Anniversaries and commemorations

Former Romanian Patriarch Teoctist’s 102nd Birthday Anniversary (1915-2017)

Tuesday, 7 February 2017, we remember the fifth Patriarch of Romania Teoctist on his 102nd Birthday Anniversary. Patriarch Teoctist pastored the Romanian Orthodox Church for 21 years and succeeded in maintaining a living Orthodox faith and tradition in extremely difficult times for Romania. Patriarch Teoctist was born on February 7, 1915, in the village Tocileni,…

Feb 7, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel of Romania celebrates today his protector saint

His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romania, celebrates Saturday, 17 December 2016, his protector saint: Prophet Daniel. 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…

Dec 17, 2016Aurelian Iftimiu

The 9th anniversary of the enthronement as Romanian Patriarch of His Beatitude Daniel

His Beatitude Daniel celebrates on Friday, 30 September 2016, the 9th anniversary of the enthronement as Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church (30 September 2007). BIOGRAPHY 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…

Sep 30, 2016Gheorghe Anghel

31 august 1918 – Metropolitan Petrescu Ghenadie passed away in Bucharest

Aug 31, 2014basilica.ro

14 August 1849 – Bishop GHERASIM TIMUȘ was born in Iași

14 August 1849 – Bishop GHERASIM TIMUȘ was born in Iași – photo-. Studies at “Veniamin” Seminary at Socola (1867 – 1874), with difference of secondary school and school leaving examination, then at the Faculties of Philology of Bucharest and Iași; married deacon (1871); widower, he becomes a monk at Cernica, in 1875, having been…

Aug 14, 2014basilica.ro

14 August 1886 – Primate Metropolitan CALINIC MICLESCU, passed away in Bucharest

14 August 1886 – Primate Metropolitan CALINIC MICLESCU (baptised Constantine), passed away in Bucharest. Ordained monk in Huși (18 June 1842), named Calinic, by his uncle Sofronie, the future Metropolitan of Moldova is ordained hierodeacon (1843), hieromonk (1848), then protosingel and archimandrite; on 2 February 1855, “titular hiearch” named “Hariupoleos”, from 1851 – 1858, abbot…

Aug 14, 2014basilica.ro

8 August 1808 – PROCOPIE IVAȘCOVICI, Bishop, Metropolitan and then Patriarch, was born in Deliblata (today’s Serbian Banat)

8 August 1808 – PROCOPIE IVAȘCOVICI (baptised Petru), Bishop, Metropolitan and then Patriarch, was born in Deliblata (today’s Serbian Banat). Gymnasium studies at Oradea and Novisad. Studies of philosophy at Kesmark, Theology at Vârșeț, and of Law at Sarospatak. Monk at the Serb Monastery of Ghergheteg, professor at the Theological Seminary of Carloviț (1835), at…

Aug 8, 2014basilica.ro

7 August 1922 – Primate Metropolitan CONON ARĂMESCU-DONICI passed away in Bucharest

7 August 1922 – Primate Metropolitan CONON ARĂMESCU-DONICI passed away in Bucharest. Studies at the Seminaries of Neamț and Socola. He studied at the Faculty of Science and Philology of Iași (graduated in 1877), later on at the Faculty of Theology of Cernăuți (1880 – 1885), where he was awarded a doctor’s degree. Monk at…

Aug 7, 2014basilica.ro

31 July 1986 – Patriarch IUSTIN MOISESCU of the Romanian Orthodox Church passed away in Bucharest

31 July 1986 – Patriarch IUSTIN MOISESCU of the Romanian Orthodox Church passed away in Bucharest. Studies at the Seminary of the war orphans in Campulung-Muscel (1922 – 1930) and at the Faculty of Theology of Athens (1930 – 1934), with specialisation at the Faculty of Roman Catholic Theology of Strasbourg (1934 – 1936) and…

Jul 31, 2014basilica.ro

30 July 2007 – The Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church TEOCTIST ARĂPAȘU (baptised Teodor) passed away.

30 July 2007 – The Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church TEOCTIST ARĂPAȘU (baptised Teodor) passed away. He was Patriarch of Romania for 21 years, from 1986 – 2007. Patriarch Teoctist joined the monastery as brother at Vorona Monastery in 1928, and then went to Neamț Monastery, in 1931. He graduated the Monastic Seminary at…

Jul 30, 2014basilica.ro

29 july 1806 – Bishop Dionisie Romano was born in Săliștea Sibiului

29 july 1806 – Bishop Dionisie Romano was born in Săliștea Sibiului

Jul 29, 2014basilica.ro