Moscow Patriarchate has denied rumors of closing Sretensky Seminary

Sretensky Seminary, founded by current Metropolitan Tykhon (Shevkunov), contrary to rumors, will not be closed. This is apparent in Patriarch Kirill’s resolution, published on the website of the Russian Orthodox Church.  According to the results of the work of the commission for the optimization of the educational process at Moscow Theological Academy and Sretensky Seminary, it was decided to establish an « interaction » between both schools, « on the condition of keeping