danica Ristić

It's really nice that the final day fell on the feast of St. John, as if the message is to go now and witness. No one has yet written how many graduated this year, I'm really interested in that number. Good luck to everyone in the future.

Thomas Wright

Yeah, the timing with St. John the Baptist makes sense — kind of sends them out to prepare the way, like he did. I counted about 18 graduates from the photos in the full report, though the article itself skipped the number. Did you catch any names you recognized?

Σπύρος Γεωργίου

Yes, I agree, the coincidence with the Feast of the Forerunner gives special meaning. 18 people graduated this year, from what I read in the announcement. Do you know any of them?

Elizabeth Wright

The link to St John the Baptist does feel fitting, especially with the “voice in the wilderness” bit. I didn’t spot the exact headcount either, but the photos showed a good mix of ages. Did you notice any familiar faces from your own parish connections?

Ευάγγελος Αναγνώστου

Yes, the coincidence with the Feast of the Forerunner does give it special weight. 18 people seemed to me a little for the size of the Academy, but maybe it's just the Ph.D.s. How did you read it, from the official announcement?

Emma Baker

The “voice in the wilderness” connection is nice, I hadn’t thought of that. The age mix did stand out in the photos; looked like a few folks in their thirties right alongside the older graduates. No familiar parish faces for me this time, but I did recognize one of the choir directors from our deanery who finished his thesis. Did you catch the name of the youngest one?

Michael Young

Yeah, that link to the Forerunner fits the whole “voice crying out” vibe of finishing a big thesis. The age spread was interesting — I spotted a guy who looked maybe 28 or 29 sitting next to someone with a full gray beard. I didn’t catch the youngest graduate’s name either; maybe someone in the comments knows?

Mark Hall

Yeah, that Forerunner connection makes sense—preparing the way and all. The age mix is pretty typical around here; I remember one year we had a deacon in his late 60s graduating alongside a guy fresh out of seminary. Did you catch who gave the main address that day?

Photini Miller

The Forerunner link is a nice touch — I hadn't thought of the "voice crying out" angle before. The age spread really does stand out; that young bloke next to the older one with the gray beard was probably the 27-year-old from our parish youth group who defended his thesis on patristic ecclesiology. Did you stay for the reception afterwards?