On Friday, January 17, the Assistant Professor of Liturgical Theology at St Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary (SVOTS), The Rev. Hieromonk Vasily (Vitaly Permiakov), was tonsured to the small schema at St Tikhon of Zadonsk Monastery (South Canaan, PA), by the Abbot of St Tikhon’s monastery, Archimandrite Sergius. A number of...

With faith in Christ and hope in the resurrection, we join the many voices sharing the news of the repose of His Beatitude Archbishop Anastasios of Tirana, Durrës and All Albania. His Beatitude was 95 years old. His Beatitude Archbishop Anastasios of Tirana, Durrës, and All Albania was a visionary...

On Sunday, January 12, Assistant Professor of Pastoral Theology in the Doctor of Ministry program at St Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary (SVOTS), Subdeacon Dr Gregory Abdalah (M.Div. ‘08, D.Min. ‘18) was ordained to the holy diaconate by the hand of his own father, His Grace Bishop John (M.Div. ‘78), Auxiliary...

On January 30, St Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary (SVOTS) marked its chapel's patronal feast with a day filled with liturgical and academic celebrations. The feast, commemorating the Synaxis of the Three Great Hierarchs—Sts Basil the Great, Gregory the Theologian, and John Chrysostom—was highlighted by a series of divine services and...

With faith in Christ and hope in the Resurrection, we share the news of the repose of alumnus Fr Symeon Douglas Hadley (Th.M. ‘06), who fell asleep in the Lord on Thursday, February 6, 2025, after a long journey with cancer at 81 years old. He was at home in...

With faith in Christ and hope in the Resurrection, we share the news of the repose of the Very Rev. Michael Massouh (M.A. ‘00), who fell asleep in the Lord on Tuesday, February 18, 2025. He was preceded in death by his wife, Kh. Virginia Massouh, less than a year...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 26, 2025, Yonkers, NY – St Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary (SVOTS) is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr Ionuț-Alexandru Tudorie as President for a five-year term, effective July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2030. This decision follows a comprehensive international search process led by His...

Article by Fr Bogdan Bucur St Vladimir's Seminary is happy to share a group of new recordings of Byzantine chant performed by seminarians of the 2020-2023 "COVID cohort": a group of dedicated chanters, most of them in the Antiochian Archdiocese, joined by Samuel Loposky (ACROD; M.Div. ‘24) and Fr. John...

This spring, as we celebrate the first anniversary of the St Vladimir’s Society , we would like to honor a few of our dedicated members and faithful supporters. SVOTS Trustee and one of the Society’s inaugural members, Dan Abraham, consistently strives to be a thoughtful and intentional steward of the...

Tuesday, March 18, 2025, marks the 10th anniversary of the repose of Protopresbyter Thomas Hopko , Dean Emeritus of Saint Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary (SVOTS) from 1992–2002. Following the Divine Liturgy on Sunday, March 23, the seminary community will observe the milestone with a panikhida , as we remember his...