Commencement for the Class of 2024 will be held at St Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary (SVOTS) on Saturday, May 18, 2024. In addition to enjoying the presence of multiple esteemed hierarchs of the Orthodox Church on Saturday, the seminary is pleased to host two honored guests this year, Dr Robert...
CONTACT: SVOTS Transition Committee, transition@svots.edu FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE YONKERS, NY, Monday, May 20, 2024 —St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary (SVOTS) announces the retirement of the Very Rev. Dr. Chad Hatfield as SVOTS President and Rector of Three Hierarchs Chapel, effective July 1, 2024. His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon, Primate of the...
With faith in Christ and hope in the resurrection, we share news of the repose of Archpriest Elias Ziton, an alumnus and generous supporter of the St Vladimir’s Seminary. Fr Elias fell asleep in the Lord peacefully May 17, 2024, surrounded by his family, at the age of 84. He...
Giving thanks to God, St Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary hosted its 85th Commencement Exercises on Saturday, May 18, 2024. The graduating class of 2024 began the day celebrating the Divine Liturgy at Three Hierarchs Chapel, presided over by His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon , before gathering for commencement in the Metropolitan...
How could an illiterate desert-dweller with no access to the Scriptures, written or spoken, be so utterly transformed by the Word of God? In the seventh Light of the World Webinar hosted by St Vladimir’s Seminary, the Rev. Dr Silviu Bunta , a prolific Orthodox author and speaker, drew from...
On the eve of Lazarus Saturday, over 100 community members and friends of St Vladimir’s Seminary attended an in-person rendition of Patriarch Abraham , a theatrical performance staged by seminarians and faculty in the seminary’s Metropolitan Philip Auditorium. The text of the play was originally written in Serbian by Dr...
There will be no Summer Music Institute this year at St Vladimir’s Seminary, but the popular educational event will return in the summer of 2025. The seminary’s Institute of Sacred Arts (ISA), which organizes and hosts the event on campus, is using the added time this summer to help prepare...
Update June 24, 2024 —We are no longer accepting applications for the online certification program for catechists. Available spots for the 2024 – 2025 cohort have been filled. If you are interested in joining a future cohort, please fill out the questionnaire at this link. Sign Up for Info about...
Clean, safe water is finally on its way to a community suffering from severe drought in Gulu, Uganda, thanks to an initiative organized by St Vladimir’s seminarians this past spring. Back in April, over 100 community members and friends of St Vladimir’s Seminary attended an in-person rendition of Patriarch Abraham...
By the grace of God, two members of the St Vladimir’s Seminary community were ordained as the most recent academic year came to a close. On April 13, Dn Giorgi Lomsadze was ordained to the holy priesthood by His Eminence The Most Reverend Alexander , archbishop of the Diocese of...