Orthodox Seminary to open its treasure trove to public

Indian Orthodox Church 23/2/2012 The nearly two century old Orthodox Theological Seminary, the first of its kind in Asia, is all set to open its treasure trove to the public. The colonial building with sturdy columns, long verandas, high roofs and wide central court on the banks of river Meenachil is the oldest centre of English Education in the country. ‘Cotyam College’ as it was then called was started by Ramban Ittoop who later became Pulikkottil Joseph Dionynisious I, with ample support from the then resident of Travancore Col John Munro in 1815, a clear, decade and a half before the Scottish Church College of Kolkata, acclaimed to be the oldest continuously running church liberal arts and science college in the country, was founded.