Vilnius St. Joseph Seminary
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The Vilnius St. Joseph Seminary is a Roman Catholic seminary in Vilnius, Lithuania. It traces its history to an institution founded by Cardinal Jerzy Radziwiłł in 1582 (1582). After being closed and reopened several times, it was re-established in 1993 (1993) by Juozas Bačkis, the archbishop of Vilnius, and moved to a new building in 1997 (1997).
The seminary prepares candidates for priesthood in the Vilnius Archdiocese and the dioceses of Panevėžys and Kaišiadorys. Over the course of the six-year programme, candidates study philosophy, theology, sociology, church history and teachings, educational theory, singing, psychology, languages, art history, and rhetoric. Its graduates receive a baccalaureate from the Pontifical Lateran University.
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