Patriarch of Romania

Patriarch of Romania congratulates the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew at the 45th anniversary of his episcopal consecration

The Message of His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church, addressed to Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew at the 45th anniversary of his episcopal consecration: His Holiness Bartholomew, Archbishop of Constantinople – New Rome, Ecumenical Patriarch Your Holiness, We convey Your Holiness our best wishes of good health on the occasion of the 45th anniversary…

Dec 25, 2018Iulian Dumitraşcu

2018 Nativity message of His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel of Romania

This year in his Christmas message, His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church, stressed that the Nativity of the Lord is the celebration of „gifts offered to children, the elderly, orphans, the sick and lonely, but also to all our dear ones”. 2018 Nativity message of His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel of Romania The…

Dec 23, 2018Iulian Dumitraşcu

First groups of young people sing Christmas carols for HB Patriarch Daniel

His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel on Wednesday evening welcomed several groups of young people at his patriarchal residence in Bucharest to listen to their Christmas carol recitals. The first Christmas carols were sung by the female Byzantine choir of St Catherine University Chapel in Bucharest, led by Rev. Georgian Paunoiu. His Beatitude also welcomed the Romanian…

Dec 20, 2018Aurelian 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

In pictures: Patriarch Daniel honours Centennial Year Writing Contest Winners

His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel honoured the 8 winners of the ‘100 Years in 1000 words’ writing competition marking the Centennial of Romania’s 1918 Great Union on Tuesday, December 4, 2018. The event held under the patronage of the Romanian Patriarchate’s Trinitas Radio station took place at Europa Christiana Hall of the Patriarchal Palace. More than…

Dec 5, 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

Patriarch Daniel on Romania National Day: Let us defend and cultivate national freedom and unity (Full text)

Address by His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church, at the Coronation Cathedral in Alba Iulia, at the commemoration of the 1918 Great Union founders, Saturday, December 1, 2018, National Day of Romania: Let us defend and cultivate national freedom and unity as expressions of the dignity of the Romanian people The Great…

Dec 1, 2018Sorin Ioniţe

Message by Romanian Patriarch Daniel at the reception of His Beatitude Teophilos III

Welcome speech of His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romania, addressed to His Beatitude Teophilos III, Patriarch of Jerusalem and All Palestine, in the Patriarchal Cathedral “Holy Emperors Constantine and Helen”, Bucharest, 29 November 2018: Your Beatitude Theophilos III, Patriarch of Jerusalem and All Palestine, On behalf of the members of the Holy Synod of the…

Nov 29, 2018Iulian Dumitraşcu

The National Cathedral – A practical liturgical need and a symbol in honour of Romanian Heroes

The old patriarchal cathedral on the Hill of the Metropolis in Bucharest was built as a monastery church during 1656-1658 by Prince Constantin Șerban Basarab. In 1658, at the time when the monastery’s church was consecrated in honour of the Holy Emperors Constantine and Helen by Patriarch Macarios III Zaim of Antioch[1], there were only…

Nov 26, 2018Iulian Dumitraşcu

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