{"id":549966,"date":"2025-11-26T11:36:10","date_gmt":"2025-11-26T09:36:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/?p=549966"},"modified":"2025-11-26T11:36:10","modified_gmt":"2025-11-26T09:36:10","slug":"first-orthodox-saints-lived-21st-century-romanian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/en\/first-orthodox-saints-lived-21st-century-romanian\/","title":{"rendered":"First Orthodox saints to have lived in the 21st century are all Romanian"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Amid the rush of daily life, you may have missed an interesting piece of information: Did you know that the first five Orthodox saints who lived in the 21st century and have since been canonised are all Romanian?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The list includes Saint Sofian of Antim, Saint Dionysius of Colciu, Saint Petronius the Prodromite, Saint Antonina of Tismana, and Saint Elizabeth of Pas\u0103rea.<\/p>\n<p>The two Athonite Saints Dionysius and Petronius were canonised by the Ecumenical Patriarchate, while Saints Sofian, Antonina of Tismana, and Elizabeth of Pas\u0103rea were glorified by the Romanian Orthodox Church.<\/p>\n<p>The proposal to canonise Saints Dionysius and Petronius was submitted by Patriarch Daniel to the Ecumenical Patriarchate in the context of the Romanian Patriarchate&#8217;s 100th anniversary.<\/p>\n<h2>Saint Sofian of Antim (1912-2002)<\/h2>\n<p>Born in 1912 in Cucone\u0219tii Vechi, B\u0103l\u021bi county, Saint Sofian (born Serghie Boghiu) entered monastic life at age 14 at Rughi Monastery. He studied at the monastic seminary at Cernica and at the Academy of Fine Arts in Bucharest, later becoming abbot of Antim Monastery.<\/p>\n<p>He reposed in 2002 on the feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross and was canonised in 2024 by the Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church.<\/p>\n<p>Saint Sofian of Antim is<a href=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/en\/venerable-sofian-of-st-anthimos-monastery-the-first-21st-century-orthodox-saint-canonized\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> the first Orthodox saint who died in the 21st century<\/a> to be officially canonised by any Orthodox Church, marking a historic first for the entire Orthodox world. His feast day is September 16.<\/p>\n<h2>Saint Dionysius of Colciu (1909-2004)<\/h2>\n<p>Elder Dionisie Ignat (1909\u20132004), from Boto\u0219ani, became a monk on Mount Athos at age 17, living 78 years as a hermit and spiritual father at the Cell of Saint George \u2013 Colciu. His funeral was attended by King Charles III of the United Kingdom, then Prince of Wales.<\/p>\n<p>He was <a href=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/en\/ecumenical-patriarchate-canonises-romanian-elders-mount-athos\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">canonised<\/a> by the Ecumenical Patriarchate in 2025 and is commemorated for his humility and wisdom on May 11.<\/p>\n<h2>Saint Petronius the Prodromite (1914-2011)<\/h2>\n<p>Elder Petroniu T\u0103nase (1914\u20132011), formed at Neam\u021b Monastery and a graduate of Theology in Bucharest, served as abbot of the Romanian Skete of the Honourable Forerunner on Mount Athos from 1984 until his repose.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is rare that I have met someone both cultured and humble at the same time, as Father Petroniu was,\u201d remembered Metropolitan Serafim of Germany and Central and Northern Europe.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/en\/ecumenical-patriarchate-canonises-romanian-elders-mount-athos\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Canonised<\/a> in 2025, Saint Petronius the Athonite is honoured for his learned and humble monastic life. His feast day is February 24.<\/p>\n<h2>Saint Antonina of Tismana Monastery (1923-2011)<\/h2>\n<p>Born on 7 March 1923, she was a \u201cfool for Christ\u201d at Tismana Monastery. She entered monastic life at the age of 26. She was assigned to tend the pigs, where she remained for forty years, praying unceasingly and practising asceticism in the forest \u2014 far from the church, but close to God.<\/p>\n<p>She is known for her great zeal and deep devotion to the Mother of God and Saint Nicodemus of Tismana, as well as for being a great hesychast, endowed with the gift of working miracles.<\/p>\n<p>She was <a href=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/en\/holy-synod-approves-canonization-of-16-saintly-women\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">canonised<\/a> by the Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church during its July 1, 2025, meeting, with the title \u201cSaint Antonina of Tismana,\u201d and is commemorated on December 23, the day of her blessed repose.<\/p>\n<h2>Saint Elizabeth of Pas\u0103rea Monastery (1970-2014)<\/h2>\n<p>Schema-nun Elisabeta Laz\u0103r of Pas\u0103rea Monastery (1970\u20132014) was a great hermit known for her prayerful life and spiritual gifts, being considered a miracle-worker.<\/p>\n<p>Born on 7 May 1970 in Moldova Suli\u021ba, Suceava county, Rodica Laz\u0103r embraced monastic life at a young age. At 15, she entered Pas\u0103rea Monastery near Bucharest, where she was tonsured a nun after three years and received the name Teodora.<\/p>\n<p>In 2003, she withdrew to Mount Giumal\u0103u for a solitary ascetic life. In 2007, she received the Great Schema, becoming Schema-nun Elisabeta. She reposed on 6 June 2014.<\/p>\n<p>Saint Elizabeth of Pas\u0103rea was <a href=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/en\/holy-synod-approves-canonization-of-16-saintly-women\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">canonised<\/a> this summer by the Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church and is commemorated on June 5.<\/p>\n<p>Saint Elizabeth of Pas\u0103rea is the most contemporary saint in all of Orthodoxy, having reposed in 2014, and is likely the only saint of such recent date to have already entered the Church\u2019s iconographic tradition.<\/p>\n<p>Remarkably, just eleven years after her passing, she is depicted not only in painted icons but also in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo?fbid=1127022786270005&amp;set=a.527951942843762\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a mosaic inside Romania&#8217;s National Cathedral<\/a> \u2014 an extraordinary testament to the clarity of her sanctity and the profound spiritual impact she had on those who knew her.<\/p>\n<p>Her swift and widespread veneration reflects the conviction among the faithful that her life of prayer, asceticism, and wonderworking grace stands as a luminous witness for the Church today.<\/p>\n<p>Photo: Basilica.ro<br \/>\n<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>Amid the rush of daily life, you may have missed an interesting piece of information: Did you know that the first five Orthodox saints who lived in the 21st century and have since been canonised are all Romanian? 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