{"id":233641,"date":"2019-04-12T14:32:51","date_gmt":"2019-04-12T11:32:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/?p=233641"},"modified":"2019-04-12T14:32:51","modified_gmt":"2019-04-12T11:32:51","slug":"orthodox-churches-on-romanian-football-team-2019-20-kit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/en\/orthodox-churches-on-romanian-football-team-2019-20-kit\/","title":{"rendered":"Orthodox churches on Romanian Football Team 2019\/20 kit"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Orthodox Cathedral of Sts Peter and Paul in Constanta, the Buried Church of Istria, the fortress of Capidava and other tourist attractions of Constanta County were the inspiration for FC Farul Constan\u021ba\u2019s 2019\/20 kit.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The players will wear t-shirts promoting local sights and monuments \u2018to strengthen the tie between the team and the community of Constanta, as well as to promote Constanta at a national level as a tourist destination with multiple attractions,\u2019 reads a post on the team\u2019s official Facebook page<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The spokesperson of the Archdiocese of Tomis, Rev. Eugen Tanasescu, said that this is \u2018a laudable initiative\u2019 that promotes cultural objectives in a secularized world.<\/p>\n

\u2018We congratulate those from Farul and invite the other inhabitants of Constanta to follow their example and appreciate the cultural identity of the region,\u2019 Fr Eugen Tanasescu added.<\/p>\n

The Cathedral of the Apostles Peter and Paul in Constanta was built during 1883-1885, being the first Romanian Orthodox church in the city following the Independence War of 1877.<\/p>\n

The Buried Church of Istria is a unique building included in the list of heritage monuments in Romania.<\/p>\n