memorial house

George Enescu’s restored birthplace blessed in Liveni on 70th anniversary of composer’s passing

The George Enescu Memorial House, located in the Romanian composer’s native village, was blessed on Sunday following the completion of restoration works. The event commemorated 70 years since George Enescu’s passing. A group of priests led the blessing ceremony, which was headed by Archimandrite Hrisostom Rădășanu, Advisor for the Education Department of the Archdiocese of…

May 7, 2025Aurelian Iftimiu

Memorial House of Fr. Dumitru Stăniloae set up in Bucharest

The great Romanian theologian of the 20th century has now a museum in the heart of Bucharest, near kilometre zero. The museum dedicated to Father Stăniloae was set up by the Old St George Parish and is located on the ground floor of the parish house in the courtyard of the place of worship. …

Oct 6, 2020Aurelian Iftimiu

Memorial house of Elder Sofian Boghiu consecrated in his native village

The great Romanian elder Fr. Sofian Boghiu was honoured on Monday, September 14, in his native village on the 18th anniversary of his repose. Fr. Sofian was born on October 7, 1912, in Cuconeștii Vechi, Bălți County in what is today the northern part of the Republic of Moldova. On Monday, a memorial house was…

Sep 18, 2020Aurelian Iftimiu

Met. Ghenadie Petrescu’s memorial house blessed by Patriarch Daniel

Following a memorial service held at Caldarusani Monastery on the 100th death anniversary of Primate Metropolitan Ghenadie Petrescu, HB Patriarch Daniel blessed Saturday the former Wallachian Metropolitan’s memorial house, which includes an art gallery. Attending the event was the Assistant Bishop to the Bucharest Archdiocese, Bishop Timotei of Prahova. The art gallery ‘was consolidated and…

Aug 27, 2018Aurelian Iftimiu