15 May 1922 – Priest and historian ION SRBU passed away in his native village Rudăria. Secondary studies at Caransebel, Debrețin, Bratislava and Brașov; higher studies – theology, history and philosophy (doctor’s degree in 1899)…
15 May 1778 – Metropolitan IACOB PUTNEANUL, of Moldova, passed away at Putna Monastery. Monk ever since a young man at Putna, where he had studied, abbot of the monastery (1744), then Bishop of Rădăuți…
14 May 1887 – Priest and pedagogue SIMION POPESCU-LILIACOVEANU was born in Floru, county of Olt. Studies at the “Central” Seminary (1900 – 1908). Faculty of Theology of Bucharest (1908 – 1912) and specialised courses…
14 May 2002 – Priest and journalist VASILE ȚEPORDEI passed away. Studies at the Theological Seminary (1929) and at the Faculty of Theology in Chișinău (graduated in 1933). He was Religion professor at various secondary…
14 May 1742 – Archpriest and historian RADU TEMPEA II, son of priest Radu Tempea I passed away. He studied at the school near the church of “Saint Nicholas” in Șcheii Brașovului, then he became…
Today, 11 May 2014, the Orthodox Christians are on the 4th Sunday after Easter. According to the order of our Church, the evangelical pericope of Saint John the Evangelist, 5:1-15, was read at the Divine…
11 May 1999 – priest ILARION ARGATU (baptised Ioan), hieromonk and very appreciated father confessor passed away in Bucharest (buried at Boroaia, county of Suceava). Studies at the Theological Seminary of Dorohoi, continued at the…
Today, 5 May 2014, the second edition of the National Conference on the theme Dogmatic unity and national specific in the religious painting is held at the Patriarchate Palace. The event convenes historians of art,…
5 May 1854 – Priest CONSTANTIN MORARIU, poet and translator, was born at Mitocu Dragomirnei. Studies at the Secondary School in Sucevița (1866 – 1874) and at the Faculty of Theology of Cernăuți (1874 –…
5 May 1875 – Metropolitan NIFON (baptised Nicolae Rusailă) passed away in Bucharest (buried at Cernica). Monk at Cernica in 1809 and ordained hierodeacon for the Metropolitan See, later on hieromonk (1826), iconom at the…
This Sunday, the 3rd after the Holy Easter, the Church remembers the Myrrh Bearing Women. While visiting the community of Tiganesti Monastery of Ilfov county, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel spoke about the courage of the…
Today, 30 April 2014, His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church received at the Patriarchal Residence the participants in the Consultation for the estimation of the dialogue between the Romanian Orthodox Church and…
Today, 29 April 2014, nine Romanian Orthodox hierarchs were decorated by the President of Romania, Mr. Traian Basescu. The ceremony took place at Cotroceni Palace, in the presence of the Patriarch of Romania, His Beatitude…
Today the collection for aiding the Christians of Syria and of other areas of Middle East, many of them victims of the persecution and violence, began in all the churches and monasteries of the Romanian…