Ionuț-Alexandru Tudorie is a Romanian church historian, Orthodox theologian, and Byzantinist. He is Professor of Church History and serves as the Academic Dean and President of St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary, Yonkers, New York. Tudorie is also affiliated with the University of Bucharest, Romania, where he is a doctoral advisor in Cultural Studies at the Interdisciplinary School of Doctoral Studies (ISDS). His areas of specialization include church history, Byzantine and post-Byzantine history, and theological dialogues between Christian confessions.
Personal life.
Tudorie has been married to Denisa Mihaela Tudorie since 2004. She has a career in the technology industry. They have two daughters.
Education.
Tudorie graduated from the Bishop Chesarie Theological Seminary of Buzău. He pursued higher education at the University of Bucharest, earning a Bachelor of Arts in Pastoral Theology in 2000 and a Master of Arts in Historical Theology in 2001. In 2008, he completed his first Doctor of Philosophy in Theology with a dissertation titled "Anglican-Lutheran Theological Dialogue: The Porvoo Common Statement–Orthodox Perspective".
He continued his studies with a Master of Arts in the History of South-Eastern Europe in 2003 and earned a second Doctor of Philosophy in Byzantine History in 2014. His dissertation, "State-Church Relations in Byzantium under Michael VIII Palaiologos (1259–82)", received the highest distinction, "exceptional/summa cum laude".
Academic career.
Tudorie began his academic career at the Department of Orthodox Theology of the University of Bucharest, serving as a Tutor (2002–2004), Teaching Assistant (2004–2008), and Lecturer (2008–2018). He taught courses on Church and Byzantine History, the Middle Ages in South-Eastern Europe and the Mediterranean, and theological controversies between the Latin and Byzantine Churches.
In 2019, he was appointed as a doctoral advisor in Cultural Studies at the Interdisciplinary School of Doctoral Studies of the University of Bucharest.
Since 2018, Tudorie has been a professor of Church History at St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary in Yonkers, New York. He was appointed Academic Dean in the same year and became interim President in July 2024. He also serves as the Editor-in-Chief of "St. Vladimir's Theological Quarterly" since 2020.
Research.
Tudorie's research intersects theology and history, focusing on Byzantine imperial ideology, relations between spiritual and political authorities in Byzantium, contemporary Byzantine historiography,a ccounts of Western travelers to Constantinople in the late 16th century and relations between the Greek Orthodox community and Ottoman rulers (15th–17th centuries), with emphasis on Patriarch Dositheos II of Jerusalem (1669–1707).
He has participated in research projects and fellowships, including positions at Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, Harvard University; the Austrian Academy of Sciences; and the Central European University.