UOC faithful invited to study iconography in Odesa and Kamianets-Podilskyi
Icons. Photo: UOC
Educational institutions of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church have begun accepting applications for iconography studies. The announcement was published on the websites seminariya.od.ua and ikonnyk.
The Iconography Department of the Odesa Theological Seminary, named after Nun Taisia, trains specialists in icon painting, mosaics, mural painting, and icon restoration. The curriculum also includes all forms of gilding. Students are provided accommodation on the grounds of the Archangel Michael Convent in Odesa.
Applicants must pass a creative entrance examination in drawing and painting, as well as an interview. Entrance exams will begin on August 20, while applications will be accepted through August 19.
The program lasts four years.
Enrollment is also open at the St. Luke Iconography School in Kamianets-Podilskyi. The school accepts Orthodox young men and women between the ages of 16 and 25.
The program combines practical and theoretical studies. Students also complete copying practice, liturgical practice, educational teaching practice, and professional teaching placements.
The course of study lasts three years and ten months.
More detailed information about admissions, entrance exam requirements, and contact information is available through the schools’ official resources.
As the UOJ reported, Kyiv’s theological schools have also begun accepting applications for the new academic year.
Read also
Greece signs memorandum on protection of Jerusalem Patriarchate's shrines
Next week, the Greek Parliament will ratify a document on the protection of the cultural heritage of the Jerusalem Patriarchate.
Greek bishop calls imposition of same-sex marriage a threat
Metropolitan Seraphim of Kythera urged families to become a “domestic church” amid threats to the Christian family in Greek laws and school curricula.
Patriarch Bartholomew arrives in Budapest for opening of Orthodox center
The Ecumenical Patriarch has arrived in Hungary, where he will preside over the consecration of the Orthodox center "Phanarion."
OCU raiders stage attack on seized church in Kyiv, media
OCU "hierarch" Serhiy Horobtsov published a provocative post online regarding St. John's Church in Bykivnia seized by his people.