{"id":241355,"date":"2019-06-12T10:08:42","date_gmt":"2019-06-12T07:08:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/?p=241355"},"modified":"2019-06-12T10:08:42","modified_gmt":"2019-06-12T07:08:42","slug":"patriarch-daniel-urges-immediate-action-to-save-the-romanian-village","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/en\/patriarch-daniel-urges-immediate-action-to-save-the-romanian-village\/","title":{"rendered":"Patriarch Daniel urges immediate action to save the Romanian village"},"content":{"rendered":"

During his opening remarks at the National Conference of Church Painting<\/a>, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel urged for decisive action on saving Romania\u2019s villages.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2018Let us not look nostalgically with that so-called mioritic passivity.\u2019<\/p>\n

\u2018Let us take action with energy and responsibility to save the Romanian village and its priceless heritage,\u2019 the Patriarch said on Monday.<\/p>\n

\u2018Unite prayer and action, solidarity and brotherhood with the will to effectively and efficiently help the Romanian village,\u2019 he underscored.<\/p>\n

His Beatitude noted that \u2018the cultural heritage of Romania, which is one of the most valuable riches we still have, is largely a religious cultural heritage.\u2019<\/p>\n

This religious heritage \u2018builds bridges between past, present and future generations and represents an inexhaustible source of religious and artistic inspiration, an attraction for pilgrims and tourists, while contributing to the country\u2019s economic development.\u2019<\/p>\n

Addressing almost one hundred iconographers and church painters at the Patriarchal Palace, His Beatitude said that \u2018the artistic liturgical creations in the field of folk art by their identity represent the perpetuation of a sensitivity of the rural community, which preserves the Christian faith and the Romanian tradition.\u2019<\/p>\n

Pointing to the purpose of this year\u2019s national conference, the Patriarch said that it seeks to harness \u2018the progress made in preserving religious heritage.\u2019<\/p>\n

The conference also aims at updating and presenting \u2018the research in the field of church art, so that specialists in all fields may be able to complete their practical work by adding further theological, historical and aesthetic knowledge.\u2019<\/p>\n