King Ferdinand

It is not my honor, but that of the entire Church: Patriarch Miron on the debate on the Law establishing the Romanian Patriarchate

A century ago, on February 17, 1925, the Chamber of Deputies of Romania held a historic debate on the Law for the Establishment of the Romanian Patriarchate. During the session, Metropolitan Miron Cristea, who was soon to be enthroned as the first Patriarch of Romania, delivered a memorable speech. “This Honor Belongs to the Entire…

Feb 17, 2025Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel officiates Doxology at Alba Iulia marking Coronation Centennial of King Ferdinand, Queen Marie

On October 15, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel presided over a Te Deum service at the Cathedral of Alba Iulia commemorating the 100th anniversary of the coronation of King Ferdinand and Queen Marie. The celebration began with the unveiling of a plaque commemorating the centennial of the Coronation on the west side of the cathedral’s bell…

Oct 24, 2022Aurelian Iftimiu

Alba Regalis, new cultural route inaugurated in Alba Iulia

During the unveiling of a plate with a QR code engraved with an image of the steel crown of Great Romania’s sovereigns on the structure of the Orthodox Cathedral of the Coronation, built between 1921 and 1922 to provide a suitable setting for the coronation of King Ferdinand and Queen Marie, Alba Regalis, a new…

Oct 18, 2022Aurelian Iftimiu

King Ferdinand on the Romanian national currency

The National Bank of Romania will put into circulation on August 27, 2019 for numismatic purposes, gold and brass collector coins, along with a brass circulation coin, dedicated to the Completion of the Great Union – King Ferdinand I, the Unifier. Obverse of the gold coin: images of King Ferdinand I’s and Queen Maria’s first visit to Transylvania…

Aug 16, 2019Mihail Mere-Albe

Why does the National Cathedral bear the name of the Romanian People’s Salvation Cathedral?

Starting with the Great Union centenary, Romanians will be able to pay tribute to the national heroes in the National Cathedral of Bucharest, which is to be consecrated by Patriarch Daniel of Romania next year in the month of November. The Cathedral will be dedicated to the Feast of the Ascension of the Lord, a…

Aug 9, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu