{"id":559002,"date":"2026-02-09T11:20:55","date_gmt":"2026-02-09T09:20:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/?p=559002"},"modified":"2026-02-09T11:20:55","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T09:20:55","slug":"romanian-lower-house-speaker-meets-jerusalem-patriarch-israel-visit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/en\/romanian-lower-house-speaker-meets-jerusalem-patriarch-israel-visit\/","title":{"rendered":"Romanian lower house speaker meets Jerusalem Patriarch during official Israel visit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Sorin Grindeanu, Speaker of Romania\u2019s Chamber of Deputies, met last Wednesday with His Beatitude Theophilos III of Jerusalem, Patriarch of Jerusalem.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The meeting took place during an official visit to Israel by the Romanian parliamentary delegation, which also included Romania\u2019s health minister and several members of parliament.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe first visit was to His Beatitude Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem, who reaffirmed the very good relations between the two Patriarchates, those of Jerusalem and Romania,\u201d said Archimandrite Ioan Meiu, the Representative of the Romanian Patriarchate to the Holy Places and Superior of the Romanian establishments in Jerusalem, Jericho and on the Jordan River.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/video.php?height=314&amp;href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Freel%2F949374910747823%2F&amp;show_text=false&amp;width=560&amp;t=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"314\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>According to him, the talks focused on tensions in the Middle East and the challenges facing Christians in the Holy Land.<\/p>\n<p>Grindeanu also thanked the Patriarch of Jerusalem for the support offered to Romanian pilgrims visiting the Holy Land, as well as to the Romanian Patriarchate\u2019s Representation in Jerusalem.<\/p>\n<h2>Prayer at the Holy Sepulchre<\/h2>\n<p>The Romanian delegation prayed at the Holy Sepulchre and was later received at the Romanian Patriarchate\u2019s Representation in Jerusalem.<\/p>\n<p>The officials also met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and with Amir Ohana, Speaker of the Knesset.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_558260\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-558260\" style=\"width: 768px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/sorin-grindeanu-ierusalim-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-558260 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/sorin-grindeanu-ierusalim-2-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/sorin-grindeanu-ierusalim-2-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/sorin-grindeanu-ierusalim-2-668x890.jpg 668w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/sorin-grindeanu-ierusalim-2-270x360.jpg 270w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/sorin-grindeanu-ierusalim-2.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-558260\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mr Sorin Grindeanu visited the church of the Holy Sepulchre. Photo: Facebook \/ Biserica Ortodox\u0103 Rom\u00e2n\u0103 Ierusalim<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In a social media post, the Speaker of Romania\u2019s Chamber of Deputies said that people in Israel speak positively about the Romanian community and the Romanian Orthodox Church, noting that Romanians are respected as bridge-builders both within their communities and beyond.<\/p>\n<p>Photo: Facebook \/ Biserica Ortodox\u0103 Rom\u00e2n\u0103 Ierusalim<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/basilicanews\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-556506\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Basilica-Telegram-channel-banner-890x149.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"890\" height=\"149\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Basilica-Telegram-channel-banner-890x149.jpeg 890w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Basilica-Telegram-channel-banner-360x60.jpeg 360w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Basilica-Telegram-channel-banner-768x128.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Basilica-Telegram-channel-banner.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sorin Grindeanu, Speaker of Romania\u2019s Chamber of Deputies, met last Wednesday with His Beatitude Theophilos III of Jerusalem, Patriarch of Jerusalem. 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