Romanian Patriarchate

Saint Hierarch Martyr Anthimos the Ivirite, Metropolitan of Wallachia (27 September †1716)

This chosen person by God was born in Iviria (today’s Georgia) about 1650, to righteous parents, John and Maria, and baptised Andrew. Grown up in the spirit of the Orthodox tradition, young Andrew received from God the gifts of church painting and sculpture. When the Turks invaded his native place, he was caught, made slave…

Sep 27, 2016Gheorghe Anghel

Manifestations dedicated to St Anthimos have started. The Patriarch of Romania welcomed the Antiochian and Georgian delegations

His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romania, welcomed Monday, 26 September 2016, at the Patriarchal Cathedral in Bucharest, His Beatitude John X, Patriarch of Antioch and all East, and His Eminence John, Metropolitan of Rustavi (representative of the Patriarch of Georgia). On this occasion, His Grace Timotei of Prahova, Assistant Bishop to the Archdiocese of Bucharest,…

Sep 26, 2016Aurelian Iftimiu

Schedule of events dedicated to the Commemorative Year of Hieromartyr Saint Anthimos the Ivirite and of the Church Typographers (September 26 – October 1)

On the 300th anniversary of the martyrical death of St Anthimos the Ivirite, Metropolitan of Wallachia, founder of places of worship, a cultural personality, and typographer, the Romanian Patriarchate and the Archdiocese of Bucharest, with the blessing of His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel, organize from September 26 to October 1, 2016, several manifestations within the Commemorative…

Sep 26, 2016Aurelian Iftimiu

Free New Testament distributed to over 3,000 elderly by the Romanian Patriarchate

The Romanian Orthodox Church cares constantly for the elderly. Over three thousand elderly persons are attended at the social centres of the Romanian Patriarchate. With the blessing of His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel, free copies of the New Testament printed in large letters will be distributed during the next period to all elderly persons in the…

Sep 22, 2016Aurelian Iftimiu

The relics of St Philotheia and a fragment of the Holy Cross carried in procession, in Bucharest

The Holy Cross and St Basil the Great Church in Bucharest began the manifestations for its dedication day, on the eve of the Feast of the Elevation of the Holy Cross, 13 September 2016. Following the Vigil Service, the relics of the Holy Virgin Martyr Philotheia from Curtea de Argeş, and a fragment of the…

Sep 19, 2016Aurelian Iftimiu

The Romanian Orthodox Church contributes to the restoration of schools

Considering there are many schools in Romania in urgent need for help in order to be restored and equipped, so as to properly carry out class hours, the Romanian Orthodox Church engages in solving this difficult situation. Thus, at the proposal of His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel, the Standing Church National Council, during its session held…

Sep 15, 2016Aurelian Iftimiu

#ITO2016 At Its End

The young confessors of faith through words and deeds, devotees of prayer and action are the missionaries of the Church in today’s society, the Patriarch of Romania underlined at the end of #ITO2016. The solemn festivity was held Sunday, 4 September 2016, after the Divine Liturgy celebrated at the National Cathedral. The Meeting of the…

Sep 12, 2016Andrei Pau

International Theological Congress in Bucharest: “Religious Education of the Youth in the Context of the Present Secularisation”

The International Theological Congress on the “Religious Education of the Youth in the Context of the Present Secularisation” was held in Bucharest, from 3-7 September 2016. The festive session of the Congress took place in Conventus Room of the Patriarchal Palace. The event was chaired by His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church.…

Sep 12, 2016Andrei Pau

Pious Saints Simeon And Amphilochius Of Pângăraţi

Pious Saints Simeon and Amphilochius Of Pângăraţi are celebrated, on 7th September 2016, in the Romanian Orthodox Church. Pious Simeon was born at the beginning of the 15th century in a village close to Piatra Neamţ city, at the time of the pious ruler prince Alexander the Kind (1400-1432). From his youth, he was a…

Sep 7, 2016Gheorghe Anghel

The Church Supports the families of the Romanians Deceased in Italy. Urgent Financial Aid at the Initiative of the Patriarch of Romania

Following the initiative of His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church, during the meeting held on 1 September 2016, the members of the Standing Committee of the Church National Council approved that 3,000 lei should be granted to each Romanian mourning family in Italy. Thus, each family of the 11 Romanians who lost…

Sep 6, 2016Andrei Pau

Statement by the Holy Metropolis of Muntenia and Dobrudja regarding Fr. Matei Vulcănescu

Because disturbance broke out in certain dioceses of the Romanian Patriarchate following the behaviour and the activity undertaken by Fr. Matei Vulcănescu, priest at Panagia Odigitria Parish in Piraeus, Greece, we quote a decision taken in 2015 by the Metropolitan Synod of the Holy Metropolis of Muntenia and Dobrudja: No. 8825/23.07.2015 – Report of the…

Sep 5, 2016Andrei Pau