Maramureș

Romanian Bishop criticizes music festivals for mocking Christian symbols: Christ bothers

His Grace Bishop Iustin of Maramureș and Sătmar spoke on Sunday about what he described as disturbing trends at certain music festivals in Romania, saying that “Christ bothers” some of the participants at these events. In a sermon delivered at the Church of the Dormition of the Mother of God in Baia Mare, the bishop…

Aug 11, 2025Aurelian Iftimiu

Romanian wooden church to be consecrated next year in New Jersey

The Life-Giving Spring Romanian Orthodox Parish in Long Valley, New Jersey, has announced the consecration date for its Maramureș-style wooden church built to honour the Centennial of Romania’s Great Union: May 1st. It is the first church in the US built in this style. The foundation was blessed by Metropolitan Nicolae of the Americas on…

Nov 2, 2021Ștefana Totorcea

Ukrainian Orthodox Vicariate: HG Varlaam of Ploieşti consecrated the Ruscova Monastery church in Maramureş

Patriarchal Auxiliary Bishop Varlaam of Ploieşti consecrated on Sunday the recently-finished church of “St. John the Baptist – Ruscova” monastery in the county of Maramureş. The church was built on a plot belonging to the Orthodox Ukrainian Parish of Ruscova between 1992 and 1997, with the parishioners’ contribution. Work on the church continued between 1998…

Sep 21, 2021Ștefana Totorcea

Euronews Travel recommends visiting Romanian region of Maramureș for its unique churches

These villages may look like they belong in fairy tales but they’re real-life places. Romania’s remote northwestern region of Maramureș has a unique architectural style, where tall, tower-like wooden churches with shingled roofs dot the landscape. Incredibly, some of them are 400 years old. Several of these churches, built using local oak, are on the…

Sep 22, 2020Iulian Dumitraşcu