Kato Xenia Monastery

Belt of the Mother of God from Greece to be brought to Romania for Moinești pilgrimage

The Belt of the Mother of God from Kato Xenia Monastery in Greece will be brought on pilgrimage to the Church of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul in Moinești, Bacău County, from 4 to 7 September. The reliquary containing the sacred relic will be welcomed on Friday, 4 September, at 4:30 p.m. The programme…

Aug 26, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

Metropolitan blesses bell and foundation of new Byzantine-style church in Cluj-Napoca: Kato Xenia replica

Metropolitan Andrei of Cluj, Maramureș, and Sălaj blessed the new bell and the basement level of the under-construction “Nativity of Saint John the Baptist” Church in Cluj-Napoca. The church is modelled after the Kato Xenia Monastery in Greece. The bell was cast at the Blotor Foundry in Satulung, Maramureș County. The church will follow the…

Jul 18, 2025Aurelian Iftimiu

Replica of Kato Xenia Monastery to be built in Cluj-Napoca

His Eminence Metropolitan Andrei of Cluj, Maramures and Salaj blessed the foundation stone for a new church that will replicate the architectural style of the Greek Monastery of Kato Xenia where a part of the Holy Cincture (Holy Belt) of the Mother of God is kept. The Metropolitan of Cluj officiated the blessing service on…

Jul 4, 2023Aurelian Iftimiu

Holy Cincture of the Theotokos arrives in Voluntari, Romania

The reliquary with a part of the Holy Cincture (Holy Belt) of the Mother of God from Kato Xenia Monastery arrived at St Parasceva Church in Voluntari on Thursday morning, May 30. The delegation from Greece was welcomed by Fr. Cristian Burcea, dean of Ilfov Nord Deanery, in the presence of many believers. The Holy…

May 30, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu