A new website is preserving and resurrecting hundreds of lectures delivered by illustrious teachers and brilliant theologians of the Orthodox Church in the twentieth century. St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary (SVOTS) launched the new site, digi.svots.edu , this June. The project is a combined effort by St. Vladimir’s Seminary and...

A delegation from St. Vladimir’s Seminary (SVOTS) presented a gift of $13,000 to the Pro Vita Association for the Born and Unborn in Romania Saturday. The presentation of the gift fulfills a promise the Seminary made to tithe 10% of the total funds raised on #GivingTuesday to Pro Vita...

Saint Vladimir’s Seminary has signed a concordat of cooperation with Saint Andrei Saguna Faculty of Orthodox Theology in Sibiu, Romania in an effort to encourage future student and faculty exchanges and other collaborations between the two institutions. The agreement was signed Monday at the Faculty in Sibiu by Archpriest Chad...

In the spring of 2018, SVOTS Seminarians engaged in a remarkable undertaking , engaging with representatives of churches that both did and did not participate in the divisive Holy and Great Council of the Orthodox Church in 2016, often referred to as the “Council of Crete.” Now, the fruits of...

A long-awaited, 60-plus page document by His Beatitude the Most Blessed Tikhon, archbishop of Washington, metropolitan of All America and Canada, and chair of St. Vladimir’s Seminary, titled “Of What Life Do We Speak? Four Pillars for the Fulfillment of the Apostolic Work of the Church,” was released on Friday...

St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary (SVOTS) is pleased to announce the hiring of Dr. Tracy Davis Gustilo as Sessional Assistant Professor of Theology. Dr. Gustilo joins the Seminary faculty as a graduate of both its Master of Arts (M.A.) program (’13) and Master of Theology (Th.M.) program (‘18). Dr. Gustilo...

St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary (SVOTS) is pleased to announce the honoring of two recently-retired and distinguished professors, Very Rev. Dr. Paul Nadim Tarazi and Dr. Paul Meyendorff. The Seminary’s Board of Trustees has bestowed the title of “Professor Emeritus” on both Fr. Paul and Dr. Meyendorff in recognition of...

St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary (SVOTS) has appointed Dr. Ionuţ-Alexandru Tudorie to the position of academic dean. The Seminary’s Board of Trustees selected Tudorie, a native of Romania, on July 18 after the Academic Dean Search Committee had narrowed down the list of possible candidates to two. The announcement concludes...

Alumnus Very Reverend Archimandrite Seraphim Poulos (John Poulos) fell asleep in the Lord on Friday, July 27, in his hometown of Ithaca, NY. Fr. Seraphim, who had battled cancer, was 68. Fr. Seraphim was born in Groton, NY on May 26, 1950, and at the age of 2 his family...

SVOTS Professor Archpriest Alexander Rentel and Alumnus Archdeacon Joseph Matusiak (’06) have flown to Poland to join His Beatitude, Metropolitan Tikhon , as His Beatitude makes his first official visit to the Orthodox Church of Poland since his election as Primate of the Orthodox Church in America (OCA) in November...