Pantocrator Monastery in Teleorman County celebrated on Sunday, May 4, 2025, its feast day dedicated to the “Sunday of the Myrrh-bearing Women” and the “Translation of the Relics of Saint Mary Magdalene to Constantinople.”
On this occasion, a large assembly of hierarchs and priests celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the outdoor altar of the monastic establishment, and the faithful had the opportunity to venerate the relics of the Holy Empress Helena.
Photo: Basilica.ro / Mircea Florescu
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