St. Vladimir's Seminary
St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary, St. Vladimir's Theological Seminary
Jurisdiction: Orthodox Church in America
Year founded:
1938
Place:
Crestwood, USA
Leaders: John Ber, Sergey Sergeevich Verkhovsky, John (Shakhovskoy), John Feofilovich Meyendorff, Georgy Vasilievich Florovsky... see further Teachers: Joseph Allen, Paul Anderson, Konstantin Yaseevich Andronikov, Nikolay Sergeevich Arsenyev, Ber John... see more Graduates: Aksenov-Meerson Mikhail Georgievich, Allen Joseph, Ber John, Butenev Petr Mikhailovich, Ilya (Audi)... see more
Educational establishments
St. Vladimir's Theological Seminary, St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary
(1938) - a modernist educational institution of the American Russian Metropolis and the Orthodox Church of America.
Founded in New York. In 1961 she moved to Crestwood, New York.
management
The deans of the seminary were Bishop. Macarius (Ilyinsky) (1938 – 1944), Fr. Dionysius (Dyachenko) (1944 – 1947), archbishop. John (Shakhovskoy) (1947 - 1950), Fr. Georgy Florovsky (1950 – 1955).
In 1955, a new era of St. Vladimir's Seminary began, when, after a conflict with Fr. Alexander Shmeman Fr. Florovsky was removed from the post of dean and left the American Metropolis.
From 1955 to 1962, the dean of the seminary was Met. Leonty (Turkevich), then Fr. Alexander Schmeman (1962 – 1983), Fr. John Meyendorff (1984 - 1992), Fr. Foma Hopko (1992 – 2002), Fr. John Erickson (2002 - 2007), Fr. John Behr (since 2007).
Provost: David Drillock (since 2006).
Chancellor: Oh. Chad Hatfield (since 2007).
Members of the board of trustees over the years were: Paul Anderson and others.
Ber John, Verkhovsky Sergey Sergeevich, John (Shakhovskoy), Meyendorff John Feofilovich, Florovsky Georgy Vasilievich, Hopko Foma, Shmeman Alexander Dmitrievich, Kesich Veselin, Leonty (Turkevich), Erickson John
Vladimir Seminary on the verge of closure?
The educational institution was given three months to correct the shortcomings.
The Vladimir Theological Seminary, located in the city center on the territory of the Mother of God Nativity Monastery, is on the verge of closure, several sources told ProVladimir. The interlocutors reported that before Easter, April 5-6, the educational committee of the Russian Orthodox Church inspected the seminary: it tested the knowledge of fourth-year students and identified shortcomings in the organization of the educational process and the structure of the leadership of the seminary.
The results of the audit have already led to significant changes in the operation of the establishment, but, according to sources, the likelihood that all the comments will be eliminated is small. If the seminary does not meet the standards, it may be deprived of its status as an educational institution of the Russian Orthodox Church. The seminary was given three months to correct the comments, after which another commission would visit it.
The diocese's secretary for external church relations, Archpriest Evgeniy Lipatov, who now actually heads the educational institution, was assigned to correct the violations. At the same time, Archpriest Georgy Gorbachuk continues to remain officially the rector of the seminary.
New positions have already been introduced in the leadership of the seminary. According to standards, the leadership structure should correspond to the university system, but the seminary lacked deputy rectors and methodologists. There are not enough candidates of science among the teachers of the educational institution.
The person in charge of records management recently left the seminary. ProVladimir’s interlocutors do not know the reasons for the dismissal, but, according to them, the absence of a person who knew the structure of the institution from the inside could significantly complicate the process of correcting violations.
The fourth-year students who passed the test did not show high knowledge, and some students, after four years of study, were unable to list the seven sacraments of the church.
After the check, Metropolitan Evlogy of Vladimir and Suzdal visited the Patriarchate. ProVladimir’s sources reported that during the visit the question of the fate of the seminary was raised, and suggested that if its status is deprived, Evlogii himself may retire.
In mid-April, seminary students were required to wear black tunics and the ability to leave the educational institution was significantly limited. Full-time students, including residents of Vladimir, have been living under the barracks system since the opening of the department in 2004, but they were allowed to go out into the city until 22:00, while, for example, visiting cinemas and entertainment venues was not “blessed”. Now students are prohibited from being outside the seminary after 19:00.
