Members of the St. Vladimir’s Seminary (SVOTS) family brought a taste of the Seminary home to Kernersville, North Carolina this summer. On Sunday, August 10, SVOTS Dean Dr. Ionuț-Alexandru Tudorie made a trip to Holy Cross Orthodox Church to attend Divine Liturgy and lead a coffee-hour discussion about the Seminary’s...
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Sunday marked the 45th anniversary of the falling asleep of Alexander Bogolepov (+Aug. 31, 1980), longtime Professor of Canon Law at St. Vladimir's Seminary, and about whom Fr. Alexander Schmemann wrote “He remains forever one of the school’s founding fathers.” Born on January 16, 1886, Prof. Bogolepov graduated from the...
YONKERS, NY—Giving thanks to God, St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary (SVOTS) kicked off its 2025–2026 Academic Year on Monday, August 25, with new faces among the student body, faculty, and staff. Twenty-seven (27) students—including both men and women, single and married—are beginning their first year of studies in their respective...
Mitchell Tobler, from the Orthodox Church in America (OCA)’s Diocese of the West , is a former Baptist minister who never expected to be a St. Vladimir’s seminarian. Yet in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, he faced ministry burnout and health issues, and he and his wife Christina began...
Beloved St. Vladimir’s Seminary alumnus and faculty member Archimandrite Vasily (Permiakov) has joined the ranks of the Holy Synod of Bishops of the Orthodox Church in America (OCA). His Grace Bishop Vasily was ordained to the episcopacy Saturday, August 16, 2025, with His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon presiding over the hierarchical...
In recent months St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary (SVOTS) has made historic investments into its campus. The major campus-wide improvements are part of the Seminary’s renewed commitment to remain at its current location in the Crestwood neighborhood of Yonkers, NY. “Investing in our campus is really about investing in our...
Michael Uhr, his wife Andrea, and their son Noah moved to St. Vladimir’s Seminary from the Atlanta area in the Summer of 2025. Michael, a seminarian of the Orthodox Church in America (OCA)’s Diocese of the South , shares about his background, his wonderful family, and what he’s most excited...
Throughout its history, St. Vladimir’s Orthodox...
The St. Vladimir’s Seminary Chorale has had several incarnations over the last two decades. Most recently, it was reestablished at the beginning of the Spring 2025 semester by Seminary Liturgical Music Instructor Zachariah Mandell (M.Div. ’20), with assistance and input from Assistant Professor of Liturgical Music, The Rev. Dn. Dr...