Romanian Saints

Romanian Patriarchate donates gilded silver reliquaries to Mount Athos for newly canonized Romanian Saints

The holy relics of Saint Petronius the Prodromite and Saint Dionysius of Vatopedi will be preserved on Mount Athos in gilded silver reliquaries donated by the Romanian Patriarchate. The reliquaries will be delivered to the Cell of Saint George at Colciu and to the Romanian Skete of the Honourable Forerunner (Prodromos Skete) by Athonite monks…

Oct 28, 2025Aurelian Iftimiu

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew arrives in Romania ahead of National Cathedral consecration

His Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople landed in Bucharest on Friday, around 1 p.m. at Otopeni Airport. He was welcomed by His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel of Romania, accompanied by Archbishop Nifon of Târgoviște, honorary metropolitan and patriarchal exarch, Bishop Visarion of Tulcea, Bishop Siluan of Hungary, and Patriarchal Auxiliary Bishop Varlaam of Ploiești.…

Oct 24, 2025Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel explains continuity of holiness among Romanians through the link between Saints Demetrius and John Jacob

At the conclusion of the “Way of the Saints” procession held in Bucharest to mark the feast of Saint Demetrius the New, Protector of Bucharest, Patriarch Daniel delivered a message highlighting the spiritual connection between Saint Demetrius the New and Saint John Jacob of Neamț. He explained that the lives and witness of these two…

Oct 23, 2025Aurelian Iftimiu

Two Romanian Athonite elders canonised by Ecumenical Patriarchate

Two Romanian elders from Mount Athos have been added to the synaxarion by the Holy Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate. They are Hieroschemamonk Niphon (Ionescu), the founder of Prodromos Skete, and Venerable Nectarios (Crețu) the Protopsaltis, also known as the Nightingale of Mount Athos. The canonisations were approved during the Holy Synod meeting of the…

Oct 20, 2025Aurelian Iftimiu

Metropolitan Laurențiu: The Romanian Saints canonized in our time are the greatest gift we can receive

His Eminence Metropolitan Laurențiu of Transylvania said on Sunday at the Holy Trinity Metropolitan Cathedral in Sibiu that the Romanian saints who lived in recent times and were canonized by the Church represent “the greatest gift we can receive.” The metropolitan referred to the recent local proclamation of the canonization of Saint Dumitru Stăniloae, whose…

Oct 8, 2025Aurelian Iftimiu

Assist. Bishop Timotei at Cernica: Saint Dumitru Stăniloae led a life of hidden asceticism and profound humility

The Confessor Priest Saint Dumitru Stăniloae led a life of unseen asceticism, profound humility, and tireless labour for the Church and his fellow human beings, said His Grace Timotei of Prahova, Assistant Bishop to the Archdiocese of Bucharest, on Friday at Cernica Monastery. The official reception of the relics of Saint Dumitru Stăniloae took place…

Oct 6, 2025Aurelian Iftimiu

Bishop Siluan of Hungary honours Saint Anthimos the Iberian as “great gift of God for Romanian people” at monastery patronal feast

“A great gift from the Good God, like Saint Sofian, we can say was granted to us this time from another Orthodox country, even from another nation, being Georgian,” said Bishop Siluan of Hungary on Saturday about Saint Anthimos the Iberian. His Grace celebrated the Divine Liturgy at Antim Monastery on the feast of Saint…

Sep 29, 2025Aurelian Iftimiu

Local canonization of Saint Sofian of Antim: He shone in Romania’s capital through his love and gentleness

The local proclamation of the canonization of Saint Sofian took place on Tuesday at Antim Monastery in Bucharest. On this occasion, the Divine Liturgy was celebrated at an outdoor altar arranged in the courtyard of the monastery. The service was led by Archbishop Casian of the Lower Danube, together with Metropolitan Silouan of Byblos, Botris…

Sep 18, 2025Aurelian Iftimiu

Vigil service for Saint Sofian of Antim. Bishop Varlaam: God has blessed us with a Saint from our times

On Monday evening, His Grace Patriarchal Auxiliary Bishop Varlaam of Ploiești officiated the all-night vigil for Saint Sofian the Confessor of Antim, ahead of the local proclamation of his canonisation. In his homily, Bishop Varlaam emphasised the joy of honouring “a saint from our own days,” known personally to many faithful in Bucharest and beyond.…

Sep 16, 2025Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel blesses reliquary ahead of local canonisation ceremony of Saint Sofian of Antim

His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel blessed on Saturday the reliquary that will hold the relics of Saint Sofian of St Anthimos Monastery. The blessing service was officiated in the historic Chapel of Saint George the Great Martyr of the Patriarchal Residence, three days before the local proclamation of the canonisation of Saint Sofian the Confessor. On…

Sep 15, 2025Aurelian Iftimiu

Romania counts down 60 days to consecration of National Cathedral in Bucharest

Beginning Wednesday, August 27, only 60 days remain until the great consecration of the National Cathedral, scheduled for October 26, 2025, when Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew will come to Bucharest for this unique event dedicated to the Centennial of the Romanian Patriarchate. While construction teams are finalising the last installation works—particularly the fire suppression and smoke…

Aug 27, 2025Aurelian Iftimiu