HISTORICAL OVERVIEW OF THE SEMINARY The origins of the Zhytomyr seminary date back to the middle of the eighteenth century. At that time, the Kyiv Diocese could obtain priests for pastoral ministry only through agreements between its bishops and the rectors of foreign seminaries or the superiors of religious orders, who sent young priests to […]
Redemptoris Mater seminaries are international Catholic missionary seminaries that prepare priests from different countries for ministry. All their students belong to communities of the Neocatechumenal Way. Graduates are sent to dioceses where priestly vocations are scarce or priests are lacking. The first seminary was opened in Rome in 1987 with the permission of John Paul […]
WE SEEK TO UNITE FAITH IN GOD WITH REASON Amid the transience and changeability of life, we seek the unchanging Truth. Inspired by the thought of St Thomas Aquinas, we wish to bring the aspirations of the modern world into harmony with the radical demands of the Gospel. Our aim is to pass on the […]
