The National Bank of Romania (BNR) launched a commemorative gold coin on Monday to mark the 375th anniversary of the birth of Saint Anthimos the Iberian, an emblematic cultural personality of Georgian origin who served as Metropolitan of Wallachia between 1708 and 1716. Coin Design and Features The obverse of the coin features a detailed…
Her Excellency Tamar Beruchashvili, Ambassador of Georgia to Romania, offered an icon of Saint Nina, the enlightener of Georgia, to Bucharest’s Antim Monastery. The Ambassador of Georgia was met on Monday by a delegation of the monastery led by Archim. Chiril Lovin, Ecclesiarch of the holy place. The monastery fathers officiated petitions in front of…
Religious manifestations dedicated to the protector saint of the year 2016 in the Romanian Patriarchate continued Wednesday, 28 September, at Râmnicu Vâlcea. In the morning, Patriarch Daniel of Romania, Patriarch John X of Antioch and Metropolitan John of Rustavi, representative of the Georgian Patriarch, consecrated the church of St Anthimos Monastery in Râmnicu Vâlcea. The…
From 20-26 May 2016, a group of pilgrims from “Saint Panteleimon” Parish in Tbilisi, Georgia, are going on a pilgrimage, in Romania, to several monasteries in Moldova, Bucovina and the Archdiocese of Bucharest. During the first days of the pilgrimage, the pilgrims accompanied by parish priest George visited the Monasteries of Bistriţa, Durău, Ceahlău, Sihăstria,…
Monday, 28 March 2016, a group of Ukrainian pilgrims, priests and faithful, accompanied by their Archbishop, His Eminence Luca of Saporojie and Melitopol, visited several religious places of Bucharest. One of them was Antim Monastery, where they were received by His Grace Varlaam Ploieşteanul, Assistant Bishop to the Patriarch – TRINITAS TV informs. His Eminence…
