Holy Transylvanian Confessors

Hundreds of Romanian pilgrims honour Transylvanian Martyrs at Kufstein

Hundreds of Romanians gathered in prayer at Kufstein, Austria, to honour the Transylvanian Martyrs, who died for their faith at this historic site in the 18th century. The pilgrimage began with a Divine Liturgy celebrated by Metropolitan Serafim of Germany, Central and Northern Europe, alongside his Assistant Bishop Sofian of Brașov. The service took place…

Oct 22, 2024Aurelian Iftimiu

Commemorative plaque installed at Kufstein prison to honour the Holy Transylvanian Confessors

The Holy Transylvanian Confessors were commemorated on Saturday, October 21, at the prison where they suffered martyrdom. The Romanian community in Kufstein installed a commemorative plaque to honour the martyrs inside the Austrian jail. The events dedicated to the Transylvanian Confessors Bessarion, Sophronios, Oprea and priests John of Galeș and Moses of Sibiel began with…

Oct 23, 2023Aurelian Iftimiu

“It’s our duty to bring them home”: Draft law on repatriation of relics of Transylvanian Confessors

On February 9, 2021, eleven deputies submitted a draft law on the repatriation of the Holy Transylvanian Confessors’ relics. The Saints died in the Kufstein prison in the Austrian state of Tyrol in the 18th century, when the Austrian authorities imposed the union between the Orthodox believers in Transylvania with the Roman Catholic Church. Saint Bessarion…

Feb 17, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu