{"id":534668,"date":"2025-07-17T11:00:43","date_gmt":"2025-07-17T08:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/?p=534668"},"modified":"2025-07-17T11:00:43","modified_gmt":"2025-07-17T08:00:43","slug":"saint-john-chrysostom-skull-pilgrimage-bucharest-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/en\/saint-john-chrysostom-skull-pilgrimage-bucharest-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Pilgrimage to Saint John Chrysostom\u2019s relic in Bucharest concludes after drawing 60,000 faithful"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"ai-optimize-6 ai-optimize-introduction\"><strong>The pilgrimage to the honourable skull of Saint John Chrysostom concluded on Wednesday, July 16, after more than 60,000 faithful from across Romania venerated the holy relic, which was brought to the Patriarchal Cathedral in Bucharest between July 11 and 16.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-7\">The event marked the summer feast of Saint Demetrius the New.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-8\">Brought from Vatopedi Monastery on Mount Athos, the honourable skull of Saint John Chrysostom was placed for veneration on Friday, July 11, alongside the relics of Saint Demetrius the New, protector of Bucharest, Saints Constantine and Helen, and Saint Nectarios the Wonderworker.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"ai-optimize-9\">Deep devotion to Saint John Chrysostom<\/h2>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-9\">For six days, tens of thousands of people prayed before the relics, asking for health, a peaceful soul, and global peace. Believers came from all parts of the country, many describing the event as unique in Romania.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_534543\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-534543\" style=\"width: 890px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-534543 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/dealul-patriarhiei-sfantul-ioan-gura-de-aur16-iulie-2025-3-890x593.jpg\" alt=\"Foto credit: Basilica.ro \/ Raluca Ene\" width=\"890\" height=\"593\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/dealul-patriarhiei-sfantul-ioan-gura-de-aur16-iulie-2025-3-890x593.jpg 890w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/dealul-patriarhiei-sfantul-ioan-gura-de-aur16-iulie-2025-3-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/dealul-patriarhiei-sfantul-ioan-gura-de-aur16-iulie-2025-3-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/dealul-patriarhiei-sfantul-ioan-gura-de-aur16-iulie-2025-3.jpg 1900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-534543\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A priest touches his infant daughter to the reliquary containing the honourable skull of Saint John Chrysostom, during the July pilgrimage in Bucharest. Photo: Basilica.ro \/ Raluca Ene<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-7\">Present were spiritual fathers, priests travelling hundreds of kilometres, hermits, and large families\u2014some waiting patiently for hours or venerating the relics multiple times a day.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-11\">\u201cI stood in line twice. I can\u2019t put into words how much faith I feel when approaching the holy relics. The emotions overwhelm me,\u201d said Presbytera Elena Mede\u0219an from S\u0103laj.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-12\">According to estimates by clergy and local authorities, between 6,000 and 7,000 believers venerated the relics every four hours, Orthodoxia News Agency <a href=\"https:\/\/www.orthodoxianewsagency.gr\/epikairotita\/voukouresti-oloklironetai-simera-to-proskynima-tis-timias-karas-tou-agiou-ioannou-tou-xrysostomou\/\">reports<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_534547\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-534547\" style=\"width: 582px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-534547 \" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/dealul-patriarhiei-sfantul-ioan-gura-de-aur16-iulie-2025-5-890x792.jpg\" alt=\"Foto credit: Basilica.ro \/ Raluca Ene\" width=\"582\" height=\"518\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/dealul-patriarhiei-sfantul-ioan-gura-de-aur16-iulie-2025-5-890x792.jpg 890w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/dealul-patriarhiei-sfantul-ioan-gura-de-aur16-iulie-2025-5-1024x911.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/dealul-patriarhiei-sfantul-ioan-gura-de-aur16-iulie-2025-5-1536x1367.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/dealul-patriarhiei-sfantul-ioan-gura-de-aur16-iulie-2025-5.jpg 1900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-534547\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A young mother brings her two children to venerate the honourable skull of Saint John Chrysostom during the July pilgrimage in Bucharest. Photo: Basilica.ro \/ Raluca Ene<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"ai-optimize-13\">Prayer and Healing<\/h2>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-14\">Many sick people came during the six-day pilgrimage, praying for healing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-15\">\u201cIn the manuscripts of our monastery, we find notes written by the fathers accompanying the relic when it left Mount Athos: \u2018Whenever the head of Saint John Chrysostom left the monastery into the world, it performed signs and miracles,\u2019\u201d said Archimandrite Efrem of Vatopedi, abbot of the monastery.