Romanian Saints

Basilica Photos: Portraits of pilgrims at the festivities of Saint Demetrios the New in Bucharest

Hierarchs, priests, deacons, and thousands of believers attended the celebrations in honour of Bucharest’s Patron Saint Demetrios the New on the Hill of the Patriarchate on Sunday, October 27, 2019. The Divine Liturgy was presided over by His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel. Photography courtesy of Basilica.ro / Raluca Ene Follow us on Instagram: @basilica.ro

Oct 29, 2019Raluca-Emanuela Ene

In Pictures: Procession with the relics of Sts Philothea and Dionysius Erhan on Bucharest’s streets

The holy relics of Saint Philothea of Arges and of Saint Dionysius the Bishop of Cetatea Alba and Ismail were carried in procession on Friday, October 25, on the streets of Bucharest marking the beginning of the celebrations honouring the capital’s Protector Saint Demetrios the New. Photography courtesy of Basilica.ro / Raluca Ene Follow us…

Oct 28, 2019Raluca-Emanuela Ene

Saints Demetrios, Dionysius and Philothea draw thousands to Bucharest for religious celebrations

The Patriarchal Cathedral’s square in Bucharest was filled with pilgrims coming from across Romania to celebrate the feast day of Saint Demetrios the New, the spiritual protector of the capital. Thousands of believers waited in line for hours to bow down before the relics of St Demetrios the New, the newly-glorified Saint Dionysius Erhan, and…

Oct 27, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

Assembly of Bishops in Muntenia Metropolis completes several liturgical texts for Romanian Saints

The Assembly of Bishops of the Holy Metropolis of Muntenia and Dobrudja met on Friday, October 25, at the Patriarchal Residence in Bucharest to complete several liturgical texts and akathists to Romanian Saints. The hierarchs drafted the services and akathist hymn to the Holy Martyrs Gordian, Macrobius, Elias, Zotikos, Lucian and Valerian, celebrated on September…

Oct 25, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel: The Joy of the Communion of Saints is offered to prayerful pilgrims

His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel on Friday addressed the pilgrims coming from all across Romania to take part in the annual procession with holy relics on the streets of Bucharest stressing that ‘the joy of the communion of Saints is offered to prayerful pilgrims.’ The Patriarch noted that the presence of the holy relics of the…

Oct 25, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

Saint Demetrios 2019: Tens of deacons will assist pilgrims coming to Bucharest

Tens of deacons from Bucharest will guide pilgrims arriving from other cities for the celebrations of Saint Demetrios the New. The deacons will welcome believers at the Bucharest North railway station and will provide information regarding the means of transport, accommodation and food facilities. They will also accompany the pilgrims on the Patriarchate’s Hill. The…

Oct 24, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

Who are the “Guests” of Saint Demetrios the New?

The newest Romanian saint, a hierarch from Bessarabia who was glorified in 2018, and the “Saintie” who died for Christ at the age of 12, will soon be the “guests” of Saint Demetrios the New at the annual procession honouring the spiritual protector of Bucharest. The relics of Saint Dionysius, Bishop of Cetatea Alba and…

Oct 24, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

Romfilatelia includes saintly ruler princes in new stamp issue entitled “Romanian rulers in painting”

Romfilatelia introduced in circulation on Friday, October 11, the postage stamps issue entitled “Romanian rulers in painting”, illustrating portraits of the Romanian rulers on canvas, including the portraits of Saints Constantine Brâncoveanu and Stephen the Great. The first postage stamps of the issue shows the portrait of St Constantine Brancoveanu, made by an anonymous painter…

Oct 11, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

Metropolitan Teofan’s message for St Paraskeva’s feast: pilgrims enjoy the friendship, prayer and love of the saints

A few days before the feast of Saint Paraskeva, His Eminence Metropolitan Teofan addressed the faithful in a video message stressing that all pilgrims who will visit Iasi these days will enjoy ‘the friendship, prayer and love of the Saints.’ The Metropolitan of Moldavia and Bukovina underscored that this pilgrimage has been taking place for…

Oct 10, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel blesses footbridge near Snagov Monastery

His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel on Thursday blessed the footbridge that facilitates the access of tourists and believers to Snagov Monastery, the oldest monastic settlement in the Archdiocese of Bucharest. The footbridge was initially inaugurated by the Patriarch on 20 Nov. 2010. The blessing service of September 26, 2019 was officiated in the context of the…

Sep 29, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

European Day of Languages: Romanian Saints who were polyglots

In the context of the European Day of Languages, we tried to find the polyglots among the list of Romanian Saints. Here’s what we have found: Ruler Prince Saint Neagoe Basarab (September 26) spoke Romanian (mother tongue), Slavonic, Greek, Latin, Turkish, German, and Hungarian. Before becoming the ruler prince of Wallachia, he worked as postelnic,…

Sep 26, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu