Name Day

Metropolitan Iosif of Western and Southern Europe marks name day

His Eminence Metropolitan Iosif of Western and Southern Europe celebrates his name day on Friday, when the Orthodox Church commemorates St. Joseph of Arimathea. The Holy and Righteous Joseph of Arimathea is commemorated by the Orthodox Church on 31 July. A secret disciple of Jesus Christ, he joined Nicodemus in taking down the Lord’s body…

Jul 31, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew celebrates name day on Imbros with Romanian and Bulgarian Patriarchs

His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew celebrated his name day last Thursday on his native island of Imbros, Turkey, where he concelebrated the Divine Liturgy with Patriarch Daniel of Romania and Patriarch Daniil of Bulgaria. Speaking about his heavenly patron, the Ecumenical Patriarch said that the Apostle Bartholomew “brought to Christ peoples, nations and different tongues.”…

Jun 15, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel: The Ecumenical Patriarch is the most influential personality of the contemporary Orthodox world (EN/GR)

His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel delivered a message on Thursday, on the occasion of the name day anniversary of His All-Holiness Bartholomew I, Ecumenical Patriarch, at the “Dormition of the Mother of God” Cathedral in the village of Panagia (Gökçeada), Island of Imbros, Türkiye. „Throughout the 35 years of service as Ecumenical Patriarch, His Holiness Bartholomew…

Jun 11, 2026Mihail Pătrășcanu

More than 1.5 million Romanians bear names of Saints Constantine and Helen

Saints Constantine and Helen are the heavenly patrons of more than 1.5 million Romanians. According to data from the Directorate for Persons Records within Romania’s Ministry of Internal Affairs, 1,514,907 Romanians bear the names of Saints Constantine and Helen or related variants. Of these, nearly one million are women bearing the names of the two…

May 20, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

Banat Metropolitan marks name day with psychiatric patients, lays foundation stone for hospital church

Metropolitan Ioan of Banat marked his patronal feast last week alongside patients at the Psychiatric Hospital and Security Measures Facility in Jebel, where he also laid the foundation stone for a new church. On Wednesday, January 7, His Eminence brought the patients more than 300 items of clothing, food, and other essential goods needed for…

Jan 12, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel marks name day, highlights hesychasm and National Cathedral chapel dedicated to Romanian ascetics

His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel marked his name day on Thursday, the feast of Saint Daniel the Hesychast, on which occasion he spoke about hesychasm as God’s gift of uncreated light to those who call upon Him, as well as about the chapel located in the basement of the National Cathedral, placed under the patronage of…

Dec 19, 2025Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel’s name day honours the prophet who showed that history rests in God’s hands

Romanian Orthodox Patriarch Daniel marks Wednesday the feast of one of his patron saints, the Prophet Daniel, revered in Christian tradition as a witness to the belief that world history rests in God’s hands. In this context, observers note that Patriarch Daniel has been the principal founder and driving force behind the construction of the…

Dec 17, 2025Aurelian Iftimiu

WCC Executive Committee member, Metropolitan Nifon marks name day honouring Saint Niphon of Constantinople

Archbishop Nifon of Târgoviște, Honorary Metropolitan, Patriarchal Exarch, and a member of the Executive Committee of the World Council of Churches, celebrates his name day on Monday, the feast of Saint Niphon, Patriarch of Constantinople, reflecting a distinguished ecclesiastical career marked by international representation, academic excellence, and decades of pastoral and missionary service. He was…

Aug 11, 2025Aurelian Iftimiu

Western & Southern Europe Metropolitan Iosif celebrates name day on feast of Saint Joseph of Arimathea

His Eminence Metropolitan Iosif, Romanian Orthodox Metropolitan of Western and Southern Europe, celebrates his spiritual patron on Thursday, as the Church commemorates Saint Joseph of Arimathea, the nobleman who laid Christ’s body in the tomb. Metropolitan Iosif was born on February 19, 1966, in Vișeu de Jos, Maramureș County, Romania. He graduated from “Gheorghe Șincai”…

Jul 31, 2025Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel reflects on the Prophet Daniel: Protector of those far from home who keep their faith

Patriarch Daniel of Romania celebrated his name day on Tuesday, the feast day of the Prophet Daniel. Following the Te Deum service officiated by His Grace Bishop Paisie of Sinaia, His Beatitude remarked that the prophet “also appears as a protector of those far from home who preserve the faith of their people and their homeland.”…

Dec 18, 2024Aurelian Iftimiu

Metropolitan Petru’s message on behalf of Moldovan believers: Gratitude for Patriarch Daniel

His Eminence Metropolitan Petru sent a congratulatory message on the occasion of Patriarch Daniel’s name day, emphasizing that on the feast of the Holy Prophet Daniel, “all the clergy and faithful people of Bessarabia turn their hearts and minds, filled with gratitude and love,” towards His Beatitude. “We, together with all the servants of the…

Dec 17, 2024Aurelian Iftimiu