canonisation

Ecumenical Patriarchate canonises Eldress Gavrilia Papaianni

During its working session on Oct. 3, the Holy Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate resolved to canonise Gerontissa Gavrilia Papaianni one day after marking her 126th birth anniversary. The decision to canonise St. Gavrilia was initiated by Patriarch Bartholomew and announced by the Metropolis of Leros, Kalymnos, and Astypalaia, which made the relevant appeal to…

Oct 7, 2023Aurelian Iftimiu

Suceava Archbishop reveals intention to canonise local saints

His Eminence Archbishop Calinic of Suceava and Rădăuţi detailed several persons with a holy life who could be proposed for canonisation by the Archdiocese in the near future. “Bukovina has, thank God, enough saints. It is true they are not yet canonised but are in the attention of the Church: Metropolitans Teoctist and Anastasie Crimca,…

Sep 22, 2023Aurelian Iftimiu

Simonopetra Monastery Abbot thinks Romanian Prince Michael the Brave is a Saint

The abbot of the Athonite Monastery of Simonopetra, Archimandrite Elisaios Raptis, said that his monastic community reveres Prince Michael the Brave as a saint. Michael the Brave was Prince of Wallachia (1593-1601), Prince of Moldova (1600) and de facto ruler of Transylvania (1599-1600). He is considered one of Romania’s most significant national heroes and the…

Aug 14, 2023Aurelian Iftimiu

Holy Synod resolutions: Timisoara will host Int’l Orthodox Youth Meeting / New saints added to church calendar

The Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church held a working session at Patriarch Teoctist Aula Magna of the Patriarchal Palace. His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel chaired the meeting on Friday, October 28, 2022. The main resolutions of the Holy Synod include the following: The Holy Synod approved the proposal of the Metropolitan Synod of the…

Oct 31, 2022Aurelian Iftimiu

Cretan Metropolitan of Wallachia is one step closer to being canonised

The process for the canonisation of Metropolitan Neophyte of Crete, who led the Church in Wallachia in the first half of the 18th century, has taken a step forward. In a meeting at the synodal hall of the patriarchal residence on Monday, the hierarchs of the Metropolis of Muntenia and Dobruja analysed the liturgical texts…

Oct 25, 2022Aurelian Iftimiu

Muntenia Metropolis moves towards the canonisation of Wallachia’s Metropolitan Neophyte of Crete

Elders Dionisie Ignat and Petroniu Tănase’s canonisation was debated last week by the Synod (Assembly of Bishops) of the Metropolis of Muntenia and Dobruja. Another canonisation request was revealed at the conclusion of the meeting: Wallachia’s Metropolitan Neophyte of Crete (1690-1753). “He was described as a Greek more Romanianlike than Romanians. He was poisoned by…

Oct 3, 2022Aurelian Iftimiu

Muntenia bishops analyse texts for future canonisation of Romanian Athonite Elders Dionisie Ignat, Petroniu Tănase

The Assembly of Bishops of the Metropolis of Muntenia and Dobruja on Wednesday analysed the Romanian translation of the liturgical texts that will accompany the proposal of canonisation of the Venerable Elders Dionisie Ignat and Petroniu Tanase. The proposal will be submitted to the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople since the two Romanian elders laboured and…

Sep 29, 2022Aurelian Iftimiu

We talked with the artist who creates the Tomoses on the canonisation of Romanian Saints: I used to have ugly handwriting when I was little

We talked with a man who actually writes history. Calligraphically. Iconographer Costel Nacu, a diocesan inspector at the Heritage and Church Painting Sector of the Archdiocese of Bucharest, is the person who creates the Synodal Tomoses and other documents or diplomas of historical value. We found him working on the Tomos on the canonisation of…

May 31, 2022Aurelian Iftimiu

Two new saints canonized by Romanian Orthodox Church

The Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox, meeting in a working session yesterday at the patriarchal residence in Bucharest under the chairmanship of His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel, decided to canonize two new saints of the Romanian Church. Metropolitan Iosif Naniescu has been canonized under the name of the Holy Hierarch Joseph the Merciful, the Metropolitan…

Oct 6, 2017Sorin Ioniţe