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Religious manifestations in the Archdiocese of Râmnic. Three Orthodox Churches represented at the events

Religious manifestations dedicated to the protector saint of the year 2016 in the Romanian Patriarchate continued Wednesday, 28 September, at Râmnicu Vâlcea. In the morning, Patriarch Daniel of Romania, Patriarch John X of Antioch and Metropolitan John of Rustavi, representative of the Georgian Patriarch, consecrated the church of St Anthimos Monastery in Râmnicu Vâlcea. The…

Sep 29, 2016Aurelian Iftimiu

Consecration of the Cathedral of the „Resurrection of Christ” in Gjirokastra, Albania

The Cathedral of the “Resurrection of Christ” in Gjirokastra, Albania, was consecrated Sunday, 7 August 2016, the official website of the Orthodox Church of Albania informs. The consecration service and the Divine Liturgy were celebrated by His Beatitude Anastasios, Archbishop of Tirana, Dures and All Albania. Together with His Beatitude, His Eminence Demetrius, Metropolitan of…

Aug 14, 2016Iulian Dumitraşcu

Consecration Of The Parish Chapel Of Pantelimon II, Deanery Of South Ilfov

Saturday, 11 June 2016, His Grace Timotei Prahoveanul, Assistant Bishop to the Archdiocese of Bucharest consecrated the chapel of Pantelimon II parish, in Pantelimon town, South Ilfov deanery – Rev. Fr. Preda Cristian, secretary to the deanery informs. Pantelimon II parish, served by Rev. Fr. Paraschivoiu Constantin Iulian, was recently set up, with the blessing…

Jun 11, 2016Iulian Dumitraşcu

Langadas: Consecration of the First Church Dedicated to Saint Pious Porphyrios

The first church dedicated to Saint Pious Porphyrios the Kapsokalyvite was consecrated Tuesday, 10 May 2016, in Iraklion locality, Langadas – imlagada.gr informs. The consecration service and first Divine Liturgy were celebrated by His Beatitude Hieronymus, Archbishop of Athens and All Greece. Several hierarchs of the Church of Greece concelebrated together with His Beatitude: Metropolitan…

May 12, 2016Iulian Dumitraşcu

The first church dedicated to Physician Martyr Evgeny Botkin, consecrated in Moscow

His Grace Panteleimon, Bishop of Orekhovo-Zouevo (Russian Orthodox Church), consecrated on Friday, 25 March 2016, the church of the Clinical Hospital no. 57 in Moscow, pravmir.ru informs. This is the first church consecrated in Russia in the honour of St Martyr Evgeny Botkin, physician (general practitioner) of the imperial family of Martyr Nicholas II Romanov. “The holy…

Mar 29, 2016Aurelian Iftimiu