Between the Sea and Sanctuary: The Quiet Importance of Halki Seminary
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Between the Sea and Sanctuary: The Quiet Importance of Halki Seminary

By Giselle Soares, Ambassador Warren Clark Fellow for Churches for Middle East Peace | Originally published on Public Orthodoxy, 29 April 2026. Image Credit: iStock.com/Mehmet Hilmi Barcin In the waters of the Sea of Marmara, on the island of Heybeliada (historically known as Halki), stands a prominent theology school of the Eastern Orthodox Church. The Holy Theological School of Halki

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