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2022: Year in Photos

… campus chapel. JANUARY:  The 39th Annual Father Alexander Schmemann Memorial Lecture was given by The Rev. Dr. Khaled Anatolios, who spoke … Joy of Salvation.” FEBRUARY: The seminary community joined Fr Chad in a “house blessing” for the entire SVOTS campus. …

'A Loving Presence:' Conversation with Dr Asimoula Julia Alissandratos

Like many of our committed longtime St. Vladimir’s donors, Dr. Asimoula Julia Alissandratos of Charleston, SC has led an interesting life. A two-time Fulbright scholar and graduate of Swarthmore College and University of Chicago (with a B.A. in Russian and an M.A. in Russian Literature, respectively), Asimoula is a published...

In Memoriam: Archpriest Paul Lazor

… on May 9, 2020 at the age of 80. The funeral service for Fr. Paul will be live-streamed beginning at 10 a.m. on … 28, 2007, Fr Paul delivered the 23rd annual Fr. Alexander Schmemann Memorial Lecture, entitled: “ A Personal Memoir ,” in honor of Fr. …

2024: Year in Photos

By God’s grace, 2024 at St Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary (SVOTS) saw a robust incoming class and returning student body totaling 97 seminarians. Several exciting new initiatives and ongoing programs developed in each area of the seminary, including SVS Press, St Vladimir’s Online School of Theology, and the Institute of...

New SVOTS Librarian is part of ongoing reimagining of Florovsky Library

… recordings of renowned figures—including Frs. Alexander Schmemann, John Meyendorff, and Thomas Hopko, Metropolitan … different levels, whether that be through The Lyceum or a lecture sponsored by the Library.” Earl has also devoted a … St. Vladimir’s deans, Frs. Georges Florovsky and Alexander Schmemann. Once cataloguing and digitization is completed, …

Orthodox-Catholic Theological Consultation Celebrates Fifty Years of Dialogue

… of America, and Dr. Paul Meyendorff, The Father Alexander Schmemann Professor of Liturgical Theology, delivered … the North American Consultation. Protopresbyters Alexander Schmemann and John Meyendorff, and Fr. Paul Schneirla, attended the first meeting in 1965. In …

SVS Press Touts New Releases, including "St. George & the Dragon," by Jim Forest

… in particular, Russian and Greek. To address this need, lecture notes of the professors were hand typed or … clamoring for educational material. To address this need, Fr. Alexander Schmemann (Dean   from 1962–1983) produced a series of small …

SVOTS in Nairobi and Istanbul: Dr. Paul Meyendorff

… 10–17, 2015, Dr. Paul Meyendorff, The Father Alexander Schmemann Professor of Liturgical Theology, traveled to the … Orthodox Seminary in Nairobi, Kenya, accompanied by Fr. Rauno Pietarinen (SVOTS 1980). The Seminary will be the … topics to groups of students, as well as a public lecture, "Towards a Baptismal Ecclesiology," to an audience …

My Life in Church Music

Prof. David Drillock St. Vladimir’s Summer Institute 2004 I grew up in Osceola Mills, a very small town in central Pennsylvania located midway between Penn State University and the Horseshoe Curve near Altoona. The church, St. Mary’s (Nativity of the Virgin), was one of the early churches brought over to...

Meet a Seminarian: Fr. Giorgi Tskitishvili

… Meet a Seminarian: Fr. Giorgi Tskitishvili September 3, 2020 Father Giorgi … Theological Seminary (SVOTS). Before becoming a priest, Fr. Giorgi was a successful pharmaceutical salesman who often … facing. I discovered two interesting figures: Alexander Schmemann and Thomas Hopko. Some of Schmemann’s books are …