As the day starts “earlier” in Australia due to its time zone, Romanians from this country were the first in the Romanian Diaspora to celebrate the feast of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul.
Bishop Mihail of Australia and New Zealand officiated on Tuesday the Divine Liturgy for the patronal feast of the Diocesan Cathedral in Melbourne. On the same day, the hierarch also celebrated 13 years since his appointment on the diocesan throne. Photo: Diocese of Australia and New ZealandThe church of the Romanians was built by the Catholic Church between 1865 and 1867. Photo: Google StreetViewSince 1972, it became the church of the “Holy Apostles Peter and Paul” Romanian Parish. The church was bought by the Romanians in 1982. Photo: Diocese of Australia and New ZealandThe Romanian Patriarchate offered the cathedral, în 1991, an oak iconostasis, icons, candles and furniture. Photo: Diocese of Australia and New ZealandThe interior painting and the mosaics representing the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul on the façade were made in 1984-1985 by painter Gheorghe Răducanu. Photo: Diocese of Australia and New Zealand
The worship place has been recently restored and it was reconsecrated on July 1st, 2018, when it was also given a new patron: Holy Hierarch Andrei Șaguna, because there are many faithful from Transylvania in Australia.
Holy Hierarch Andrei Șaguna will also be one of the patrons of the first monastery built by the Orthodox Romanians in the Southern Hemisphere – at Melton, in the Australian state of Victoria.
Photo credit: Diocese of Australia and New Zealand
The March for Life Romania and the Republic of Moldova has transmitted a post-event press release summarising the 2023 Month for Life activities. The release also reiterates the public policies for mothers and children proposed…
A new cultural monastic centre is being built at Rohia Monastery to honour the famous Romanian writer and Orthodox monk Nicolae Steinhardt whose main book, The Diary of Happiness, is regarded as a major text…
Another week of Orthodox life captured through the camera lens reveals the joy of religious life. We invite you to view our Week in Pictures feature for March 20 – 26, 2023. Last week’s most-liked…
The National Bank of Romania (BNR) has issued gold and silver coins to mark the Centennial of the Constitution of Greater Romania, which was adopted in 1923 by King Ferdinand I. The obverse of the…
The Israel Antiquities Authority has announced that a church floor decorated with flower mosaics that is 1,500 years old and located east of Ben-Gurion Airport but has remained undiscovered for the past four decades will…
