Romanian Saints

The year 2022 is an opportunity to reflect on the Romanian Hesychasts, Patriarch Daniel says at Bucharest clergy conference

Chairing the Pastoral-Missionary Conference of the Clergy of the Archdiocese of Bucharest on Monday, the Patriarch of Romania urged priests to use the Solemn and Commemorative Year 2022 as an opportunity to reflect on the activity of Hesychast Saints in our country. His Beatitude emphasized that the state of Wallachia emerged during the Hesychast movement,…

Jun 8, 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

Relics of Saint George of Cernica welcomed in Munich

The reliquary with the honourable head of Saint George of Cernica toured the Romanian communities in Munich, Nuremberg and Hersbruck on May 20-23. The delegation of Cernica Monastery, led by the abbot Vasile Pârjol, was greeted at the Romanian Settlement in Munich by His Grace Assistant Bishop Sofian of Brașov and many Christians dressed in…

May 31, 2022Aurelian Iftimiu

Ruse Metropolitan in Bucharest: Our Churches receive another common intercessor in the person of Saint Theophano Basarab

Witnessing the proclamation of the canonisation of Saint Theophano Basarab on May 21, Metropolitan Naum of Ruse underlined the fraternal communion between the Romanian and Bulgarian Orthodox Churches. His Eminence said that together with Saints Parascheva and Demetrius, from now on, “our fraternal Orthodox Churches and peoples receive, in the person of Saint Theophano Basarab,…

May 26, 2022Aurelian Iftimiu

Sainthood of Hesychast Saint Theophano Basarab, proclaimed by Romanian Orthodox Church in Solemn Year of Prayer

Marking the patronal feast of the Patriarchal Cathedral on Saturday, May 21, 2022, the historical proclamation of the sainthood of the Venerable Theophano Basarab took place. Saint Theophano is the first nun in history known to be of Romanian origin and the daughter of Prince Basarab I of Wallachia. The canonization ceremony led by Patriarch…

May 21, 2022Aurelian Iftimiu

Holy Synod canonises Saint Theophano Basarab, first known Romanian nun

The Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church announced on Thursday the canonization of Venerable Theopahno Basarab from Albotina monastery (Vidin), a contemporary with St. Gregory Palamas and disciple of St. Theodosius the Hesychast. She is the first Romanian nun known in history. The day of celebration will be October 28, when the Saint is…

Feb 18, 2022Aurelian Iftimiu

140th anniversary of repose of St Antipas the Athonite of Calapodești celebrated in Roman

Saint Antipas of Calapodești was honoured at the Cathedral in Roman with an all-night vigil and Divine Liturgy. This year marked the 140th anniversary of the blessed repose of Saint Antipas, the patron saint of a chapel of the Archdiocesan Cathedral in Roman, Neamt County. “Saint Antipas is also present and honoured in the synaxaria…

Jan 13, 2022Aurelian Iftimiu

10th anniversary of the Canonization of Saint Andrew Șaguna: Thanks to him, Transylvania remained in Apostle Andrew’s faith

The Holy Hierarch Andrei Şaguna, the founder of the Metropolis of Transylvania, was celebrated during a Divine Liturgy in Sibiu on Tuesday. This year marks ten years since the canonization of Saint Andrew Şaguna, whose relics are kept at the Orthodox Cathedral in Sibiu. Thanks to him, Transylvania remained in the faith of the Apostle…

Dec 3, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu

Saint Parascheva is God’s gift for Romania, Metropolitan of Transylvania says

Metropolitan Laurentiu of Transylvania called Saint Parascheva “a divine gift that God sent to our country to protect us, to be our guardian and reinforcer in these difficult moments.” The Metropolitan of Transylvania addressed the faithful gathered in Iasi last week for the feast of Saint Parascheva the Protectress of Moldavia. God does not save…

Oct 18, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu

Bp Varlaam: Saint Anthimos the Georgian founded free education and introduced Romanian language in the Church

His Grace Bishop Varlaam of Ploiești celebrated the Divine Liturgy for the patronal feast of St. Antimos Monastery in Bucharest on Sept. 27. He spoke about the achievements of the holy hierarch Anthimos, who was a collaborator of St. Constantine Brâncoveanu: he founded the first free public schools; he introduced Romanian in worship; he created…

Oct 5, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu

28th anniversary of Fr Dumitru Staniloae’s repose

Twenty-eight years have passed since Father Dumitru Stăniloae’s repose in the Lord. The Aristotle University of Thessaloniki first awarded him the title of Doctor honoris causa in 1976 on the recommendation of Athonite abbots. The theologian Olivier Clément called him “the greatest contemporary Orthodox theologian”, and the existentialist philosopher Emil Cioran said that “Philokalia is…

Oct 5, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu