{"id":572272,"date":"2026-05-19T10:24:22","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T07:24:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/?p=572272"},"modified":"2026-05-19T10:24:22","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T07:24:22","slug":"saint-olympias-farcasa-relics-uncovered","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/en\/saint-olympias-farcasa-relics-uncovered\/","title":{"rendered":"Relics of Saint Olympias, mother of St Petronius the Prodromite, uncovered in Romania"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The relics of Saint Olympias of F\u0103rca\u0219a, mother of <a href=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/en\/ecumenical-patriarchate-canonises-romanian-elders-mount-athos\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Saint Petronius of Prodromos Skete<\/a> on Mount Athos, were <a href=\"https:\/\/doxologia.ro\/moastele-sfintei-olimpiada-mama-sfantului-petroniu-de-la-prodromu-au-fost-deshumate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">uncovered<\/a> on Monday in F\u0103rca\u0219a, Neam\u021b County, Romania.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The event took place in the presence of His Grace Bishop Macarie of Northern Europe, His Grace Assistant Bishop Nichifor of Boto\u0219ani from the Archdiocese of Ia\u0219i, Archimandrite Petroniu Marin, Exarch of the Monasteries in the Neam\u021b region, and the saint\u2019s grandchildren.<\/p>\n<p>Following the uncovering of the relics, a prayer service was held at Saint Nicholas Parish Church in the village, after which Bishop Nichifor spoke about the saint\u2019s life.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rP-XhFKYu70?si=HcoPXEYJBhsp2QzK\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe possessed this firm anchor \u2014 the Orthodox faith \u2014 which accompanied her throughout her life and which she passed on to her eight children. Among them was Saint Petronius, glorified among the saints before her, who himself bore witness to the righteous life of his mother,\u201d the hierarch recalled.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA strong woman, physically robust, she also proved to possess a strong soul, a soul tested not because she lamented having many children, but because she understood how to live her life with diligence \u2014 bodily diligence, caring for the animals in the household, taking up the scythe herself, and preparing the charitable offerings she distributed every Saturday.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut she was strong not only in body, but also in spirit, because she cared equally for the word of prayer, the word of faith, and for bringing joy to others,\u201d His Grace added.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_572202\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-572202\" style=\"width: 890px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2026_05_18_deshumare-moaste-sfanta-olimpiada-farcasa-2.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-572202 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2026_05_18_deshumare-moaste-sfanta-olimpiada-farcasa-2-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"890\" height=\"668\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2026_05_18_deshumare-moaste-sfanta-olimpiada-farcasa-2-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2026_05_18_deshumare-moaste-sfanta-olimpiada-farcasa-2-890x668.jpeg 890w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2026_05_18_deshumare-moaste-sfanta-olimpiada-farcasa-2-360x270.jpeg 360w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2026_05_18_deshumare-moaste-sfanta-olimpiada-farcasa-2-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2026_05_18_deshumare-moaste-sfanta-olimpiada-farcasa-2.jpeg 1300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-572202\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The relics of St. Olimpias of F\u0103rca\u0219a were exhumed on Monday, May 18, 2026, in the native village of St. Petronius of Prodromos Skete. Photo: Doxologia.ro \/ Fr. Silviu Cluci<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cToday we found her bones just as we expected, and because her body was a dwelling place of the Holy Spirit, we venerate her remains as holy relics. From her holy relics, we pray to receive strength and wisdom through their touch, so that we, too, may steadfastly carry our lives to the end as she did. And when sufferings come upon our own bodies, just as she endured them for three years, may we pass through them with the same courage, self-sacrifice, and faith,\u201d Bishop Nichifor concluded.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fdoxologia.ro%2Fposts%2Fpfbid02Vu3xNwS85QkzynQL247e9Hm6Kog6c31ZwqcKy852ZmrokuAnnXc3Wc29wmHJ7ocLl&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"684\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The righteous Olimpiada T\u0103nase was canonised by the Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church during its session on 1 July 2025, with her feast day established for 4 July. Alongside her, another <a href=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/en\/holy-synod-approves-canonization-of-16-saintly-women\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">15 Romanian women of holy life<\/a> were also canonised.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/en\/romanian-orthodox-church-proclaims-16-holy-women-bucharest\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general proclamation<\/a> of their canonisation took place on 6 February 2026 at the Patriarchal Cathedral in Bucharest.<\/p>\n<p>On Sunday, the <a href=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/en\/saint-blandina-iasi-local-canonization-proclamation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">local proclamation<\/a> of the canonisation of Saint Blandina of Ia\u0219i took place at the Metropolitan Cathedral in Ia\u0219i.<\/p>\n<p>Photo: Doxologia.ro \/ Fr. 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The event took place in the presence of His Grace Bishop Macarie of Northern Europe, His Grace Assistant Bishop Nichifor of Boto\u0219ani from the Archdiocese of Ia\u0219i, Archimandrite Petroniu&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":572201,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[34736,33545,37345,37030,37564,35883],"class_list":["post-572272","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-dioceses","tag-2026-holy-women","tag-commemorative-year-2026","tag-holy-romanian-women","tag-relics-exhumation","tag-saint-olympias-of-farcasa","tag-saint-petronius-of-prodromos"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.6 (Yoast SEO v27.6) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Saint Olympias Relics Uncovered with Ceremony - 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