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National Aviation Day marked in Bucharest on the feast of St Elijah, the patron saint of pilots

Religious and military ceremonies were held Friday, July 20, 2018, at the Monument of the Heroes of the Air, marking the National Aviation Day and the feast of St Elijah, the patron saint of aviation. Foto Credit: Raluca Ene / Basilica.ro

Jul 20, 2018Raluca-Emanuela Ene

Patriarch Daniel hands over holy relics of St Seraphim to rector of St Nicholas Church in Bucharest

During a ceremony at the patriarchal residence on Thursday, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel handed over the reliquary containing a particle of the holy relics of Saint Seraphim of Sarov to Rev. Eugeniu Rogoti, rector of St Nicholas – Tabacu Church in Bucharest. Last week, His Beatitude Kirill, Patriarch of Moscow and all Russia, visited Romania…

Nov 3, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu

Metropolitan Serafim lays foundation stone of a new Romanian Church in Vienna, replica of Voronet Monastery

On Sunday, His Eminence Metropolitan Serafim laid the foundation stone of a new Romanian Orthodox Church in the capital of Austria. The new church is a replica of the Voronet Monastery, a medieval monastic settlement in the northern part of Romania known as the ‘Sistine Chapel of the East’. Metropolitan Serafim and the assistant bishop…

Sep 19, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu

Venerable Paphnutius the Iconographer has officially been declared a Saint

Metropolitan Laurentiu of Transylvania on Sunday officially declared Venerable Paphnutius – Pârvu the Iconographer a Saint of the Orthodox Church in front of thousands of believers at Robaia Monastery within the Archdiocese of Argeş and Muscel. His Eminence Metropolitan Laurenţiu presided over the Divine Liturgy at which concelebrated several hierarchs of the Romanian Orthodox Church:…

Aug 7, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu

Canonization ceremony of Venerable Paphnutius the Iconographer to take place on August 6

The official liturgical proclamation of the canonization of Venerable Paphnutius the Iconographer will take place this Sunday, on the feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord. The glorification of the newest Romanian Orthodox saint will be celebrated at Robaia Monastery in the Archdiocese of Argeș and Muscel, following the Divine Liturgy. The liturgical program will…

Aug 3, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu

New Saints of Putna | Sainthood to be formally proclaimed in May 2017

Moldavian Metropolitan Jacob of Putna (1719-1778), the Venerable Fathers Silas, Paisios and Nathan from Sihastria Putnei (Hermitage of Putna) Monastery will be officially proclaimed Saints during a ceremony that will take place on May 14 at Putna Monastery, Suceava County. The four spiritual personalities who lived in the 18th century have been enlisted among the…

Apr 21, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu