Greater Romania

March 27, 1918: Bessarabia becomes first province to join Greater Romania

On March 27/April 9, 1918, Bessarabia united with Romania, becoming the first province to contribute to the creation of Greater Romania. Historical Context In the lead-up to the union, on February 25/March 5, 1918, the Protocol of Buftea was signed, extending the armistice with the Central Powers and accepting their imposed conditions. Around the same…

Mar 27, 2025Aurelian Iftimiu

Romanian Interim President pays tribute to Bessarabian Union founders at Monastery ceremony

Interim President Ilie Bolojan and Bishop Veniamin of Southern Bessarabia paid tribute on Wednesday to the founders of the Union of Bessarabia with Romania, during a ceremony at Cernica Monastery in Ilfov County. The interim President of Romania was received by His Grace Bishop Veniamin and Archimandrite Vasile Pîrjol, the abbot of Cernica Monastery, in…

Mar 26, 2025Aurelian Iftimiu

Romania’s central bank issues coins marking Centennial of Greater Romania Constitution

The National Bank of Romania (BNR) has issued gold and silver coins to mark the Centennial of the Constitution of Greater Romania, which was adopted in 1923 by King Ferdinand I. The obverse of the gold coin features the dome of the palace of the Assembly of Deputies in Bucharest during the interwar period, now…

Mar 28, 2023Aurelian Iftimiu

Bessarabia-Romania Union founders commemorated at Bucharest Patriarchal Cathedral

On Monday, the patriarchal auxiliary bishop Varlaam of Ploiesti officiated a memorial service at the patriarchal cathedral in Bucharest in honour of the founders of the Union of Bessarabia with the Kingdom of Romania. Bishop Varlaam recalled that “today we mark 105 years since the members of the Country’s Council in Chisinau voted the Union…

Mar 28, 2023Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel attends Parliament solemn session marking Centennial of Unified Romania Constitution

His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel on Monday attended a solemn session held at the Romanian Parliament to mark the Centennial of the Constitution of Unified Romania (1923-2023). His Beatitude addressed the participants after the President of Romania and recalled the importance of the fundamental law adopted in 1923 for church life. “The great changes in a…

Mar 28, 2023Aurelian Iftimiu

Founders of Greater Romania to be remembered in all churches across Romania on 1920 Trianon Centenary

On Thursday, June 4, 2020, during the Divine Liturgy and the memorial service for heroes held in all churches throughout the Romanian Patriarchate, will be remembered the Romanian heroes, soldiers, fighters, diplomats and all contributors to the achievement of Greater Romania between 1916 and 1918 and its international recognition, in particular by the Treaty of…

Jun 3, 2020Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel attends conference dedicated to Romania’s 1918 Great Union at Romanian Athenaeum

His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel attended Tuesday, September 18, the international conference entitled ‘Romania and the historic events between 1914 and 1920. The fulfilment of the Great Union and the Unification of Romania’, organized by the Romanian Academy at the Romanian Athenaeum in Bucharest. Great historians and cultural figures from Europe and the United States attended…

Sep 21, 2018Aurelian Iftimiu

Romanian Patriarchate declares 2018 Solemn Year of Unity of Faith and Nation, Commemorative Year of the 1918 Great Union Founders

At the end of St Basil’s Divine Liturgy celebrated Monday at the Patriarchal Cathedral, His Grace Patriarchal Auxiliary Bishop Varlaam of Ploiesti read out the synodal document by which the Romanian Patriarchate officially declares 2018 Solemn Year of the Unity of Faith and Nation, and Commemorative Year of the 1918 Great Union Founders. Attending the…

Jan 2, 2018Aurelian Iftimiu