ProVladimir contacted Archpriest Evgeny Lipatov. He said that the seminary underwent a routine inspection by the educational committee, now the educational process continues, and he does not see any alarm in the situation.
In the photo - Evgeny Lipatov
ProVladimir: Several people told us that the seminary is on the verge of closure, is this true?
Evgey Lipatov: I don’t know, we don’t comment on rumors.
ProVladimir: Things are going well at the seminary now, and there are no prerequisites for closure?
Evgeny Lipatov: All glory to God. Yes. Our educational process is underway, students are studying.
ProVladimir: We have information that there was an inspection from the Patriarchate, which revealed violations.
Evgeniy Lipatov: These are regular inspections that take place in all educational institutions. You can look at the website of the Russian Orthodox Church educational committee on the news line. They checked the Vladimir Seminary, then Ivanovo, Kostroma, Saratov. This is a normal program of inspections of educational activities.
ProVladimir : Will there be any changes in the work of the seminary in the near future?
Evgeniy Lipatov: We have recommendations for optimizing the educational process in the seminary from the educational committee, which we accepted and will prepare, in accordance with these recommendations, the amendments that were adopted by the Supreme Church Council regarding the educational activities of the Russian Orthodox Church. We are implementing and will continue to implement what is within us, our educational programs. We have standard provisions sent to us in accordance with the requirements of the educational committee, and curricula, and educational programs. Naturally, there are some changes in the seminary. Our university also recently underwent an inspection.
ProVladimir: And certain violations were revealed there.
Evgeniy Lipatov: Well, we are not angels, perhaps we have identified something, some questions. We accepted them and are now preparing corrections for these shortcomings. This is a normal, standard check from the training committee. We were not checked by some specialized body of the patriarchate created only for the sake of our seminary, but by the educational committee. His task includes regular checks. We accepted and showed all the documentation, regulations, I don’t see any alarm here.
The Vladimir St. Theophan's Theological Seminary is now the highest theological educational institution of the Vladimir-Suzdal diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church. It was established by decree of the Synod in November 1749 and operated until August 1918. It was closed during the Soviet years. In 1991, under the diocesan administration of Archpriest Georgy Gorbachuk, one-year pastoral courses were created, and in 1992 they were transformed into a school. On April 9, 1998, the Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church transformed the school into a seminary with a correspondence course, and in 2004 a full-time course was opened.
teachers
St. Vladimir's Seminary.
Teaching staff: Sofya Kulomzina, Alexey Bogolepov, Boris Ledkovsky, Fr. Alexander Shmeman, Nikolai Arsenyev, Sergei Verkhovsky, Fr. Pavel Shneirla, Veselin Kesic, Fr. Firmilian, Nikolai Ozerov. 1958 Fr. Georgy Florovsky, Sofia Kulomzina (Christian education), Alexey Bogolepov (canon law), Boris Ledkovsky (liturgical music), Fr. John Meyendorff (patristics and canon law), Fr. Alexander Shmeman (liturgical theology), Nikolai Arsenyev (New Testament), Sergei Verkhovsky (dogmatic theology), Fr. Boris Shneirla (Old Testament and history of the Antiochian Church), Veselin Kesich (New Testament), Fr. Firmilian, Nikolai Ozerov (Old Testament and Russian language), Nikolai Lossky, Pavel Meyendorff (liturgical theology), Fr. Grigory Abud (Byzantine hymnography), Victor Litvinovich (Russian language), David Drillock (liturgical music), Fr. Pavel Shafran (practical liturgics), Alexander Doumouras (Greek of the New Testament), Fr. Foma Hopko, Fr. John Erickson (church history), Fr. John Behr, Peter Buteneff (dogmatic theology), Fr. Alexander (Golitsyn) (patristics), Fr. John Gillions (religion culture), Fr. John Breck (New Testament, Ethics), Fr. Pavel Lazor (practical theology), Fr. Chad Hatfield, Constance Tarazar.
