seminary
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He studied in a seminary in Qom after his service with the Revolutionary Guard and wears the black turban of a sayyid, indicating that he traces his lineage to the prophet Muhammad.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 9, 2026
“I am looking forward to the silence finally stopping, because 54 years of silence is a long time,” said Bishop Kassianos of Aravissos, the abbot of the seminary.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 1, 2025
In 2002 he moved to the US with his wife and daughter to study at a seminary in California, where his two sons were born.
From BBC • Oct. 15, 2025
I had dreams of becoming a Catholic priest and spent most of my 20s in various forms of conversion therapy in an attempt to prepare for the seminary and to be eligible for application.
From Slate • Oct. 14, 2025
So did his teachers at the seminary, who deemed him too playful and impatient with pomp and procedure; they delayed his ordination.
From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario
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