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27 February 1879 – The future Metropolitan Visarion Puiu (baptized Victor) was born in Pașcani, county of Iași

27 February 1879 – The future Metropolitan Visarion Puiu (baptized Victor) was born in Pașcani, county of Iași. Studies at the Seminaries of Roman and Iași, at the Faculty of Theology of Bucharest (1900 – 1904) and at the Spiritual Academy of Kiev. Tonsured into monasticism in 1905 and ordained hierodeacon for the Episcopal Cathedrals…

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27 February 1923 – Bishop Nifon Niculescu (baptized Nicolae) passed away in Bucharest

27 February 1923 – Bishop Nifon Niculescu (baptized Nicolae) passed away in Bucharest. He studied at the “Central” Seminary (1872 – 1880) and at the Faculty of Theology of Bucharest (1888 – 1892). Deacon at the “White” and “Crețulescu” (1882) churches of Bucharest, priest at the “White” church (1883 – 1895), eparchial inspector at the…

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27 February 1948 – Patriarch Nicodim Munteanu of the Romanian Orthodox Church (baptized Nicolae) passed away

27 February 1948 – Patriarch Nicodim Munteanu of the Romanian Orthodox Church (baptized Nicolae) passed away. Studies at “Veniamin” Seminary of Iași (1882 – 1890). Then at the Spiritual Academy in Kiev (1890 – 1895; with graduation in 1895). Tonsured into monasticism at Neamț Monastery, with the name Nicodim (1894), ordained hierodeacon (1894) and hieromonk…

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26 February 1890 – Priest, historian and folklorist Dumitru Furtuna was born in Tocileni, county of Brașov

26 February 1890 – Priest, historian and folklorist Dumitru Furtuna was born in Tocileni, county of Brașov. Studies at “Veniamin” Seminary in Iași (1902 – 1910) and at the Faculty of Theology of Bucharest (1910 – 1914), where he got the doctor’s degree (1927). Priest at the church “Vârcolici Falling Asleep” in Dorohoi (1915 –…

Feb 26, 2014basilica.ro

25 February 1769 – The future metropolitan Lupu Dionisie was born in Blăjani, county of Buzău

25 February 1769 – The future metropolitan Lupu Dionisie was born in Blăjani, county of Buzău. Monk in 1785, maybe at the Metropolitan See of Bucharest, he remained in its service; abbot at Dealu Monastery (1795 – 1807), which he restores, then at Tismana (1807 – 1810), titular hierarch (since 1801). In May 1819, he…

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Criterion of judgement is the merciful love

Today, 23 February 2014, it is the Sunday of the frightening judgement or beginning of fasting without meat. His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel delivered a sermon after the Divine Liturgy celebrated in the chapel of the Patriarchal Residence dedicated to Saint Gregory the Enlightener in which he explained the significance of the evangelical pericope of the…

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22 February 1901 – future Patriarch Justinian Marina (1948-1977), was born in the village Suești, Valcea County

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The Patriarch of Romania Licensed Four Priests of the Archdiocese of Bucharest as Father Confessors

Friday, 21 February 2014, His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church licensed four priests of the Archdiocese of Bucharest as father confessors. The religious service was celebrated in the historical chapel of “Saint Great Martyr George” of the Patriarchal Residence. To end with the celebration, His Beatitude Daniel delivered a sermon in which…

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The Patriarch of Romania Celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Patriarchal Cathedral

On 16 February 2014, the 34th Sunday after the Pentecost, His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romania celebrated the Divine Liturgy in the Patriarchal Cathedral of Bucharest assisted by a group of priests and deacons. In the sermon delivered after reading the Evangelical Pericope of the day (Luke 15:11-32), His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel emphasised the spiritual…

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February 15, 1823 – Bishop Melchisedec Ștefănescu was born in Garcina, Neamt County

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February 15, 1838 – The priest and professor Eusebiu Popovici was born

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