As St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary (SVOTS) prepares to welcome one of its largest incoming classes in recent memory this fall, the Seminary is also excited to welcome several new faces to its faculty and staff. The additions to the Seminary family for the 2020-2021 Academic Year include new professors...

Saint Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary (SVOTS) welcomes 41 new seminarians for the 2020-2021 academic year—one of the largest incoming classes in recent memory. The first day of classes began on Monday, August 24. “This large incoming class is reflective of the strength of our new faculty and interest in our...

St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary (SVOTS) has opened the 2020 edition of the annual St. Matthias Merit Scholarship Essay Contest. The competition is a small part of the school’s ongoing efforts to help its students afford the costs of theological education and formation. The essay contest is open to current...

On Tuesday His Beatitude, Metropolitan Tikhon spoke to the seminarians at St. Vladimir’s Seminary via Zoom. As the seminarians gathered in the Metropolitan Philip Auditorium on campus, His Beatitude spoke on seminary life and the spiritual life, with reference to the current pandemic situation. “The impact on your seminary studies...

There was a robust exchange of ideas between seminarians and professors when the best student papers of the 2020 spring semester were showcased Friday at St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary’s (SVOTS) second biannual Academic Symposium. Seminary faculty nominated five papers to be featured during the Symposium, some of which will...

Subscribers of St. Vladimir's Theological Quarterly ( SVTQ )—in continuous publication for nearly seventy years—will see a fresh new look and format when the latest installment is published this fall. Along with a new cover design, the SVTQ will now be published in double volumes biannually and under new editorial...

St. Vladimir’s Seminary once again partnered with the Orthodox Christian Leadership Initiative (OCLI) to co-host the 4th Annual National Advanced Leadership Conference. The event took place online September 18-19, 2020 and drew around 150 participants representing five countries, thirty-five states, and twelve Orthodox jurisdictions. "It was a blessing to gather...

With faith in Christ and hope in the resurrection, we share news of the repose of Alumnus Subdeacon Dr. Nicholas (Bernard Albert) Montiegel. Subdeacon Nicholas, who was known as “Bert” by his classmates at St. Vladimir’s Seminary, fell asleep in the Lord September 15 at Providence Hospital at Anchorage, AK...

Calling all alumni of St. Vladimir’s Seminary! Join your fellow St. Vladimir’s graduates online for an evening of prayer, fellowship, discussion, and learn about exciting new developments in the works at the Seminary! [img_assist|nid=29746|title=|desc=|link=url|url=https://alumni.svots.edu/|align=|width=500|height=250] Click HERE to register At the gathering, alumni will be joined by Seminary President Fr. Chad Hatfield, Academic Dean Dr. Ionut-Alexandru Tudorie, Chair of the Alumni Association Board Fr. David Barr, Academic & Recruitment Advisor Alexandru Popovici, Chief Marketing Officer Sarah Werner, and Seminarian Dn. Peter Runyon.

Seminarians at St. Vladimir’s are benefitting from renovations to one of the campus’s most important structures. Major improvements were made over the summer in the historic Germack Building thanks to a generous lead gift by The Nicholas & Eleanor Chabraja Foundation and additional funding from the Ivan V. Koulaueff Educational...