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Patriarch Daniel ascribes glory to God on 160th anniversary of Romanian Principalities’ Union

On Thursday, January 24, 2019, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel officiated a Te Deum thanksgiving service at the Patriarchal Cathedral in Bucharest marking the 160th anniversary of the Union of the Romanian Principalities of Moldavia and Wallachia. The service was attended by Romania’s President Klaus Werner Iohannis, the President of the Romanian Academy Ioan-Aurel Pop, the…

Jan 25, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

‘Teacher by vocation’ Ioan Octavian Visan Ciobotea lauded at funeral service

Teacher Ioan Octavian Visan Ciobotea was remembered as a ‘teacher by vocation,’ who dedicated his life to the ‘Romanian school’ with ‘patience, much love and diligence’ during his funeral service on Friday, Jan. 18, at St Nicholas Church of Cernica Monastery near Bucharest. His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel attended the funeral service of his brother-in-law teacher…

Jan 21, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel, President of Romania attend festive session at Romanian Athenaeum on National Culture Day

The Romanian Academy on Tuesday held a festive session at the Romanian Athenaeum in Bucharest to mark the National Culture Day, which was attended by His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel and Romanian President Klaus Iohannis. Introduced in 2010, Romania’s National Culture Day is celebrated on January 15. This is the birth date of Romanian poet and…

Jan 16, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel attends opening ceremony of Romanian EU Council Presidency (VIDEO)

His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel, the Primate of the Romanian Orthodox Church, joined EU and Romanian leaders at the official launch of Romania’s first presidency of the bloc, which took place at the Romanian Athenaeum in Bucharest on Thursday, January 10, 2019. Delivering speeches at the opening ceremony on behalf of Romania were the President of…

Jan 11, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

Romanian Patriarch Daniel celebrates Divine Liturgy on New Year’s Day

His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel of Romania presided over the Divine Liturgy of Saint Basil the Great on New Year’s Day at the Patriarchal Cathedral in Bucharest. Concelebrants for the Divine Liturgy included the Patriarch’s auxiliary bishop and secretary of the Holy Synod Varlaam of Ploiesti, and the Assistant Bishop to the Bucharest Archdiocese, Timotei of…

Jan 4, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

Bucharest Orthodox believers welcome 2019 with ‘the joy of the sanctification of time’

Hundreds of Orthodox believers prayerfully welcomed the New Year 2019 together with His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel at the Patriarchal Cathedral in Bucharest having ‘the joy of the sanctification of time.’ His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel read the Akathist Hymn to Sweetest Lord Jesus Christ in front of the Saviour’s icon. His Beatitude offered prayers of thanksgiving…

Jan 4, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

The consecration service of an Orthodox church is the inauguration of a new gate to Heaven: Patriarch Daniel

His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel on Sunday said that ‘the consecration service of an Orthodox Church is the inauguration of a new gate to Heaven.’ On Sunday, Dec. 9, the Patriarch of Romania consecrated the new Church of the stavropegic monastery of Techirghiol, having as concelebrants Archbishop Teodosie of Tomis, Archbishop Casian of Lower Danube, and…

Dec 12, 2018Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel consecrates restored St Nicholas Church on Cernica Monastery’s island

On Sunday, December 2, 2018, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel officiated the consecration service of the restored St Nicholas Church on the island of Cernica Monastery. The church went through lengthy restoration works that started in 2003 including the refurbishing of the porch and the building’s iconography. A new iconostasis was installed, as well as new…

Dec 3, 2018Aurelian Iftimiu

His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel inaugurates 1918 Great Union Memorial in Alba Iulia

On Saturday, December 1, 2018, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel inaugurated a memorial dedicated to Romania’s 1918 Great Union in Alba Iulia. The ceremony was attended by Patriarch Theophilos of Jerusalem and other Romanian Orthodox bishops. The stone monument has the shape of four crosses joined at the top and two reversed “U” letters, meant to…

Dec 1, 2018Aurelian Iftimiu

Consecration ceremony of Romania National Cathedral by Patriarchs of Constantinople, Romania

Sunday morning, His Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew and His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel of Romania officiated the consecration ceremony of the Romanian People’s Salvation Cathedral in Bucharest. The idea to build the Romanian People’s Salvation Cathedral was launched right after Romania gained its state independence in 1877 but became reality 130 years later during the stewardship of…

Nov 25, 2018Aurelian Iftimiu

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, Patriarch Daniel meet with Romanian President Klaus Iohannis

Bucharest, November 24, 2018 / Basilica.ro – His Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew and Patriarch Daniel have met with His Excellency the President of Romania Klaus Iohannis at Cotroceni Palace. This is the first time President Iohannis receives the visit of the Ecumenical Patriarch. The Cotroceni Palace The Cotroceni Palace, the Presidential Administration’s head office, lies…

Nov 24, 2018Gheorghe Anghel