UPDATE (30 March 2020): For the sake of safety, stability, and continuity, the Seminary's Faculty Council has decided that classes will continue to be held online until the end of the spring semester. UPDATE (17 March 2020): To further keep the campus and surrounding community as safe as possible, St...

St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary (SVOTS) is pleased to announce the hiring of Rev. Dr. Bogdan Bucur as Professor of Patristics and Dr. Vitaly Permiakov as Professor of Liturgical Theology. The hires come after an extensive search process to fill these two important faculty positions. The new Seminary professors will...

St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary (SVOTS), like many other schools, has postponed several activities and events in the wake of the COVID-19 threat , but the Seminary continues to accept applications for the 2020-2021 academic year. And, notably, students can apply to St. Vladimir’s without leaving the safety of their...

St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary (SVOTS) is pleased to announce the hiring of Rev. Nicholas Roth as its new spiritual formation director. Father Nicholas, an alumnus of St. Vladimir’s Seminary (’14), replaces the Seminary’s former spiritual formation director, Very Rev. David Mezynski , who stepped down earlier this year to...

Despite the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, St. Vladimir’s Seminary was still able to hold a large gathering of its community members—just not in person. The Seminary held a virtual town hall Thursday with around 70 people from among its student body, faculty, and staff. During the meeting, Seminary President Fr. Chad...

St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary (SVOTS) will hold its Commencement Exercises for the Class of 2020 on Saturday, September 12. Commencement usually takes place in May at the conclusion of the spring semester, but Seminary administration is rescheduling the event in response to the ongoing COVID-19 crisis. The Seminary has...

“Airy and spacious and inviting.” The description of a painting? Actually, it is one of the ways that the newly launched website ( www.instituteofsacredarts.com ) of the Institute of Sacred Arts (ISA) at St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary has been described. This new home for the Institute, whose mission is...

Holy Week begins on Holy Monday, April 13, and concludes with the celebration of Pascha on April 19. St. Vladimir's Seminary will be closed for business on the following days: Holy Thursday, April 16, 2020 Holy Friday, April 17, 2020 Bright Monday, April 20, 2020 Due to the COVID-19 pandemic...

Saint Vladimir’s Seminary is providing some online resources for faithful Orthodox Christians who have to worship from home this Holy Week. Below, you will find access to recordings of Holy Week services, prayer resources, video reflections from faculty. Check back regularly for updates. A number of resources may also be...

Plans for the 2020 Pan-Orthodox Music Symposium have been reconfigured to a global online format on Thursday, June 11 through Saturday, June 13, 2020. The event, cohosted by St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary (SVOTS) and the International Society for Orthodox Church Music (ISOCM) will explore the theme of “Music as...