Boris George Nicoloff , an alumnus of St. Vladimir’s Seminary (M.Div. ’69), entered into eternal rest on January 31, 2016. The entire seminary community expresses our condolences to his family. A gifted musician, Boris founded the Harvard-Radcliffe Byzantine Russian Liturgical Choir in 1965. During his studies at St. Vladimir’s, he...

Seminary alumnus the Very Reverend John Udics (M.Div. ‘72) fell asleep in the Lord on February 3, 2016. Father John was the rector of Ss. Peter and Paul Orthodox Church in Herkimer, New York. He also served as the rector of Assumption of the Holy Virgin Orthodox Church in Philadelphia...

[img_assist|nid=19096|title=|desc=|link=url|url=http://www.svspress.com/the-life-of-repentance-and-purity/|align=left|width=200|height=309]Please join us on Saturday, March 12, at 1:00 P.M. in the Metropolitan Philip Auditorium as we celebrate the launch of the first title in our new Coptic Studies Series , The Life of Repentance and Purity , by His Holiness Pope Shenouda III. His Grace Bishop Dr. Anba Suriel (Guirgis), Coptic Studies Series Editor; the Very Reverend Dr. John Behr, dean of St. Vladimir’s; and the Very Reverend Athanasius K. Farag will give presentations and guide discussion. Copies of The Life of Repentance and Purity will be available for purchase, and light refreshments will be served.

The Board and Faculty of St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary conferred a Doctor of Humane Letters degree, honoris causa , to John G. Rangos, Sr. , seminary benefactor, in a special ceremony on February 7, 2016, in Boca Raton, Florida. A successful businessman and internationally recognized philanthropist, Dr. Rangos is...

Today, our seminary remembers the 50th anniversary of the repose of His Eminence Metropolitan Antony (Bashir), who fell asleep in the Lord on this day in 1966. Metropolitan Antony shepherded the Antiochian Orthodox Church in North America for three decades. He was a gifted administrator, a caring pastor, and a...

Father Ilie Toader, a member of the theological faculty of Buzau, Romania, is writing a doctoral thesis about St. Vladimir’s Seminary. He visited the Seminar y during the course of a month, during September and October 2010, to perform his research. Dr. Peter Bouteneff, Associate Professor of Systematic Theology at...

Read about the 2015 Practicum [img_assist|nid=19085|title=|desc=|link=none|align=left|width=400|height=267]Intense liturgical training is the focus of this 4–day program to be held from Sunday, June 26–Wednesday, June 29, 2016 on the campus of St. Vladimir's Seminary. Participants are asked to arrive after 3 p.m. on Sunday, June 26; the last day of the practicum, June 29 includes morning Divine Liturgy, a closing discussion, and brunch. Participants may leave campus at noon for 3:00 p.m. and later flights from area airports.

View the Facebook photo album During the weekend of February 26–28, 2016, members of the Orthodox Inter-Seminary Movement (OISM) met at St. Vladimir’s Seminary for their bi-annual gathering, which was centered around the theme from the fall OISM meeting, “Expanding the Mission of the Orthodox Church.” The weekend offered a...

Watch the video about this new, hybrid program Are you thinking that a Doctor of Ministry degree might be in your future? You may be asking yourself how you can continue your graduate theological education and eventually be ready to begin the D.Min. program. St. Vladimir’s Seminary announces a new...

On the Saturday afternoon before the start of Great Lent, the Metropolitan Philip Auditorium was filled to capacity for a book launch hosted by St. Vladimir's Seminary Press (SVS Press ). The event celebrated the release of the first title in the groundbreaking "Coptic Studies Series," The Life of Repentance...