Romanian Saints

Banat Metropolitan urges support for single mothers: They could bring up Saints

“Do not avoid single mothers”, was the exhortation of Metropolitan Ioan of Banat on the feast day of Saint Joseph the New of Partoș, the spiritual protector of Timișoara and the Orthodox Metropolitan Cathedral in the city. “Lend them a helping hand if possible, because they may, in their suffering and tribulation, bring up Saints,…

Sep 17, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu

Timișoara: Midnight Liturgy and procession with relics on 65th anniversary of canonization of St. Joseph the New

The Holy Hierarch Joseph the New of Partoș reposed in the Lord in 1656. After 300 years, the Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church resolved to glorify him among the saints. Tuesday night, in honour of the 65th anniversary of his canonization, a procession with his precious relics and a festive nighttime Vigil and…

Sep 15, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu

Photo gallery: Feast of Holy Brâncoveanu Martyrs celebrated at New St George Church in Bucharest

The patriarchal auxiliary bishop Ieronim of Sinaia celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the New St George Church in Bucharest on its patronal feast, the commemoration of the Holy Brâncoveanu Martyrs, on Monday, August 16, 2021. The faithful venerated the relics of Saint Constantine Brâncoveanu, as well as the Syrian icon of the Mother of God…

Aug 20, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu

The relics of Saint Demetrius the New have been protecting Bucharest for 247 years

July 13, 2021, marks 247 years since the holy relics of St. Demetrius the New, the most valuable treasure of the Patriarchal Cathedral, were brought to Bucharest. How did the relics of St. Demetrius arrive in Bucharest? The historical context in which the honourable relics arrived in the Romanian Capital was the Russo-Turkish War of…

Jul 13, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu

6 interesting little-known things about the Romanian Saints

The Romanian Orthodox Church, by the decision of the Holy Synod in 1992, set aside the second Sunday after Pentecost as a special day for the commemoration of all Romanian Saints. “The known and the unknown, those who have been canonized and included in the church calendar and those who are not listed and who…

Jul 8, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu

The Romanian Orthodox Church has glorified 152 saints so far. Patriarch Daniel explains the canonization process

One hundred and fifty-two Romanian saints are interceding for us in heaven, before God. The Romanian Orthodox Church has canonized these Saints during a period of seventy years. On the second Sunday after Pentecost (Synaxis of All Romanian Saints), His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel explained what the canonization process entails. “Most of the saints we know…

Jul 6, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu

St Parascheva for 380 years in Iasi. “How poor Moldavia and the country, Iaşi and the Cathedral would have been, without her presence here”

“Lord, how poor Moldavia and the country, Iaşi and the Cathedral would have been, without the presence here of the holy relics of Saint Parascheva,” Metropolitan Teofan said on Sunday, June 13, 2021, at the “celebration of thanksgiving” organized on the occasion of the 380th anniversary of the translation of Saint Parascheva’s relics to Iasi.…

Jun 17, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu

380 years after Saint Parascheva’s relics were brought to Iasi, Patriarch Daniel says the Saint is “a great gift for the Romanian people”

In a video message marking the 380th anniversary of the translation of Saint Parascheva’s relics to Iasi (June 13, 1641), His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel said that Saint Parascheva is a very popular Saint in Romania, bringing Orthodox people together “in prayer and common witness.” “The all-gracious” Saint Parascheva is a great gift for the Romanian…

Jun 11, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel’s message on 50th anniversary of uncovering of relics of Niculițel Saints

Patriarch Daniel sent a message for the festivities organized by the Diocese of Tulcea marking the 50th anniversary of the uncovering of the relics of the Holy Niculițel Martyrs Zotikos, Attalos, Kamasis and Filippos, June 4, 2021. The land of Dobrudja “was sanctified by the sacrifice of many martyrs, especially in the first four Christian…

Jun 8, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu

Iasi Archdiocese to mark 380th anniversary of the translation of Saint Parascheva’s relics to Romania

On June 12-13, 2021, the Archdiocese of Iaşi will hold cultural and liturgical events marking the 380th anniversary of the translation of the relics of Saint Parascheva from Constantinople to Iaşi. The holy relics were a gift of the Ecumenical Patriarchate for the ruler prince of Moldavia, Vasile Lupu. In 1641, the relics were enshrined…

Jun 4, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu

“Father of Romanian autocephaly” Bishop Melchisedec Ștefănescu could be canonized in 2025

On the 129th anniversary of Bp. Melchisedec’s repose, His Eminence Archbishop Ioachim of Roman and Bacău spoke about the possibility of his canonization in 2025, noting that the file for his canonization is being prepared. “May God vouchsafe this painting [of Bp. Melchisedec] to become an icon,” Archbishop Ioachim said after officiating a memorial service…

May 20, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu