Byzantine heritage

Romanian Patriarchate to host national conference on Byzantine heritage and contemporary church art

The Palace of the Patriarchate in Bucharest will host the National Conference “Doctrinal Unity and National Distinctiveness in Church Painting” in November, bringing together specialists in iconography, church painting, architecture and restoration. Now in its 13th edition, the Romanian Patriarchate’s Church Painting Commission will organise the conference on 12–13 November. This year’s theme is Church…

Oct 13, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

Restoration work reveals nine kilometres of tunnels beneath Hagia Sophia

Restoration work at Hagia Sophia in Constantinople has revealed nine kilometres of underground tunnels. Parts of the network could be opened to visitors once restoration is complete, Turkey’s Minister of Culture and Tourism, Mehmet Nuri Ersoy, has announced. “However, there are collapses and areas that prevent passage. We are currently continuing cleaning and restoration work…

Sep 21, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

Metropolitan Teofan celebrates Iași Byzantine Music Festival as tribute to Saint Constantine’s legacy

His Eminence Metropolitan Teofan celebrated the Divine Liturgy on Sunday at the Metropolitan Cathedral in Iași, where he spoke about the Iași Byzantine Music Festival as a sign of gratitude for the legacy bestowed upon Moldavia through the labors of Saint Constantine the Great. “A few venues in the city, in Botoșani, and in Piatra…

May 26, 2025Aurelian Iftimiu