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Basic training courses in the field of theology have been opened for monastics of the Optina Monastery, Danilov and Valaam Monasteriestranslated

August 5, 2026 · 1 min read

Basic training courses in the field of theology have been opened for monastics of the Optina Monastery, Danilov and Valaam monasteries patriarchia.ru

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Наталія Панченко

It is good that such courses were opened specifically for the brothers of these monasteries. Optinia has always had a strong tradition of spiritual reading, and now also a more systematic theology. I wonder if there will be lectures online, so that we laymen can listen to at least part of it.

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