Romanian Patriarchate

Te Deum Service at the Patriarchal Cathedral

Saturday, 13 February 2016, the working session of the Eparchial Assembly of the Archdiocese of Bucharest was held at the Patriarchal Residence, under the chairmanship of His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church. On this occasion, before the opening the Eparchial Assembly, His Grace Timotei of Prahova, Assistant Bishop to the Archdiocese of…

Feb 13, 2016basilica.ro

Academician Alexandru Vulpe Was Buried

Thursday, 11 February 2016, academician Alexandru Vulpe was buried at Bellu Cemetery of Bucharest. The funerals of the former president of the Section of historical science and archaeology of the Romanian Academy were held in Mavroghenichurch located in Victory Square area. The funeral service was celebrated by His Grace Varlaam of Ploieşti, Assistant Bishop to…

Feb 11, 2016basilica.ro

Patriarch Daniel: “The Church is the Place of our Meeting with God”

Forty days after the Feast of the Nativity of our Lord Jesus Christ, on February 2nd, the Orthodox Church celebrates the Feast of the Meeting of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ in the Temple. This feast recalls the moment when Righteous Simeon received the Infant Jesus with unspeakable joy in his arms, thanking the…

Feb 2, 2016basilica.ro

Synodal Act of Canonization of Venerable John the New Chosebite

The area of the Cherith brook and the Monastery of St George the Chosebite within it, the place where we hold today this Joint Patriarchal Liturgy, have proven to be sites of revelation of God’s miracles for the salvation of man since the days of the Old Testament. This is where, to escape the wrath…

Feb 1, 2016basilica.ro

Patriarch of Jerusalem Proclaimed the Sainthood of Venerable John Iacob of Neamt

Sunday, 31 January 2016, the Patriarchate of Jerusalem proclaimed Ioan Iacob from Neamt as a saint. The proclamation festivities of canonisation were led by His Beatitude Theophilos III, Patriarch of Jerusalem, who celebrated the Divine Liturgy in the church monastery of Saint Pious George from Hozeva in the Holy Land, together with 11 hierarchs from…

Jan 31, 2016basilica.ro

Three Months Memorial Service for the Victims of the Fire Occurred at the Collective Club

Saturday, 30 January 2016, a group of priests celebrated, with the blessing of His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel, the memorial service for commemorating three months since the fire which broke out on 30 October 2015, at Collective Club of Bucharest. More than 60 persons lost their lives during the fire, most of them young.

Jan 30, 2016basilica.ro

Press Release regarding the Synaxis of the Primates of the Orthodox Churches – Chambésy, 21-28 January, 2016

COMMUNIQUÉ(below you can also find the Greek, French and Russian translation of the text) At the invitation of His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, the Synaxis of Primates of the Orthodox Autocephalous Churches took place at the Orthodox Center of the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Chambésy, Geneva, from 21st to 28th January, 2016. The following Primates attended:…

Jan 26, 2016basilica.ro

A Spiritual Joy for Romanians: The Patriarchate of Jerusalem Will Officially Recognize the Sainthood of Venerable John Jacob of Neamţ

The Patriarchate of Jerusalem will formally recognize Sunday, 31 January 2016, the sainthood of the Romanian Venerable Father John Jacob of Neamţ, or the Hozevite, as the Representative of the Romanian Patriarchate to the Holy Land, V. Rev. Archimandrite Teofil Anăstăsoaie, informs. At this event, the Romanian Patriarchate will be represented by a delegation led…

Jan 26, 2016basilica.ro

Saints Salome and Perozhavra – biographers of Saint Nino of Georgia

Saints Salome of Ujarma and Perozhavra of Sivnia were the helpers and closest companions of St. Nino, Enlightener of Georgia. St. Nino herself had converted them to the Christian Faith. Salome was the wife of Revi, the son of King Mirian, and Perozhavra was married to the ruler of the Kartli region. Both women were…

Jan 15, 2016basilica.ro

National poet Mihai Eminescu commemorated at the Patriarchal Cathedral

The Romanian national poet Mihai Eminescu was commemorated on Friday, 15 January 2016, all across the country, on the 166th anniversary. In the Patriarchal Cathedral, the memorial service was officiated by His Grace Varlaam of Ploiesti, Assistant Bishop to the Patriarch, surrounded by an assembly of priests and deacons, in the presence of hundreds of…

Jan 15, 2016basilica.ro

Communiqué of the Ecumenical Patriarchate regarding the restoration of unity in the Orthodox Church of the Czech Lands and Slovakia

The Holy and Sacred Synod further continued its deliberations today, January 14, 2016, chaired by His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew. During this session, it was unanimously decided that, for the sake of restoring unity, Metropolitan Rastislav of Presov be recognized as Primate of the Orthodox Autocephalous Church of the Czech Lands and Slovakia, on the…

Jan 15, 2016basilica.ro