▁Sem inary ▁was ▁first ▁established ▁as ▁a ▁school ▁for ▁the ▁young ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁mon astic ▁brother hood . ▁Found ers ▁Arch bishop ▁V ital y ▁and ▁Dean ▁Nicholas ▁Alexander ▁created ▁an ▁institution ▁that ▁has ▁developed ▁as ▁a ▁the ological ▁school ▁for ▁Orth odox ▁Christian ▁students ▁from ▁all ▁over ▁the ▁world . ▁ ▁Past oral ▁courses ▁were ▁developed ▁to ▁serve ▁the ▁needs ▁of ▁non - Russ ian ▁speak ers , ▁as ▁many ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁church ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 2 1 st ▁century ▁are ▁English ▁speak ers , ▁either ▁as ▁first ▁or ▁second ▁languages . ▁The ▁sem inary ▁has ▁also ▁expanded ▁its ▁mission ▁by ▁adding ▁a ▁Summer ▁School ▁of ▁Lit urg ical ▁Music . ▁These ▁changes ▁augment ▁the ▁main ▁mission ▁and ▁goal ▁of ▁the ▁sem inary : ▁to ▁serve ▁the ▁Russian ▁Orth odox ▁Church ▁Out side ▁Russia ▁( RO C OR ) ▁through ▁prepar ing ▁students ▁for ▁service ▁in ▁the ▁Church . ▁ ▁This ▁is ▁the ▁only ▁Sem inary ▁of ▁the ▁Russian ▁Orth odox ▁Church ▁Out side ▁Russia . ▁The ▁Sem inary ▁adm its ▁applic ants ▁not ▁only ▁from ▁the ▁US , ▁but ▁also ▁from ▁abroad . ▁It ▁emphas izes ▁the ▁importance ▁of ▁spiritual ▁life ▁in ▁the ological ▁education . ▁Active ▁participation ▁in ▁the ▁life ▁of ▁the ▁monaster y ▁allows ▁the ▁students ▁to ▁experience ▁first hand ▁the ▁spiritual ▁depth ▁of ▁the ▁Orth odox ▁Church . ▁Future ▁cler gy ▁have ▁a ▁rare ▁opportunity ▁to ▁gain ▁a ▁thorough ▁foundation ▁and ▁experience ▁of ▁the ▁Orth odox ▁lit urg ical ▁life . ▁ ▁The ▁sem inary