Anniversaries and commemorations

56 Years since the episcopal consecration of Patriarch Ilia II of Georgia

Patriarch Ilia II of Georgia celebrates on 26 August 2019 his 56th anniversary of episcopal consecration. 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…

Aug 26, 2019Iulian Dumitraşcu

Patriarch Irinej of Serbia celebrates his name day

On 23 August 2019, His Beatitude Patriarch Irinej of Serbia celebrates his patron saint: Hieromartyr Irenaeus, bishop of Lyons. Patriarch Irinej was born on 28 August 1930 in Vidova near Čačak, Kingdom of Yugoslavia. His Beatitude is the 45th Patriarch of the Serbian Orthodox Church, the spiritual leader of Eastern Orthodox Serbs, since 22 January 2010.…

Aug 23, 2019Iulian Dumitraşcu

World Photography Day 2019: Origin, history and importance

World Photography Day – August 19 – is an annual, worldwide celebration of the art, craft, science and history of photography.  The World Photography Day originated from the invention of the daguerreotype, a photographic processes developed by Frenchmen Louis Daguerre and Joseph Nicephore Niepce in 1837. On January 9, 1839, The French Academy of Sciences…

Aug 19, 2019Sorin Ioniţe

International Youth Day

An initiative by the United Nations, the International Youth Day is celebrated on August 12 every year. First observed on August 12, 2000, the day marks an awareness day and draws attention to a given set of cultural and legal issues surrounding youth. As mentioned by the UN, there are around 1.8 billion young people…

Aug 12, 2019Sorin Ioniţe

HB Arch. Anastasios celebrates his 27th enthronement anniversary

His Beatitude Anastasios Archbishop of Tirana, Durres and All Albania, the current primate of the Albanian Orthodox Church, celebrates Friday his 27th enthronement anniversary. His Beatitude Anastasios Archbishop of Tirana, Durres and All Albania, was born on November 4, 1929, in Piraeus, Greece. Archbishop Anastasios (Yannoulatos) Professor of History of Religions (1972-92) and Dean of…

Aug 2, 2019Iulian Dumitraşcu

Romanian Patriarch Daniel celebrates His 68th birthday

His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romania, celebrates on Monday, 22 July 2019, his 68th birthday. He was born on 22 July 1951, to parents Alexe and Stela Ciobotea, in Dobreşti village, Bara commune, county of Timiş. He was baptised Dan-Ilie. Education and professional experience 1958 – 1962 – he attends the primary school in his native…

Jul 22, 2019Sorin Ioniţe

His Beatitude Albanian Arch. Anastasios celebrates 27 Years since his election as head of the Albanian Orthodox Church

The current primate of the Albanian Orthodox Church celebrates Monday 27 Years since his election as head of the Albanian Orthodox Church. His Beatitude Arch. Anastasios of Tirana, Durres and All Albania, was born on November 4, 1929, in Piraeus, Greece. Archbishop Anastasios (Yannoulatos) Professor of History of Religions (1972-92) and Dean of the Theological Faculty…

Jun 24, 2019Iulian Dumitraşcu

Northern Europe Bishop Macarie congratulates Basilica News Agency: We must communicate truth and good

His Grace Bishop Macarie of Northern Europe conveyed a message of congratulation to the Basilica News Agency on its 11th anniversary, noting the ‘the difficult, but necessary and blessed task’ carried out by Basilica.ro. He said that the Romanian Patriarchate’s News Agency has the task ‘to create an alternative environment in contemporary media,’ which ‘seems…

Jun 17, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

We’re turning 11

On Sunday, June 16, 2019 we celebrated our 11th anniversary. The youngest member of the Basilica Media Centre was born on Monday, June 16, 2008, with the clear mission to fulfill ‘the vocation of the Church to convey the good news of Christ’s salvation to the world.’ At the beginning, we operated as a news…

Jun 17, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

HB Arch. Hieronymos II of Athens celebrates his name day

On 15 June 2019, His Beatitude Hieronymos II, Archbishop of Athens and All Greece celebrates his patron saint: Blessed Jerome. His Beatitude Hieronymos II born Ioannis Liapis in Oinofyta, Boeotia, in 1938, is a graduate of the Faculty of Philosophy and of the Faculty of Theology of the University of Athens and holds degrees in Archaeology,…

Jun 15, 2019Iulian Dumitraşcu

His Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew celebrates his name day

His Holiness Bartholomew, Archbishop of Constantinople-New Rome and Ecumenical Patriarch, celebrates Tuesday, June 12, his patron saint: the Holy Apostle Bartholomew. Born Demetrios Archondonis on 29 February 1940 on the island of Imvros (today, Gökçeada, Turkey), His All-Holiness Bartholomew was elected in October 1991 as the 270th Archbishop of the 2000-year-old Church founded by St. Andrew, serving as…

Jun 11, 2019Iulian Dumitraşcu