Emperor of all the Russias Alexander II Nikolayevich Romanov met with Prince Nikola Petrovic Njegos in St. Petersburg in 1868.

The Constitution and the curriculum were written by Archpriest Mikhail Rajevski (serving at the Russian Embassy in Vienna) and Master Milan Kostić, who was educated at the Theological Academy in Kyiv.

For the first rector of the Cetinje seminary, Prince Nikola appointed Milan Kostić, who was subordinate to Metropolitan of Montenegro-Brdo to Hilarion II as the supreme manager.

From 1873. year, the seminary was moved to Ostrog Monastery, and 1875 It temporarily suspended its work due to the outbreak of the Herzegovinian Uprising and the forthcoming Montenegrin-Turkish War.

Money from Russian Empire regularly reached 1915 to January 1916. year, when due to Austro-Hungarian occupation Montenegro the Cetinje seminary stopped working.

Knowing what to expect from the communists, Metropolitan Joanikije tried to escape with seventy priests Partisans captured them and shot the priests in Zidani Most, and took Metropolitan Joanikija to Arandjelovac and after torturing and killed 18 June 1945, and buried in a hitherto unknown location.

The decision on the renewal was made at the regular May session Holy Synod of Bishops of the Serbian Orthodox Church, and at the suggestion of Metropolitan of Montenegro and the Littoral.

On the occasion of the completion of the education of the first generation of theologians, a pilgrimage to Christ's tomb and a tour Holy Land were organized.

From that time he performed this duty until 1 September 2002, when he was appointed acting rector archpriest-staurophore Gojko Perović.