{"id":576714,"date":"2026-06-18T10:23:48","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T07:23:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/?p=576714"},"modified":"2026-06-18T10:23:48","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T07:23:48","slug":"romania-first-national-day-victims-1990-mineriad-bucharest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/en\/romania-first-national-day-victims-1990-mineriad-bucharest\/","title":{"rendered":"Romania’s first National Day in memory of victims of 1990 Mineriad prayerfully marked in Bucharest"},"content":{"rendered":"

Romania\u2019s National Day of Remembrance for the Victims of the June 13\u201315, 1990 Mineriad was marked on Monday with a memorial service in Bucharest, at the initiative of the Association of the Victims of the 1990\u20131991 Mineriads.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Led by Fr. Florin Ionic\u0103, counsellor at the Cemeteries, Monuments and Funeral Services Department of the Archdiocese of Bucharest, a group of clergy celebrated a memorial service at the cross in University Square dedicated to the victims.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn 1998, our association was able to erect this cross, which was blessed by the Church,\u201d Viorel Ene, president of the Association of the Victims of the 1990\u20131991 Mineriads, told Radio Trinitas.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt the beginning, our association had around 2,000 members; now only a few hundred remain, most of them elderly and in poor health.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The council included Fr. Florin Ionic\u0103, coordinator of the Cemeteries, Monuments and Funeral Services Sector of the Archdiocese of Bucharest, and Father Gheorghe Dilirici, coordinator of the priests serving in the state cemeteries in Bucharest. Photo: Basilica.ro \/ Raluca Ene<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Fr. Gheorghe Dilirici, coordinator of the priests serving in Bucharest\u2019s public cemeteries, told Radio Trinitas that the site remains deeply emotional.<\/p>\n

\u201cMany young people sacrificed themselves here for the ideals of democracy and, we may also say, for the ideals of the Romanian Orthodox Church, because we all know that until 1989 the Orthodox Church was not viewed favourably by the authorities of that time,\u201d the priest said, also referring to the victims of the December 1989 Revolution.<\/p>\n