Romanian Saints

On the European Day of Languages we celebrate a Romanian Saint who was a polyglot

The European Day of Languages (EDL) was first celebrated in 2001 during the European Year of Languages. At the end of this campaign the Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers decided to make EDL an annual event, to be celebrated each 26 September. Every year, millions of people in the Council’s member states and elsewhere…

Sep 26, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

God helps us to transform the cross of suffering into victory, Patriarch Daniel says

‘If we think of God when we are in trouble, suffering, illness and ask for His help, then He helps us to transform the cross of suffering into victory through hope,’ underscored the Patriarch of Romania on Sunday. Bearing one’s cross The Patriarch explained in the sermon delivered at the Church of the Holy Cross…

Sep 16, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

Metropolitan Teofan speaks about St George the Pilgrim’s role in society

His Eminence Metropolitan Teofan of Moldavia and Bukovina pointed to the role played by Saint George the Pilgrim in the Romanian society of his time during his homily delivered on the feast of the Saint last Saturday at Varatec Monastery. ‘Saint George the Pilgrim appeared in a context in which balance needed to be maintained…

Aug 20, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

Saint John Jacob struggled his entire life to climb mount Tabor – Metropolitan Teofan

Metropolitan Teofan of Moldavia and Bukovina attended the patronal feast of the Theological Seminary at Neamt Monastery on Monday, August 5, where he spoke about the spiritual calmness searched by St John Jacob during his earthly life. ‘We can include Saint John Jacob among the chosen ones of earth and heaven, who showed that during…

Aug 14, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

Relics of St Nephon the Patriarch of Constantinople moved to new silver reliquary

The Honourable Head and the right hand of Saint Nephon II the Patriarch of Constantinople, which are kept at the Metropolitan Cathedral of Craiova, were moved to a new silver reliquary last Sunday. The new reliquary was blessed by His Eminence Metropolitan Irineu of Craiova on July 14 following the Divine Liturgy. St Nephon’s holy…

Jul 17, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

St Stephen transfigured the world through prayer, faith, love of nation: Metropolitan Iosif at Putna

Metropolitan Iosif ow Western and Southern Europe on Tuesday said that ‘Saint Stephen transfigured this world through prayer, faith, humility, love of his family and nation, which became his family’. ‘In everything he did, he searched for Christ the Lord,’ the Romanian Orthodox Metropolitan of Western and Southern Europe said during the patronal feast of…

Jul 2, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

Photo Gallery: 3 Romanian Saints honoured at Sihăstria Putnei Monastery

On May 15-16, 2019, Sihăstria Putnei Monastery celebrated its patronal feast dedicated to Saints Silas, Paisios, and Nathan. The feast began on May 15, with the All-night vigil and continued the second day with the Divine Liturgy celebrated by His Eminence Archbishop Pimen. The holy relics of the Venerable Fathers Silas, Paisios, and Nathan were…

May 22, 2019Raluca-Emanuela Ene

Patriarch Daniel stresses importance of spreading devotion to Romanian Saints during Metropolitan Synod

Patriarch Daniel on Monday, May 20, 2019 told the hierarchs of the Metropolitan Synod of the Metropolis of Muntenia and Dobrudja that they should encourage the believers to strengthen their devotion to the Romanian Saints. ‘It is a great joy to have many Saints interceding for us,’ the Patriarch of Romania said opening the working…

May 22, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

‘Lower Land travels to Upper Land’ on the feast of St Jacob of Putna

Over 1,000 pilgrims from the Archdiocese of Roman and Bacau travelled to Putna Monastery together with their Archbishop Ioachim to celebrate the feast day of Saint Jacob of Putna on Wednesday, May 15, 2019. ‘On the 300th birthday anniversary of Saint Jacob of Putna, the Lower Land travelled to the Upper Land,’ the abbot of…

May 20, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

Connection between National Cathedral and St John Jacob the New Chosebite explained

Although Saint John Jacob chose to live in the desert of Hozeva, almost 3,000 km far away from his homeland Romania, a particle of his holy relics will be enshrined in the National Cathedral and that is not accidental. A fragment of St John Jacob the New Chosebite’s holy relics and the epitrachelion he wore…

Nov 30, 2018Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel presented with icon of five Holy Hierarchs who contributed to Romania’s national unity

On Tuesday, November 13, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel was presented with an icon depicting five Holy Hierarchs who contributed to the cultivation of the consciousness of Romanian national unity prior to the 1918 Great Union. The icon was offered by writer Lidia Popita-Stoicescu, Prof. Mona Serbanescu, director of Anastasia Popescu Highschool in Bucharest, and iconographer…

Nov 15, 2018Aurelian Iftimiu