Aurelian Iftimiu
His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel marks 19 years on Wednesday since his enthronement as Primate of the Romanian Orthodox Church. Born in the village of Dobrești, Timiș County, on 22 July 1951 to Alexie and Stela Ciobotea, he received the name Dan-Ilie at baptism. He attended primary school in his native village before continuing his education…
Aurelian Iftimiu
“During the dark years of communism, Antim Monastery was a lamp that remained continually burning, a light of resurrection here in the heart of Bucharest, while St Sofian was a prophet, an apostle and a father of this city, to whom both the most accomplished intellectuals and ordinary people would turn, seeking his kindness, forgiveness…
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