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The Paurastya Vidyapitham (PVP) is an autonomous Faculty of Ecclesiastical Sciences erected at the St. Thomas Apostolic Seminary, Vadavathoor, Kottayam, Kerala, India.

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Training Priests for Tomorrow
Paurastya Vidyapitham shares its campus with St. Thomas Apostolic Seminary, Vadavathoor which gives priestly formation for more than 60 years faithful to the Oriental St. Thomas Christian tradition
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“Always be prepared to make a defense to anyone who calls you to account for the hope that is in you…”
(1 Pet 3,15)

ONLINE DIPLOMA COURSE ON CHRISTIAN APOLOGETICS

The course aims to equip the Catholic faithful (laity) to make a rational defense of the Christian faith.

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Paurastya Vidyapitham offers a diverse range of programmes in the ecclesiastical disciplines of Theology, Philosophy, and Canon Law

for Priests, Seminarians, Religious, and the Laity

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Faculty of Theology

The Faculty offers Baccalaureate, Licentiate and Doctoral Programmes in Theology, with special emphasis on the Syriac tradition

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Institute of Eastern Canon Law

Aggregated to Pontifical Oriental Institute, Rome, the Institute offers Licentiate Program in Eastern Canon Law

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Institute of Philosophy

The Autonomous Institute offers
Baccalaureate and Diploma in Philosophy

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Our faculty members and students are engaged in in-depth study and research contributing to the exegetical and theological developments in the fields of Biblical Theology, Syriac Theology, General Eastern Theology, and Eastern Canon Law.
Our students have the opportunity to work alongside the experts, gaining hands-on experience that prepares them for careers in the various ministries of the various sui iuris churches.

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St Thomas Apostolic Seminary

Paurastya Vidyapitham (PVP) began as the theology department of St Thomas Apostolic Seminary, Vadavathoor, which in the course of time, was erected as an autonomous Faculty of Theology under the name Pontifical Oriental Institute of Religious Studies, India.

PVP functions in the campus of St Thomas Apostolic Seminary, Vadavathoor.

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