Registration is now open for the 2020 Pan-Orthodox Music Symposium , which will take place Wednesday, June 10 through Sunday, June 14, 2020 on the campus of St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary (SVOTS). Register now for the 2020 Pan-Orthodox Music Symposium The event, co-hosted by SVOTS and the International Society...
Faculty, staff, and seminarians gathered Monday to say goodbye to Archpriest David Mezynski, who is stepping down as St. Vladimir’s Seminary’s director of formation. Father David has accepted a counseling position in Rochester, NY, where he will be closer to family. Father David is a graduate of St. Tikhon’s Orthodox...
Saint Vladimir’s Seminary (SVS) Press has released the second volume of Metropolitan Hilarion Alfeyev’s monumental series on the life and message of Jesus. Jesus Christ: His Life and Teaching, Vol. 2 focuses on the Sermon on the Mount, examining the Beatitudes, the Lord’s Prayer, and other teachings of the Lord...
St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary (SVOTS) hosted its first intramural Academic Symposium Friday to highlight outstanding papers written by seminarians. Seminary faculty, led by Academic Dean Dr. Alexandru Tudorie , nominated seven papers to be featured during the Symposium—some of which will be selected later for publication in an upcoming...
On Friday, members of St. Vladimir’s and St. Tikhon’s Orthodox seminaries joined His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon and other Orthodox hierarchs and faithful at the 47th March for Life in Washington, D.C. There, they marched alongside tens of thousands of men, women, and children rallying for the lives of the unborn...
St. Vladimir’s Seminary (SVOTS) celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of the Orthodox Church in America (OCA) ’s autocephaly Thursday on an event-filled Feast of the Three Holy Hierarchs. The day included Hierarchical Divine Liturgy, workshops, the annual Father Alexander Schmemann Lecture, and the Seminary’s Mid-Year Commencement. [img_assist|nid=29434|title=|desc=|link=none|align=left|width=450|height=300]HIERARCHICAL DIVINE LITURGY
Saint Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary (SVOTS) is now accepting applications for Academic Year 2020-2021 from candidates who want to enroll in its degree programs. The application deadline is April 1, 2020 with a late application deadline of June 1, 2020. In a major new development, the Seminary is now using...
[img_assist|nid=29449|title=|desc=|link=none|align=left|width=250|height=316] Hieromartyr Grigol Peradze of Georgia (1889-1942) was a profoundly gifted theologian, historian, and linguist who used his vast knowledge for the sake of others. He preached and published homilies, worked tirelessly to recover and preserve treasures of Georgian Orthodox history and culture, and imitated the Lord he so fervently pursued in his studies as he sacrificed his own life to save others in the Nazi concentration camp at Auschwitz.
A new CD by the renowned Saint Vladimir’s Seminary Octet, Arise! Music of the Psalms , sets ancient, sacred wisdom to classic and contemporary musical settings. The album is now available through St. Vladimir’s Seminary (SVS) Press. Purchase your copy of Arise! Music of the Psalms today! “This new recording...
The Institute of Sacred Arts (ISA) at St. Vladimir’s Seminary (SVOTS) is pleased to announce that three full scholarships are available to Orthodox Church musicians for the 2020 Pan-Orthodox Music Symposium co-hosted by SVOTS and the International Society for Orthodox Church Music (ISOCM), June 10-14, 2020. In addition to keynote...