▁in ▁the ▁spiritual ▁depth ▁of ▁the ▁Orth odox ▁Church ▁and ▁gives ▁future ▁cler gy ▁the ▁rare ▁opportunity ▁to ▁gain ▁a ▁thorough ▁foundation ▁in ▁and ▁experience ▁of ▁the ▁Orth odox ▁lit urg ical ▁life . ▁The ▁Sem inary ▁st riv es ▁to ▁preserve ▁the ▁high ▁scholar ly ▁standards , ▁teaching , ▁and ▁trad itions ▁of ▁the ▁Russian ▁Orth odox ▁Church . ▁ ▁The ▁Sem inary ▁is ▁located ▁near ▁New ▁York ' s ▁historic ▁Moh awk ▁Valley , ▁which ▁runs ▁through ▁the ▁center ▁of ▁the ▁state ▁west ▁of ▁the ▁Hudson ▁River . ▁It ▁is ▁located ▁one ▁mile ▁north ▁of ▁the ▁village ▁of ▁Jordan ville ▁in ▁Her k imer ▁County , ▁within ▁a ▁triangle ▁formed ▁by ▁Cooper st own , ▁Ut ica ▁and ▁Alb any , ▁capital ▁of ▁the ▁state . ▁The ▁sem inary ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁under ▁the ▁aus p ices ▁of ▁Holy ▁Tr inity ▁Mon aster y , ▁and ▁the ▁Sem inary ' s ▁life ▁continues ▁to ▁be ▁int imately ▁bound ▁with ▁that ▁of ▁the ▁Mon aster y . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Holy ▁Tr inity ▁Orth odox ▁Sem inary ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁by ▁Arch bishop ▁V ital y ▁( Max imen ko ) ▁under ▁the ▁aus p ices ▁of ▁Holy ▁Tr inity ▁Mon aster y , ▁located ▁near ▁Jordan ville ▁in ▁Her k imer ▁County ▁in ▁the ▁Moh awk ▁Valley . ▁The ▁life ▁of ▁the ▁Sem inary ▁continues ▁to ▁be ▁int imately ▁inter w oven ▁with ▁that ▁of ▁the ▁Mon aster y . ▁The