Tonight, His Beatitude consecrated two memorial crosses in the Romanian military cemetery of Huguenau locality, situated 30 km North of Strasbourg, assisted by His Eminence Iosif, Metropolitan of the Romanian Orthodox Metropolitan See of Western and Meridional Europe, by His Eminence Casian, Archbishop of Lower Danube, as well as by priests and deacons, as George Valcu, correspondent of Trinitas Tv channel at Strasbourg informs us.
Patriarchate News
Anniversaries
17 May 1855 NICOLAE IVAN, Bishop of Cluj, was born in Aciliu, county of Sibiu
16 May 1898 Priest and professor of theology GALACTION LIVIU MUNTEANU was born in Cristian, county of Braşov
16 May 1859 Theology professor BADEA CIREŞEANU was born in Spineni, county of Olt
Memorials
18 May 1861 SOFRONIE MICLESCU, Metropolitan of Moldova, passed away at Slatina Monastery (buried at Neamţ)
18 May 1917 Bishop CALIST IALOMIŢEANU (baptised Constantin) passed away in Bucharest
17 May 2000 Metropolitan and historian NESTOR VORNICESCU (baptised Nicolae) passed away in Craiova






















