Tag: John the Stranger

Anniversaries and commemorations, Spirituality

80 years since Romania’s ‘Burning Bush’ hesychast movement began

Published by Aurelian Iftimiu
19.02.2026

The Library of the Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church has marked 80 years since the official launch of the “Burning Bush” spiritual movement at Antim Monastery in Bucharest, commemorating the anniversary in a…

Anniversaries and commemorations

140 years since the birth of Father John the Stranger, a key figure in the Burning Bush hesychast movement

Published by Aurelian Iftimiu
24.02.2025

One hundred forty years have passed since the birth of Father John the Stranger, a priest who introduced the Jesus Prayer to the Bucharest-based Burning Bush hesychast movement, as he had learned it from the…