{"id":365427,"date":"2022-04-20T17:27:38","date_gmt":"2022-04-20T14:27:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/?p=365427"},"modified":"2022-04-20T17:27:38","modified_gmt":"2022-04-20T14:27:38","slug":"romanian-ambassador-muraru-visits-two-of-the-oldest-romanian-parishes-in-the-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/en\/romanian-ambassador-muraru-visits-two-of-the-oldest-romanian-parishes-in-the-us\/","title":{"rendered":"Romanian Ambassador Muraru visits two of the oldest Romanian parishes in the US"},"content":{"rendered":"

Romania\u2019s Ambassador to the United States of America, Andrei Muraru, visited<\/a> two of the oldest Romanian Orthodox parishes on American soil. The ambassador met with Romanians at St Mary’s and St Stephen’s churches in St Paul, Minnesota.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The visit was part of Ambassador Muraru\u2019s \u201c50 States, One Community\u201d tour throughout the United States.<\/p>\n

The two Orthodox churches were founded by Romanian immigrants in the early 20th century. In 1914, \u201cSt. Mary\u2019s\u201d Church was consecrated, while the first service held at the \u201cSt. Stephen\u2019s\u201d Church was in 1924.<\/p>\n

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Ambassador Andrei Muraru together with the Romanian Orthodox community at St. Mary’s Church in St. Paul, Minnesota. Photo: Romania’s Embassy to the United States<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Romanian Ambassador\u2019s schedule for April 17-20 included meetings with Minnesota\u2019s governor and secretary of state, mayors of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, representatives of the Chamber of Commerce, members of the Economic Club, and executives of major companies.<\/p>\n