Acknowledging its long-standing interaction with St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary (SVOTS), the Axion Estin Foundation (AEF) will present the seminary with 20 volumes of the “Great Theory of Music” by Chrysanthos of Madytos (1770–1846), during an evening reception Friday, March 23, 2012, on the seminary campus. The presentation will immediately...
On the Feast of the Veneration of the Holy Cross in Three Hierarchs Chapel, two seminarians were ordained. Metropolitan Jonah, primate of the Orthodox Church in America and president of the seminary, ordained Dn. David Wooten to the holy priesthood, and Seminarian Adam Horstman to the holy diaconate. Father David...
Every Wednesday morning at St. Vladimir's, New Testament Greek becomes a high tech enterprise, as Timothy Clark, our faculty member who lives in Portland, Oregon, connects via Skype to his students on our campus in Yonkers, New York. Clark holds the position of Lecturer in Old Testament at the seminary...
Archpriest Constantine White ('79 SVOTS) recently received a 20-year service award from Georgetown University in recognition of his years of service as the school’s full-time Orthodox Christian chaplain. His Beatitude, Metropolitan Jonah, primate of the Orthodox Church in America, and Georgetown students and area faithful attended the ceremony. Originally from...
The St. Vladimir's Seminary community was immersed this past Friday in the poetic splendor of Byzantine psaltic art, as part of an evening in which the Axion Estin Foundation (AEF) honored our school. Chapel services were sung in traditional Byzantine style, and at a reception following, the foundation presented the...
Students enrolled in the Liturgical Arts course at St. Vladimir's took a field trip to New York City this past Friday to view two special exhibits of early Christian artifacts: "Transition to Christianity: Art of Late Antiquity, 3rd–7th Century AD" at the Onassis Cultural Center NY; and “Byzantium and Islam...
By the end of this season of Great Lent, our Dean, Chancellor, and Men’s Choir will have visited a total of 13 parishes and deaneries—serving, singing, and presenting homilies, lectures, and retreats, in service of Christ’s Church (and that does not even include the number of presentations given in non-Orthodox...
Last year, St. Vladimir's Seminary announced a new scholarship, available to students pursuing Master of Theology degrees. At that time, the "Dean's Fellowship" was given to four highly select students for the 2011–2012 academic year, covering the full cost of their tuition. This year, the Dean’s Fellowship already has borne...
From June 3–6, 2010, SVS Dean Fr. John Behr and faculty member Dr. Peter Bouteneff participated in an international patristics conference at the Volos Academy for Theological Studies in Greece. The conference was organized in collaboration with the Orthodox Christian Studies Program of Fordham University, the Chair of Orthodox Theology...
On April 1, 2012, St. Vladimir's Seminary lost a dear alumnus, great friend, and tremendous supporter, when Deacon John Zarras fell asleep in the Lord. Deacon John, who served most recently as deacon at Christ the Savior Church, Southbury, Connecticut, was a 2006 graduate of our school, having earned his...