Romanian Saints

This is how a rugby competition was named after an Orthodox Saint

Each of us knows, in our daily interactions, different locations or institutions that bear the names of Saints. In Bucharest there are St Catherine Street, St Andrew Park, St Panteleimon Hospital (etc.), and across Romania there are various places named after great people who were included in the synaxaria because of their righteous life or…

Sep 30, 2020Aurelian Iftimiu

Images of St Nicholas – Negustori Church in Bucharest painted by St Paphnutius the Iconographer

The painting of Saint Paphnutius (Pârvu) the Iconographer can be seen in the Negustori Church in Bucharest, dedicated to Saint Nicholas. The place of worship located on Teodor Ştefănescu Street no. 5 was the place where Father Dumitru Stăniloae served in the last 10 years of his life. The fresco of St. Paphnutius was covered…

Sep 18, 2020Aurelian Iftimiu

Hierarchs of Muntenia and Dobrudja propose seven new church orders dedicated to Romanian Saints

The Assembly of Bishops of the Metropolis of Muntenia and Dobrudja discussed the establishment of seven new church orders dedicated to Romanian Saints during a meeting held at the Patriarchal Residence on Monday evening. Patriarch Daniel, who chaired the meeting of the Metropolitan Synod, explained that there are many patriarchal orders, but there is no…

Jul 21, 2020Aurelian Iftimiu

Romanian President proclaims Law establishing National Day of Brancoveanu Martyrs and of Awareness of Violence against Christians

Romanian President Klaus Iohannis on Thursday signed the decree proclaiming August 16 as National Day of Remembrance of the Brancoveanu Martyrs and of Awareness of Violence against Christians. This new National Day aims to inform the public, including young people, about the role of Christianity in the history of Romania and the ongoing nature and extent…

Jul 17, 2020Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel remembers St Constantine Brancoveanu as example of faith, source of light on 300th anniversary of translation of blessed relics

His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel wrote a message marking the 300th anniversary of the translation to Bucharest of the ‘relics sanctified through martyrdom’ of one of Romania’s most significant leaders, martyrs and saints Constantine Brancoveanu. The message was read out Sunday, July 12, 2020, at St George the New Church in Bucharest, one of Brancoveanu’s foundations.…

Jul 13, 2020Aurelian Iftimiu

Putna Monastery holds celebrations of St Stephen the Great in absence of Abp Pimen for first time

For the first time since the canonization of Ruler Prince Saint Stephen the Great (1992), the Saint’s feast day was celebrated at Putna Monastery in the absence of Archbishop Pimen of Suceava, abbot Melchisedec Velnic noted Thursday. The celebrations took place in special conditions caused by the pandemic. The abbot of Putna also lamented the…

Jul 4, 2020Aurelian Iftimiu

Blessed Relics of St Gregory the Teacher carried in procession for first time in history

Priests and believers carried a wonderworking icon of the Theotokos and the blessed relics of the Wallachian Metropolitan Saint Gregory the Teacher during a 162 km long procession that passed through 17 localities on Saturday. This was the first time when the holy relics of Saint Gregory the Teacher were taken out of Caldarusani Monastery,…

Jun 25, 2020Aurelian Iftimiu

Clergy tour Bucharest with relics of Saint Demetrios the New to halt the coronavirus pandemic: Video

The holy relics of Saint Demetrios the New were taken out of the Patriarchal Cathedral and driven on the streets of Bucharest in a procession of cars on Sunday to halt the coronavirus pandemic. The restricted procession of three cars was led by the patriarchal auxiliary bishop Varlaam of Ploiesti. The holy relics and icon…

Apr 6, 2020Aurelian Iftimiu

Bessarabia and Moldavia united in prayer on the feast of St Joseph the Merciful

Saint Joseph the Merciful was commemorated last Sunday at the Metropolitan Cathedral in Iasi by an assembly of hierarchs including Metropolitans Teofan of Moldavia and Bukovina and Petru of Bessarabia, as well as Bishop Antonie of Balti and the assistant bishop Calinic of Botosani. On Saturday evening, His Grace Bishop Calinic of Botosani led the…

Jan 31, 2020Aurelian Iftimiu

Bishop urges new abbot of Cernica Monastery to be zealous and loving as predecessor Saint George

On December 3, marking the feast day of one of Cernica Monastery’s Saints, the Assistant Bishop Timotei of Prahova enthroned Protosyncellus Vasile Parjol as new abbot of the monastery. The enthronement ceremony took place after the festive Divine Liturgy. In his speech, Bishop Timotei of Prahova urged the new spiritual leader of the monastic community…

Dec 10, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

Holy Synod meets in Bucharest for autumn session: Communique

The Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church met on Monday, October 28, 2019, at the Synodal Hall of the Patriarchal Residence under the chairmanship of His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel. During the meeting, the Holy Synod resolved to declare the year 2021 as Solemn Year of the pastoral care of Romanians abroad and Commemorative Year…

Oct 29, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu