Iulian Dumitraşcu

Remains of first byzantine monastery of Iberian Peninsula identified in Spain

Previously thought to be a Roman or Visigothic site on a hill on the outskirts of Elda in the Alicante province of Spain, experts from the University of Alicante and the local archaeological museum have confirmed that the remains of a Christian monastery discovered in the 1980s are in fact those of a Byzantine monastery,…

Jan 21, 2020Iulian Dumitraşcu

Romania’s Transylvanian Alps, on New York Times 2020 travel list

The old-growth forests of Romania, and particularly those found in the Southern Carpathian Mountains, also known as the Transylvanian Alps, have been included on a list of 52 Places To Go In 2020, put together by The New York Times, Romania Insider reports. “To experience a piece of real wilderness without having to go to the…

Jan 21, 2020Iulian Dumitraşcu

His Beatitude Patriarch Neophyte celebrates his name day

His Beatitude Neophyte, the Patriarch of Bulgarian Orthodox Church, on the feast of Martyr Neophytus of Nicea celebrates his name day. Patriarch Neophyte (Bulgarian: Патриарх Неофит, secular name Simeon Nikolov Dimitrov; born 15 October 1945, Sofia) is the current head of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church from 24 February 2013. Prior to his election, he was…

Jan 21, 2020Iulian Dumitraşcu

Concert of Orthodox Church Music in Brussels

The Representation of the Romanian Orthodox Church to the European Institutions and Les Grands Heures de la Cambre invite you to the classical music concert  “La spiritualité roumaine dans la création musicale religieuse” by the Nicolae Lungu Choir of the Romanian Patriarchate. The event will take place on January 24, 2020, at 20:00, in Abbaye de la Cambre,…

Jan 17, 2020Iulian Dumitraşcu

His Beatitude Sawa celebrates his name day

On the feast day of  St. Sava the first Archbishop of Serbia, January 14, His Beatitude Sawa (Hrycuniak), Archbishop of Warsaw and Metropolitan of All Poland celebrates his name day. His Beatitude Sawa is the current head of the autocephalous Church of Poland. He is the eighth hierarch to head the Polish church since it was granted autocephaly…

Jan 14, 2020Iulian Dumitraşcu

Patriarch of Alexandria sends a message of peace and reconciliation to Libya

Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa sent a message of peace and reconciliation to Libya. In addition, he wished that the Orthodox Churches in Tripoli and Benghazi would be reopened, Orthodox Times reports. The Head of the Patriarchate of Alexandria spoke of the need for peace in North Africa: “There is an influx of migrants…

Jan 10, 2020Iulian Dumitraşcu

PHOTO: The Feast of Christmas at Bethlehem

On the night of Christmas Eve, December 24, 2019 / January 6, 2020, the Episcopal Entourage came down in the Basilica through the Baptistery Gate, led by the Most Reverend Archbishop Methodios of Tabor, for the beginning of Christmas Matins. During the Service of Matins, around 23.00 p.m. H.H.B. our Father and Patriarch of Jerusalem…

Jan 9, 2020Iulian Dumitraşcu

Albanian Orthodox Church continues relief efforts for quake-stricken in the country

More than 170 earthquake victims have been hosted by the Orthodox Monastery of St. Vlash (St. Blaise), in the Durres district of central coastal Albania, since a devastating quake struck the area on Nov. 26, 2019, Orthodoxia News Agency reports. The shelter is part of a wide-ranging initiative announced by the Archbishop of Tirana and…

Jan 9, 2020Iulian Dumitraşcu

HG Bishop Ioan Casian urges to pray for the victims of the tragic event of the UIA 752 crash in Tehran

With great sadness, the Romanian Orthodox Diocese of Canada became aware of the recent tragic event of the UIA 752 crash that took place on January 8, 2020 near Tehran, carrying 176 passengers out of which 63 were Canadian citizens from the provinces: British-Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec and Nova Scotia. Among the victims were…

Jan 9, 2020Iulian Dumitraşcu

Monument to St. Clement of Rome erected at site of his martyrdom in Sevastopol

A monument to St. Clement has been erected in Sevastopol at the site of his martyrdom, Orthochristian reports. The statue was erected at Cossack Bay at the site believed to be that of the great saint’s martyrdom by the International Union of Slavic Tourism-Historical Cities public organization, as the Union’s representative Alexandra Zhupnik told RIA-Novosti Crimea.…

Jan 6, 2020Iulian Dumitraşcu

42nd enthronement anniversary of Patriarch Ilia II of Georgia

Patriarch Ilia II of Georgia celebrates on 25 December 2019 his 42nd enthronement anniversary. Ilia II, also transliterated as Ilya or Elijah (born January 4, 1933), is the current Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia and the spiritual leader of the Georgian Orthodox Church. He is officially styled as Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia, the Archbishop of Mtskheta-Tbilisi and…

Dec 25, 2019Iulian Dumitraşcu