Dharmaram College

Seminary in Bangalore, India

Dharmaram College

Other name

| Carmelites of Mary Immaculate
Motto| Isha Bhakti Paramjnanam

Motto in English

| "Devotion to Lord is Supreme Wisdom"
Type| Roman Catholic Seminary; Continuing Formation Institute, Clerical Residence
Established| 1918 at Chethipuzha (106 years ago); 21 June 1957 relocated to Bangalore(67 years ago)
Rector| Rev. Fr. Varghese Vithayathil CMI
Location|

Bangalore, India

12°56′10.8″N 77°36′10.5″E﻿ / ﻿12.936333°N 77.602917°E﻿ / 12.936333; 77.602917
Affiliations| Syro-Malabar Catholic Church; Carmelites of Mary Immaculate
Website| dharmaram.in

Dharmaram College is a major seminary of the Carmelites of Mary Immaculate[1] congregation.[2][3] It was started in 1918 at Chethipuzha, Kerala and relocated to Bangalore, India in 1957.[4] The name Dharmaram is a portmanteau of the Sanskrit words dharma (understood in this context as "virtue") and arām (garden), to mean "garden of virtue." The name "garden of virtue" symbolizes the Sacred Heart of Jesus, the devotional title of Jesus under which the university is consecrated. "Isabhakti Paramjnanam," "Love of God is the Supreme Wisdom" is the motto of Dharmaram.

The aim of Dharmaram is to form holistically, spiritually, intellectually and culturally future generation priests who are prepared to commit themselves to the service of the Church and the world.

## Dharmaram Vidya Kshetram

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Main article: Dharmaram Vidya Kshetram

Established at Dharmaram College, Dharmaram Vidya Kshetram Pontifical Athenaeum of Philosophy, Theology and Canon Law is an ecclesiastical research institution of higher learning. In the year 1965, it became affiliated to the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome, and was later established as a Pontifical Athenaeum by charter from Vatican, under the direction of the Congregation for Catholic Education, and is empowered to award academic degrees up to PhD in Philosophy and Theology, and Licentiate in Philosophy, Theology, Canon Law, and Formative Spirituality and Counselling.[5]

## See also

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Dharmaram Vidya Kshetram

## References

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1. ^ "Home". cmi.in.
2. ^ Tanner, Norman (30 November 2010). Church in Council: Conciliar Movements, Religious Practice and the Papacy from Nicea to Vatican II. I.B.Tauris. ISBN 9780857718884.
3. ^ "Home". dharmaram.in.
4. ^ "Dharmaram College, Bangalore - A Major Seminary of the CMI Congregation". Nelson MCBS. 11 July 2012. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
5. ^ DVK official website, retrieved 2024-03-05

## External links

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* Official Website of Carmelites of Mary Immaculate
* Official Website of Dharmaram College
* Location of Dharmaram college

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