Anniversaries and commemorations

41 Years since the episcopal consecration of HB Arch. Chrysostomos II of Cyprus

His Beatitude Chrysostomos II, Archbishop of Nova Justiniana and All Cyprus, celebrates on 26 February 2019 his 41st anniversary of episcopal consecration. He was born in Tala village, Paphos. At the age of 10 he lost his father and two years later, after finishing his elementary education, he joined the monastery of Ayios Neophytos in Paphos.…

Feb 26, 2019Iulian Dumitraşcu

HB Theodoros II celebrates his name day

His Beatitude Theodoros II, Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa, on the feast of Great Martyr Theodore the Tyro, celebrates his name day.  His Beatitude (born Nicholas Horeftakis), was born in Crete in 25 November 1954, where he completed his schooling. He is a graduate of the Rizarios Ecclesiastical School of Athens and holds a degree…

Feb 17, 2019Sorin Ioniţe

Romanian Patriarchate’s 94th establishment anniversary observed

On Monday, February 4, the Romanian Orthodox Church celebrated the 94th anniversary since its elevation to the rank of patriarchate. On February 4, 1925, the Holy Synod gathered in Bucharest and resolved the establishment of the Romanian Orthodox Patriarchate, following Romania’s Great Union achieved in 1918. The first person who advocated for the elevation of…

Feb 5, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

World Cancer Day

World Cancer Day is the one singular initiative under which the entire world can unite together in the fight against the global cancer epidemic. It takes place every year on 4 February. World Cancer Day aims to save millions of preventable deaths each year by raising awareness and education about cancer and pressing governments and…

Feb 4, 2019Iulian Dumitraşcu

His Beatitude Patriarch Kirill celebrates his 10th anniversary as Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia

His Beatitude Patriarch Kirill celebrates on 1 February 2019 his 10th enthronement anniversary as Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church. His Beatitude Kirill (secular name Vladimir M. Gundyaev) was born on 20 November 1946, in Leningrad. After graduation from school, he entered the Leningrad Seminary and later the Leningrad Theological Academy, from which he graduated cum laude in…

Feb 1, 2019Iulian Dumitraşcu

His Beatitude Met. Rastislav of the Czech and Slovak Church celebrates his 41st Birthday

His Beatitude Rastislav, the Metropolitan of the Orthodox Church in the Czech Lands and Slovakia, celebrates on 25 January 2018 his 41st Birthday. Metropolitan Rastislav (by his secular name Rastislav Gont) was born on the 25 January 1978 in Snina, Slovakia. After absolving the primary school (1992) and the high school (1996), he has graduated at the Faculty…

Jan 25, 2019Iulian Dumitraşcu

His Beatitude Patriarch John X of Antioch celebrates his 63th birthday

His Beatitude Patriarch John X of Antioch celebrates on 01 January 2019 his 63th birthday. Patriarch John X of Antioch His Beatitude John X was born in 1955 in the city of Lattakia, Syria. His father Mounah Yazigi was from Lattakia, a teacher of the Arabic language. His mother Rosa Moussi is from Tripoli, Lebanon.…

Jan 1, 2019Sorin Ioniţe

45th episcopal consecration anniversary of His Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew

On 25 December 2018 His Holiness Bartholomew, Archbishop of Constantinople-New Rome and Ecumenical Patriarch, celebrates his episcopal consecration anniversary. Born Demetrios Archondonis in 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 Archbishop of Constantinople-New Rome…

Dec 25, 2018Florin Nicolaie

35th anniversary of the repose of Protopresbyter Alexander Schmemann

Thursday, December 13, 2018 marks the 35th anniversary of the repose of Protopresbyter Alexander Schmemann, Dean of Saint Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary and one of the 20th century’s leading Orthodox Christian theologians, reports OCA. Father Alexander was born in Estonia in 1921 to a family of Russian emigres. He spent his youth in France, where he completed…

Dec 13, 2018Sorin Ioniţe

International Volunteer Day

International Volunteer Day (IVD) mandated by the UN General Assembly, is held each year on 5 December, UN informs. It is viewed as a unique chance for volunteers and organizations to celebrate their efforts, to share their values, and to promote their work among their communities, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), United Nations agencies, government authorities and the…

Dec 5, 2018Gheorghe Anghel

27th enthronement anniversary of His Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew

On 2 November 2018 His Holiness Bartholomew, Archbishop of Constantinople-New Rome and Ecumenical Patriarch, celebrates the 27th enthronement anniversary. Born Demetrios Archondonis in 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 Archbishop of Constantinople-New Rome…

Nov 2, 2018Florin Nicolaie