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_534555\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-534555\" style=\"width: 890px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-534555 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/dealul-patriarhiei-sfantul-ioan-gura-de-aur16-iulie-2025-9-890x619.jpg\" alt=\"Foto credit: Basilica.ro \/ Raluca Ene\" width=\"890\" height=\"619\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/dealul-patriarhiei-sfantul-ioan-gura-de-aur16-iulie-2025-9-890x619.jpg 890w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/dealul-patriarhiei-sfantul-ioan-gura-de-aur16-iulie-2025-9-1024x712.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/dealul-patriarhiei-sfantul-ioan-gura-de-aur16-iulie-2025-9-1536x1069.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/dealul-patriarhiei-sfantul-ioan-gura-de-aur16-iulie-2025-9.jpg 1900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-534555\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A man simultaneously touches and photographs the reliquary of Saint John Chrysostom during the July pilgrimage in Bucharest. Photo: Basilica.ro \/ Raluca Ene<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-16\">To comfort those in distress, the fathers prayed with them, asking God through the intercession of Saint John Chrysostom to grant them healing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-17\">\u201cIt was always special when someone suffering came, and the fathers would take the reliquary with the head of Saint John Chrysostom and place it on the heads of the sick, saying prayers for healing. It was a truly moving moment,\u201d said Alexia Ungureanu, a volunteer.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"ai-optimize-18\">Romanian Faith and Identity<\/h2>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-18\">Some believers said the event rekindled people\u2019s faith, reminding them of God and the help of the saints.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-19\">\u201cI\u2019ve noticed people haven\u2019t forgotten God after all. In today\u2019s world, it\u2019s heartening to see so many young people waiting to venerate the holy relics. And the elderly haven\u2019t strayed from the Church either,\u201d said Fr. Adrian Mede\u0219an.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-20\">\u201cPeople standing in line to venerate testify that faith is still alive in Romania. Through the presence of the relics, faith is revived.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_534561\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-534561\" style=\"width: 890px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-534561 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/dealul-patriarhiei-sfantul-ioan-gura-de-aur16-iulie-2025-12-890x593.jpg\" alt=\"Foto credit: Basilica.ro \/ Raluca Ene\" width=\"890\" height=\"593\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/dealul-patriarhiei-sfantul-ioan-gura-de-aur16-iulie-2025-12-890x593.jpg 890w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/dealul-patriarhiei-sfantul-ioan-gura-de-aur16-iulie-2025-12-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/dealul-patriarhiei-sfantul-ioan-gura-de-aur16-iulie-2025-12-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/dealul-patriarhiei-sfantul-ioan-gura-de-aur16-iulie-2025-12.jpg 1900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-534561\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A Romanian hieroschemamonk from Vatopedi Monastery carries the reliquary keeping the honourable skull of Saint John Chrysostom as the July pilgrimage to Bucharest concludes. Photo: Basilica.ro \/ Raluca Ene<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-21\">The honourable skull of Saint John Chrysostom holds particular significance, as it was brought to Bucharest in the context of the 251st anniversary of the Translation of the relics of Saint Demetrius the New to Romania&#8217;s capital city.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-22\">For photos from the event, please visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/galerie-foto-final-de-pelerinaj-pe-dealul-patriarhiei\/\">Photo Gallery section<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-6\">Photo: Basilica.ro \/ Raluca Ene<\/p>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-23\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BasilicaNews\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-495171\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/banner-x-en-889x148.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"889\" height=\"148\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/banner-x-en-889x148.gif 889w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/banner-x-en-1024x171.gif 1024w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/banner-x-en-1536x256.gif 1536w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/banner-x-en-2048x341.gif 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The pilgrimage to the honourable skull of Saint John Chrysostom concluded on Wednesday, July 16, after more than 60,000 faithful from across Romania venerated the holy relic, which was brought to the Patriarchal Cathedral in Bucharest between July 11 and 16. 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