Saint Paraskeva

Metropolitan Teofan addresses pilgrims as St Paraskeva’s celebrations begin: Go in peace! Be filled with joy!

In a video message, His Eminence Metropolitan Teofan of Moldavia and Bukovina addresses the pilgrims heading to Iasi to venerate the relics of Saint Paraskeva the New (October 14). The pilgrimage opens on Saturday, October 8. The relics of Saint Paisius Velichkovsky of Neamt will also be brought to Iasi for the celebrations that will…

Oct 7, 2022Aurelian Iftimiu

Divine Liturgy in honour of Saint Paraskeva | Photo Gallery

Over 25,000 believers flocked to Iasi on Monday to attend the Divine Liturgy in honour of Saint Paraskeva the New at the outdoor altar of the Metropolitan Cathedral. Photography courtesy of Basilica.ro / Mircea Florescu

Oct 17, 2019Mircea Florescu

The Week in Pictures: October 7 – 13, 2019

Connectivity is the main theme of this week’s selection of photos in the Orthodox world. We share with you charity, beauty, devotion and curiosity as seen through the lenses of professional and amateur photographers.

Oct 15, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

Metropolitan Teofan to record number of pilgrims in Iasi: Thank you for this lesson of theology

Over 25,000 believers flocked to Iasi on Monday to attend the Divine Liturgy in honour of Saint Paraskeva the New at the outdoor altar of the Metropolitan Cathedral. A record number of devout Romanians and pilgrims from abroad came out to venerate the relics of Saint Paraskeva in a weekend-long celebration in Iasi leading up…

Oct 14, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel venerates St Spyridon’s relic from Corfu island

His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel on Saturday venerated the reliquary containing a relic of Saint Spyridon the Wonderworker brought from Corfu island to Romania for the feast of Saint Paraskeva. The relic was brought by a delegation of the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Corfu, headed by His Eminence Metropolitan Nektarios. The relic stationed in Bucharest for…

Oct 14, 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

Relics of St Spyridon to be brought to Bucharest this Saturday

The Romanian Patriarchate has announced that the holy relics of Saint Spyridon will be brought from Corfu to Bucharest on Saturday, October 12, 2019. Communique: Relics of St Spyridon to come to Bucharest A delegation of the Metropolis of Corfu, headed by His Eminence Metropolitan Nektarios, will bring to Romania the right hand of Saint…

Oct 9, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel offers St Paraskeva’s vestment to Bulgarian Patriarchate

His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel offered Tuesday, September 11, a vestment with which the holy relics of Saint Paraskeva were clothed to a representative of the Bulgarian Patriarchate. Saint Paraskeva’s vestment, received from Metropolitan Teofan of Moldavia and Bukovina, was handed over to His Eminence Metropolitan Naum of Ruse at the St George Chapel of the…

Sep 11, 2018Aurelian Iftimiu

Video: Thousands of pilgrims prayerfully commemorate Saint Paraskeva in Iași

Thousands of pilgrims arrived in Iași from all over Romania and other countries to venerate Saint Paraskeva, commemorated on Oct. 14 and whose holy relics are in Iași for over 350 years. On Saturday, His Eminence Nicholas Baalbaki, Metropolitan of Hama (Patriarchate of Antioch) presided over the festive Divine Liturgy. Concelebrants for the Divine Liturgy…

Oct 14, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu

Romanians in Turkey offer prayers to Virgin Martyr Paraskeva on her feast day

Romanian Orthodox faithful living in Istanbul gathered Wednesday, 26 July 2017, at St Paraskeva – Pikridion Church to honour the feast of the Holy Virgin Martyr Paraskeva of Rome. On the patronal feast of the Romanian parish in Istanbul, His Eminence Elpidophoros, Metropolitan of Bursa, presided over the Divine Liturgy with Fr Sergiu-Marcel Vlad, rector…

Jul 27, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu

15,000 believers present at Divine Liturgy on the Feast of Pious Saint Paraskeva of Iași

Thousands of faithful from all across Romania participated Friday, 14 October 2016, in the Divine Liturgy, officiated in Iași on the Feast of Pious Saint Paraskeva the New. Representatives of state and local authorities also took part in the event. Other several thousands of believers stood in a three-kilometre line to get to bow down…

Oct 19, 2016Aurelian Iftimiu