St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary (SVOTS, also SVS) is an Eastern Orthodox seminary in Yonkers, New York. It is chartered under the State University of New York and accredited by the Association of Theological Schools. It is a Pan-Orthodox institution associated with the Orthodox Church in America (OCA) accepting students from many different Christian jurisdictions with the 2024-2025 SVOTS Impact Report stating its students come from 14 different jurisdictions: 10 Eastern Orthodox Jurisdictions, 3 Oriential Orthodox Jurisdictions, and 3 others.

It is named after St. Vladimir, Grand Prince of Kiev and Prince of Novgorod, who "introduced Orthodox Christianity to the Kievan Rus'".

History

The seminary was founded in 1938 and its first classes were held in the parish house of the Church of Christ the Savior in Harlem.

Academics

Accreditation

St. Vladimir's Seminary is accredited by the Association of Theological Schools (ATS) and approved by ATS to grant the following degrees: Master of Divinity (MDiv), Master of Arts (MA), Master of Theology (ThM), and Doctor of Ministry (DMin), and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD).

Enrollment and faculty

As of fall 2024, 93 students are enrolled in the institution, which has 8 full-time faculty.

St. Vladimir’s Seminary Press (SVS Press)

St. Vladimir's Seminary Press was founded in 1962 and is the largest publisher of Orthodox Christian books in the English language.

Among their titles is the Popular Patristics Series.

Leadership

President/Chancellor

  1. Chad Hatfield (2007–2024)
  2. Ionuț-Alexandru Tudorie (2024–present; interim)

References

  • Official website