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Peter Peterson, benefactor and promoter of Romanian Orthodox sacred art, laid to rest in Bucharest

Peter Peterson, a generous promoter of Orthodox sacred art and supporter of churches, was laid to rest on Saturday by a large assembly of clergy led by Patriarchal Auxiliary Bishop Varlaam of Ploiești at Saint Anthony Church – Curtea Veche in Bucharest. The bishop was joined in prayer by clergy from the Patriarchal Administration, the…

May 11, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Irinej laid to rest at Church of St Sava – VIDEO/PHOTO

After three days of national mourning, Serbian Patriarch Irinej was laid to rest at the Church of Saint Sava on Sunday, being the first Serbian Primate to be buried in the iconic place of worship in Belgrade. The Romanian Orthodox Church was represented by Fr Emanuel Tapalaga, vicar of Vojvodina (Romanian Orthodox Diocese of Dacia…

Nov 23, 2020Aurelian Iftimiu

Basilica Photos: Academician Emilian Popescu’s funeral service

The funeral service of Academician Emilian Popescu took place on Friday, August 28, 2020, at the “Saint Paraskeva” Church in Drumul Taberei, Bucharest. This was preceded by the Divine Liturgy celebrated by His Grace Bishop Varlaam of Ploiești. Photography courtesy of Basilica.ro / Raluca Ene Follow us on Twitter: @BasilicaNews & @BasilicaPhotos

Sep 18, 2020Aurelian Iftimiu

Metropolitan Teofan at funeral of 20-year-old priest’s son: Silence is more eloquent than the poor words spoken

“In such moments, it may be better to be silent than to speak, because, in a way, silence is more eloquent than the poor words spoken,” Metropolitan Teofan of Moldavia and Bukovina said August 12 at the funeral of the 20-year old Ilie Gabriel Melniciuc, son of a priest in Iasi. The young man died…

Aug 17, 2020Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel remembers Archbishop Pimen as Father of Bukovina and friend of Putna Saints

His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel sent an official message that was read during the funeral of Archbishop Pimen, in which he remembered the late hierarch as a ‘Father of Bukovina and a friend of the Putna Saints.’ Expressing his deep sorrow for the loss of the former Archbishop of Suceava and Radauti, Patriarch Daniel highlighted the…

May 25, 2020Aurelian Iftimiu

Funeral service for Archbishop Pimen officiated at St John the New Monastery in Suceava: VIDEO & PHOTOS

A memorial Divine Liturgy and a funeral service were held last Friday for the Archbishop of Suceava and Radauti at St John the New Monastery. Archbishop Pimen of Suceava and Rădăuți reposed in the Lord on Wednesday, May 20, 2020, at the Matei Balș Infectious Diseases Institute in Bucharest following a second heart attack. He was transported…

May 25, 2020Aurelian Iftimiu

Last farewell to Elder Ephraim of Arizona at ‘spiritual oasis’ he co-founded in Sonoran Desert

Thousands of Orthodox faithful, including hierarchs, clergy, monastics, and laity went on pilgrimage yesterday to St. Anthony’s Monastery in Florence, Arizona to bid farewell to their beloved Elder Ephraim, who peacefully reposed in the Lord in the evening of December 7. Geronda Ephraim is known as a faithful disciple of St. Joseph the Hesychast who served…

Dec 13, 2019Mihail Mere-Albe

‘Teacher by vocation’ Ioan Octavian Visan Ciobotea lauded at funeral service

Teacher Ioan Octavian Visan Ciobotea was remembered as a ‘teacher by vocation,’ who dedicated his life to the ‘Romanian school’ with ‘patience, much love and diligence’ during his funeral service on Friday, Jan. 18, at St Nicholas Church of Cernica Monastery near Bucharest. His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel attended the funeral service of his brother-in-law teacher…

Jan 21, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

‘King Michael I of Romania was a deeply faithful person throughout his life’ – Patriarch Daniel at Romania’s former sovereign funeral service

On Saturday, His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church, led the funeral service for Romania’s last sovereign together with an assembly of eight metropolitans, priests, and deacons, pointing to King Michael’s spiritual qualities and his tie with the Romanian Orthodox Church. ‘King Michael I of Romania was a deeply faithful person throughout his life.…

Dec 16, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu

Lidia Stăniloae’s Funeral Service

Clergy, people of culture, relatives and acquaintances paid February 22 a final tribute to the Lidia Stăniloae, daughter of the famous Romanian theologian Rev. Dumitru Stăniloae. The funeral service for this ‘worthy daughter of the Romanian Orthodox Church’ as Patriarch Daniel called her was performed at Cernica Monastery, Ilfov County. His Grace Varlaam of Ploiesti,…

Feb 23, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu