Saint Constantine the Great

Artefacts linked to St Constantine the Great’s ancient Danube bridge discovered in Romania

Underwater archaeologist Iulian Rusu recently discovered lead objects believed to have been used to secure the piers of St. Constantine the Great’s bridge on the Danube and handed them over to the Corabia Museum. Mirela Trandafir, a museum curator and coordinator of the Cultural Service at Corabia City Hall, announced the discovery on social media.…

Oct 6, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

Low Danube levels expose remains of St Constantine the Great’s Roman bridge

The foundations of a Roman bridge built across the Danube nearly 1,700 years ago have emerged as exceptionally low water levels exposed parts of the ancient structure, Reuters reported. The Bridge of Constantine was built in the early fourth century and inaugurated in 328 by the Holy Emperor Constantine the Great. It linked the ancient…

Aug 12, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

Metropolitan Teofan celebrates Iași Byzantine Music Festival as tribute to Saint Constantine’s legacy

His Eminence Metropolitan Teofan celebrated the Divine Liturgy on Sunday at the Metropolitan Cathedral in Iași, where he spoke about the Iași Byzantine Music Festival as a sign of gratitude for the legacy bestowed upon Moldavia through the labors of Saint Constantine the Great. “A few venues in the city, in Botoșani, and in Piatra…

May 26, 2025Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel: Saint Constantine stood, not sat on a throne, at Nicaea Council out of reverence for persecuted bishops

At the historic patronal feast of the Patriarchal Cathedral in Bucharest, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel spoke about the deep respect that Emperor Constantine the Great showed toward bishops persecuted by his predecessors. Recalling the 1,700th anniversary of the First Ecumenical Council, the Patriarch emphasized that Saint Constantine initiated and presided over the ecclesiastical event. “When…

May 22, 2025Aurelian Iftimiu

Emperor Constantine the Great’s gigantic statue unveiled in Rome

On Tuesday, a contemporary reconstruction of the ancient Colossus of Constantine was unveiled at the Capitoline Museums in Rome. This reconstruction was accomplished through the use of 3D modelling technology. Historians have identified several fragments of the original statue that were utilised in the reconstruction process to restore it to its original proportions and appearance.…

Feb 8, 2024Aurelian Iftimiu

Romanian Metropolitan of America on St Constantine’s calling: Could he have refused it?

His Eminence Metropolitan Nicolae Condrea of the Americas wrote a message for the feast of the Holy Emperors Constantine and Helen, focusing on St Constantine’s calling to grant freedom to humankind. His Eminence noted that through Saint Constantine the Great we received freedom in God, ‘spiritual liberty which was hidden, held captive in a world…

May 22, 2020Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel calls St Constantine the Great ‘a friend of our country’ at Patriarchal Cathedral patronal feast

‘Saint Constantine the Great is a friend of our country. He sent missionaries to Banat and Oltenia to intensify Christian life and to convert pagans to Christianity (…), he built many churches (basilicas). He loved these places very much,’ Patriarch Daniel stressed on Tuesday during the patronal feast of the Patriarchal Cathedral in Bucharest. The…

May 23, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel: All works of Emperor Saint Constantine were inspired by St Helen, an example of instructing mother

‘Saint Helen is an example of an instructing mother,’ His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel stressed Monday on the feast of the Equal of the Apostles and Emperor Constantine with his Mother Helen, the protector saints of the Patriarchal Cathedral in Bucharest. ‘She instructed her son discreetly, but efficiently,’ the Patriarch said. ‘The Edict of Milan and…

May 23, 2018Aurelian Iftimiu