Romanian parish

Netherlands first Romanian parish church listed among the most beautiful places of worship in South Holland

In the Dutch province of South Holland, the Romanian Orthodox Church of Saint Gregory the Theologian in Schiedam is regarded as the third most beautiful place of worship. A competition organised by the Association for Preserving Heritage Values Erfgoedhuis Zuid-Holland received forty-two submissions. “This accomplishment is a recognition of both the fruitful activity of over…

Nov 29, 2023Aurelian Iftimiu

Communique: Antioch Patriarchate joyfully announces creation of Romanian parish in Dubai

Antioch Patriarchate announces creation of a Romanian parish in Dubai. Communique: ‘With great joy, the Patriarchate of Antioch announces the establishment of a new parish in the city of Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates, created in collaboration with the Patriarchate of Romania. This unique joint initiative was proposed by the Patriarchate of Romania to…

Aug 7, 2021Sorin Ioniţe

Man sanctifies the place: How Romanians transformed a warehouse into a church in Italy

An Orthodox service was served for the first time in the Romanian Church in Montichiari, Italy, on Tuesday evening, February 9. Dean Rev. Gelu Porumb, the parish priest Gabriel Pandrea and several other clerics officiated the Lesser Sanctification of Waters and the Mystery of Unction, the Romanian Diocese of Italy reports. The story of the…

Feb 16, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu

Romanian parish in Spain given relics of St. John Maximovitch

An Orthodox parish serving the suburbs of Madrid has been blessed with a piece of the relics of its patron saint. On Sunday, March 8, a fragment of the relics of the great St. John (Maximovitch) were gifted to the Romanian Church of St. John in Las Rozas of Madrid and Majadahonda. In return, the…

Mar 13, 2020Gheorghe Anghel

Prince Charles attends Orthodox service at Romanian parish in London

HRH Prince Charles of Wales attended an Orthodox service hosted by St George Romanian Parish in London in the presence of over 200 Romanians living in Great Britain on Thursday evening, February 14, 2019. The Parish of Saint George in London is under the canonical jurisdiction of the Romanian Orthodox Metropolis of Western and Southern…

Feb 18, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

Romanians in Turkey offer prayers to Virgin Martyr Paraskeva on her feast day

Romanian Orthodox faithful living in Istanbul gathered Wednesday, 26 July 2017, at St Paraskeva – Pikridion Church to honour the feast of the Holy Virgin Martyr Paraskeva of Rome. On the patronal feast of the Romanian parish in Istanbul, His Eminence Elpidophoros, Metropolitan of Bursa, presided over the Divine Liturgy with Fr Sergiu-Marcel Vlad, rector…

Jul 27, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu

Romanian Parish to be set up in Zagreb for Orthodox believers

The Standing National Church Council decided on March 16 to found a Romanian Orthodox parish in Zagreb, Croatia. With the support of the Roman-catholic Archdiocese in Zagreb, St John the Baptist Chapel will be organised according to the Eastern Orthodox tradition and will soon serve the Romanian community living in the capital of Croatia. The…

Mar 20, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch offers particle of the relics of St Callinicus of Cernica to Romanian Parish in Ingolstadt

Patriarch Daniel of Romania has offered a particle of the relics of Saint Callinicus of Cernica to the Romanian Orthodox Parish in Ingolstadt, Germany. His Grace Sofian of Braşov, Assistant Bishop to the Romanian Archdiocese of Germany, Austria and Luxembourg, paid a pastoral visit Feb. 19 to St Callinicus Romanian Parish in Ingolstadt, where he…

Feb 24, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu

Austria: 10 years of Romanian Orthodox ministry in Feldkirch

The Romanian Orthodox Parish of the Nativity of the Lord in Feldkirch, Austria, celebrated Sunday, 11 December 2016, its 10th anniversary since the first Divine Liturgy was officiated. His Eminence Serafim, Romanian Orthodox Metropolitan of Germany, Central and Northern Europe, participated in the festive events. Metropolitan Serafim celebrated Sunday the anniversary Divine Liturgy. In his…

Dec 16, 2016Aurelian Iftimiu