It’s a piece of Heaven: Orthodox convert from England waited 17 hours in Iași to honour St Paraskeva’s relics
Ștefana Totorcea
Doxologia has published a video feature on the experience of Sophrony (Brett) Shackles, an Orthodox convert from England, who waited 17 hours to venerate Saint Paraskeva during the pilgrimage in Iași. Sophrony was baptised into the Orthodox Church in August 2025. “I started my Orthodox journey in Romania, in Bucharest,” he says. His godfather is…
