National cathedral

The bells of the National Cathedral have arrived in Romania

The bells of the National Cathedral have arrived this morning in Romania, being brought from the Grassmayr Bell Foundry in Innsbruck, Austria. On every one of the six bells are engraved the coat of arms of the Romanian Patriarchate, the countenance of the Romanian Patriarch, the Patriarchal Cross, and the following inscription: Blessing of Patriarch…

May 19, 2017Gheorghe Anghel

Christ’s Resurrection makes the history of humankind and the entire universe meaningful, Patriarch Daniel says on Bright Monday

The Chapel of the National Cathedral celebrated its dedication day on Bright Monday, 17 April 2017. This day, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel came to the Chapel dedicated to the Feast of the Resurrection of the Lord and delivered a homily. The V. Rev. Archimandrite Paisie Teodorescu, patriarchal vicar, presided over the festive Divine Liturgy, in…

Apr 18, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu

Five bells of the National Cathedral to be cast in Austria next month

21 April 2017 will be a day of major significance for the Romanian Orthodox Church. Five of the bells of the Romanian People’s Salvation Cathedral will be cast at the Grassmayr Bell Foundry in Innsbruck, Austria. According to engineer Corneliu Revencu, representative of Grassmayr Bellfoundry in Romania, the five bells of the National Cathedral will…

Mar 16, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu

Saint Andrew the Apostle – Protector of Romania and of the National Cathedral

The Holy Apostle Andrew the First-Called and Protector of Romania was celebrated Wednesday, 30 November 2016. In Romania, Saint Andrew enjoys a special honour, being considered the Apostle of Romanians or the Enlightener of Romanian people. That is why he is the protector saint of many monasteries and churches, but also the protector saint of…

Dec 3, 2016Aurelian Iftimiu

First bell of the Bucharest National Cathedral cast in Austria

The first of the six bells of the Romanian People’s Salvation Cathedral was cast in Innsbruck, Austria, weighing 25 tones. The bell that will ring from the tower of the National Cathedral in Bucharest was cast Friday, 11 November 2016, with the effort of three generations of metallurgical engineers, Trinitas TV reported. Today was a…

Nov 14, 2016Aurelian Iftimiu

The Patriarch of Romania Visited the Building Site of the National Cathedral

Sunday, 4 September 2016, the Primate of the Romanian Orthodox Church, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel visited the building site of the National Cathedral. His Beatitude was accompanied by several hierarchs of our Church, clergy and young participants in the Meeting of the Orthodox Youth from all over the world. The visit took place after the…

Sep 12, 2016Andrei Pau

The Patriarch of Romania Visited the Building Site of the National Cathedral

Sep 8, 2016Robert Nicolae

A CATHEDRAL FOR THE CAPITAL CITY. Precise and Important Data

Because the Kings of Romania Carol I and Ferdinand I initiated and supported the project of building a new Cathedral in Bucharest, on the National Day of Royalty, 10 May 2016, we present publicly precise and important data regarding the People’s Salvation Cathedral, which is currently in an advanced stage of construction:   GENERAL INFORMATION…

Jul 26, 2016Iulian Dumitraşcu

Patronal feast of the Chapel of the National Cathedral

Today, 2 May 2016, the chapel of the National Cathedral dedicated to the Resurrection of the Lord celebrated its main patronal feast. On this occasion, His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romania, was in the middle of the clergy and faithful of the chapel. The Divine Liturgy was celebrated by Archimandrite Paisie Teodorescu, patriarchal vicar, together…

May 2, 2016Iulian Dumitraşcu

The Patriarch of Romania at the Chapel of the National Cathedral

Apr 14, 2016Aurelian Iftimiu