Allen Joseph, Anderson Paul, Andronikov Konstantin Yaseevich, Arsenyev Nikolay Sergeevich, Ber John, Breck John, Butenev Pyotr Mikhailovich, Vasily (Rodzianko), Verkhovsky Sergey Sergeevich, Hilarion (Alfeev), Ioann (Shakhovskoy), Kulomzina Sofya Sergeevna, Lossky Nikolay Vladimirovich , Lossky Nikolay Onufrievich, Meyendorf Ioann Feofilovich, Meyendorf Pavel Ivanovich, Ozolin Nikolay Nikolaevich, Peter (Lhuillier), Tarazar Constance, Fedotov Georgy Petrovich, Florovsky Georgy Vasilievich, Kharakas Stanley, Hopko Foma, Hopko Foma/en, Shmeman Alexander Dmitrievich, Arrida Robert , Barrois Jean Augustin, Voloshchak Gail, Kesich Veselin, Leonty (Turkevich), Matusyak Ioann, Pelikan Yaroslav, Shneirla Pavel, Erickson John
Rectors
- Pavel (Tomilovsky) (1750 - 1753)
- Tovia (Krempovsky) (1753 - 1758)
- Ambrose (Andreevsky) (1758 - 1762)
- Abraham (Florinsky) (1762 - ?)
- Gervasy (Lintsevsky) (January 22, 1778 - 1780) acting
- Anatoly (Veselovsky) (April 16, 1803 - January 22, 1804)
- Andrey Sidorov (? - October 6, 2017) i/o
Graduates
Aksenov-Meerson Mikhail Georgievich, Allen Joseph, Ber John, Butenev Petr Mikhailovich, Ilia (Audi), Ioann (Roshchin), Kishkovsky Leonid Aleksandrovich, Purmonen Veikko, Romanidis Ioann, Seraphim (Sigrist), Seraphim (Storheim), Tarazar Constance, Theodosius (Lazor), Hopko Foma, Hopko Foma/en, Hrissavgis Ioann, Arrida Robert, Vasechko Valentin Nikolaevich, Volokhonskaya Larisa Girshevna, Grigoriev Dmitry Dmitrievich, Grdzelidze Tamara Davidovna, Dvorkin Alexander Leonidovich, Zacchaeus Wood, Kalyvas Alkibiades, Kesich Veselin, Kolosimo Jean- Francois, Matusyak Ioann, Skorer Peter, Hedley Stefan, Shufrin Arkady Matveevich
Inspectors
- Pavel (Podlipsky) (1817 - November 15, 1819)
- Vladimir (Alyavdin) (1820 - 1827)
- Agapit (Vvedensky) (? - 1834)
- Evfimy (Belikov) (June 23, 1841 - ?)
- Apollos (Belyaev) (February 13, 1845 - March 6, 1846)
- ….
- Alexander Ivanov (1889 - 1895)
- Evlogii (Georgievsky) (February 12, 1895 - 1897)
- Evgeny (Berezhkov) (November 9, 1897 - 1899)
- Ioann Sobolev (1899 - 1905 [5])
- Alexy Skvortsov (February 1, 1906 - mentioned 1913)
- Sadovsky Dmitry Ivanovich (January 7, 1914 - mentioned 1917 [6])
Literature
- Witness to the Truth: in memory of Protopresbyter John Meyendorff / Comp. A. V. Levitsky. - Ekaterinburg: Inf.-ed. department of the Ekaterinburg diocese, 2003. - 476 p. — ISBN 5-7525-1153-4
- Antoshchenko A.V.
The role of G.P. Fedotov in the transformation of St. Vladimir’s Theological Seminary into an academy // Scientific notes of Petrozavodsk State University. — 2021. — No. 7 (160). - P. 7-15. - Paul L. Gavrilyuk.
On Christian Leadership: The Letters of Alexander Schmemann and Georges Florovsky (1947-1955). - SVS Press, 2021. - 416 p. — ISBN 978-088141-660-2.
Notes
- Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
- Bright evening with Elena Dorman (broadcast from 12/11/2014) - Radio VERA
- Quick facts Archived April 27, 2009. St Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary.
- Meyendorff I. F.
Life worthy of admiration // Alpha and Omega. 1994. - No. 3. - P. 123-132. - Krindatch AD
Atlas of American Orthodox Christian monasteries. —Brookline, MA. — ISBN 978-1-935317-61-6, 1-935317-61-X, 978-1-935317-69-2, 1-935317-69-5.
