{"id":439455,"date":"2023-08-21T20:01:33","date_gmt":"2023-08-21T17:01:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/?p=439455"},"modified":"2023-08-21T20:01:33","modified_gmt":"2023-08-21T17:01:33","slug":"targoviste-churches-illuminated-in-red-to-raise-awareness-for-persecuted-christians","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/en\/targoviste-churches-illuminated-in-red-to-raise-awareness-for-persecuted-christians\/","title":{"rendered":"T\u00e2rgovi\u0219te: Churches illuminated in red to raise awareness for persecuted Christians"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Several churches whose history is linked to Wallachia\u2019s holy prince <a href=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/en\/?s=Constantine+Brancoveanu\">Constantine Br\u00e2ncoveanu<\/a> were illuminated in red on August 16 in T\u00e2rgovi\u0219te, a city situated 80 kilometres north-west of Bucharest,\u00a0to mark the <a href=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/en\/celebrating-the-holy-brancoveanu-martyrs-romania-raises-awareness-of-christian-persecution\/?swcfpc=1\">National Day of Remembrance of the Br\u00e2ncoveanu Martyrs and of Awareness of Violence against Christians<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In addition to lighting their churches in red, the priests in the Archdiocese of T\u00e2rgovi\u0219te spoke to the faithful about the sacrifice of the Holy Br\u00e2ncoveanu Martyrs and about the fact that nowadays, Christianity is the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.churchinneed.org\/christian-persecution-religious-freedom\/\"> most persecuted religion<\/a> worldwide.<\/p>\n<p>The National Day of Remembrance of the Br\u00e2ncoveanu Martyrs and of Awareness of Violence against Christians was <a href=\"https:\/\/cdep.ro\/pls\/proiecte\/docs\/2019\/pr605_19.pdf\">established<\/a> in 2020, being celebrated on August 16, the same day the Orthodox Church remembers the Holy Br\u00e2ncoveanu Martyrs.<\/p>\n<p>The law that created this national day in Romania allows institutions and various public landmarks to be illuminated in red and hold public events and memorial activities.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-439455 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-size='1024x682' href='https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Tragoviste-cladiri-iluminate-in-rosu-1.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Tragoviste-cladiri-iluminate-in-rosu-1-360x360.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-439280\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-439280'>\n\t\t\t\tMai multe biserici din T\u00e2rgovi\u0219te care au avut leg\u0103tur\u0103 cu Domnitorul Constantin Br\u00e2ncoveanu au fost iluminate \u00een ro\u0219u miercuri sear\u0103 pentru a marca Ziua Na\u021bional\u0103 pentru comemorarea Martirilor Br\u00e2ncoveni \u0219i de con\u0219tientizare a violen\u021bei \u00eempotriva cre\u0219tinilor.\n\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-size='576x1024' href='https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Tragoviste-cladiri-iluminate-in-rosu-2.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Tragoviste-cladiri-iluminate-in-rosu-2-360x360.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Photography courtesy of the <a href=\"https:\/\/arhiepiscopiatargovistei.ro\/info1\/a-fost-celebrata-in-arhiepiscopia-targovistei-ziua-nationala-pentru-comemorarea-martirilor-brancoveni-si-de-constientizare-a-violentei-impotriva-crestinilor.html\">Targoviste Archdiocese<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Follow us on Twitter: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/basilicanews\">@BasilicaNews<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Several churches whose history is linked to Wallachia\u2019s holy prince Constantine Br\u00e2ncoveanu were illuminated in red on August 16 in T\u00e2rgovi\u0219te, a city situated 80 kilometres north-west of Bucharest,\u00a0to mark the National Day of Remembrance of the Br\u00e2ncoveanu Martyrs and of Awareness of Violence against Christians. 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