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Martyr Galacteon and his wife Episteme at Emesa

Orthodox Calendar, November 5 Martyr Galacteon and his wife Episteme at Emesa There was a rich and distinguished couple named Kletophon and Leukippe, who lived in the Syrian city of Emesa, and for a long time they were childless. They gave much gold to the pagan priests, but still they remained childless. The city of…

Nov 5, 2024basilica.ro

Apostle Philip, one of the 7 deacons; Holy Hierarch Theophanes the Confessor, bishop of Nicea

Orthodox Calendar, October 11 Apostle Philip, one of the 7 deacons He is not to be confused with St Philip one of the Twelve Apostles (November 14). This Philip was born in Palestine, was married and had children. After the Descent of the Holy Spirit, the Twelve Apostles made Philip a deacon in the Church…

Oct 11, 2024basilica.ro

St. Michael the Confessor the Bishop of Synnada; Myrrh-Bearing Mary of Clopas

Orthodox Calendar, May 23 Saint Michael the Confessor From his youth he longed for the monastic life and was sent by Patriarch Tarasius (784-806) to a monastery on the coast of the Black Sea. Saint Theophylactus (March 8), the future Bishop of Nicomedia also entered the monastery together with him. At the monastery both monks…

May 23, 2024basilica.ro

Holy Pascha

Orthodox Calendar May 7 Holy Pascha Enjoy ye all the feast of faith; receive ye all the riches of loving-kindness. (Sermon of Saint John Chrysostom, read at Paschal Matins) The resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead is the center of the Christian faith. Saint Paul says that if Christ is not raised from the…

May 7, 2024basilica.ro

Odesa Romanians advocate designating 2026 the Peter Mogila Intercultural Year for Ukraine, Romania and the Republic of Moldova

The “Bessarabia” Association of the Romanians from the Odesa region would like 2026 to be declared as “Peter Mogila Intercultural Year in Ukraine, Romania and the Republic of Moldova”. In December 2023, the association sent an open letter to the three countries’ presidents. On February 26, 2024, the Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) announced…

Mar 4, 2024basilica.ro

Sts. John Cassian and Germanus from Dobrogea

Orthodox Calendar February 29 Saint John Cassian the Roman and Saint Germanus of Scythia Minor St. John Cassian was born around 360 in today’s Dobrudja, former Dacia Pontica ( in the region known as Scythia Minor, or Lesser Scythia). His pious Christian parents gave him an excellent classical education, and also instructed him in the…

Feb 29, 2024basilica.ro

8 holy healers celebrated in January

All the saints in the calendar of the Orthodox Church are models and intercessors to God for Christians and help them find solutions to the problems they encounter. Certain saints stand out for their help in healing physical and spiritual illnesses. In 2024, a year designated by the Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church…

Jan 11, 2024basilica.ro

Peruvian Ambassador Felix Denegri Boza meets with patriarchal auxiliary bishop Varlaam of Ploiești

Mr. Felix Denegri Boza, the Ambassador of the Republic of Peru in Romania, was received by His Grace the patriarchal auxiliary bishop Varlaam of Ploiești at the Romanian Patriarchate on December 13, 2023. Several aspects of church life in Romania and concerns regarding the plight of the numerous Romanian Orthodox believers in various parts of…

Dec 15, 2023basilica.ro

Saint Nicholas declared patron saint of Transylvanian city of Huedin

Saint Nicholas the Wonderworker was proclaimed the patron saint of Huedin, a city in Transylvania, at a ceremony held last week at the local cathedral. Following the solemn Divine Liturgy for Saint Nicholas’ feast on December 6, the dean of Huedin, Rev. Dan Luputan, read out the decree by which Metropolitan Andrei of Cluj approved…

Dec 12, 2023basilica.ro

2023 Saint Demetrius Feast in review: memorable photos

The joy of the pilgrims who came again this year to the Hill of the Patriarchate to pray to Saint Demetrius the New was captured by Basilica.ro photographers. We invite you to take a look at the most representative photos taken during the 2023 pilgrimage. Photography courtesy of Basilica.ro / Raluca Emanuela Ene & Mircea…

Nov 1, 2023basilica.ro

Basilica News Agency Director urges Internet users to share “The Good to Know’

In an interview for Turnul Sfatului (Council Tour), the director of the Basilica News Agency, patriarchal adviser Aurelian Iftimiu urged everyone to share “The Good to Know” online. The interview was occasioned by the 15th anniversary since the launch of Basilica News Agency’s website. “Initially thought of as a point of convergence for the other…

Jun 17, 2023basilica.ro