Romanian village

Top Spanish Newspaper recommends 15 charming villages in Romania

El Pais, one of the most read daily newspapers in Spain, both in print and online, published in its online edition a feature article dedicated to Romania, in which it recommends readers 15 Romanian villages to discover. Iconic spots like Ciocanesti, Jurilovca, Sirnea, Rasinari, Botiza,  Rimetea or Viscri have impressed the Spanish journalists through their…

Apr 4, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

Let us mobilize for action in favour of the Romanian village, don’t look nostalgically at it: Patriarch Daniel

During the opening of The Portrait of the Romanian Village exhibition on Wednesday, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel said that the photos displayed are not supposed only ‘to impress us emotionally, even unto tears, but to determine us to take action in favour of the village.’ ‘Otherwise, we describe it beautifully and our praise becomes some…

Feb 28, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

‘The Portrait of the Romanian Village’ photo exhibition to open at Palace of Patriarchate, Bucharest

Photographs of inhabitants of rural Romania are set to go on display in Bucharest as a new exhibition, titled The Portrait of the Romanian Village to highlight this year’s specific theme given by the Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church, opens this month. The pictures, some of which haven’t been printed or exhibited before,…

Feb 18, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

New British Ambassador to Romania meets with HB Patriarch Daniel

His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel welcomed the new Ambassador of the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland to Romania, Andrew James Noble, at his patriarchal residence in Bucharest on Tuesday, February 5, 2019. His Excellency thanked for the warm welcome, expressing his joy over returning to Romania and getting to know the realities of our society and…

Feb 5, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

New Icon of Panagia the Protectress of Romanian Village blessed at Baia Mare

A new icon of the Mother of God the Protectress of the Romanian Village was blessed at Baia Mare marking the beginning of 2019, declared a Solemn Year of the Romanian Village by the Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church. The icon was blessed by His Grace Bishop Justin of Maramureş and Sătmar on…

Jan 5, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel speaks about the Romanian village today at Bucharest Conference on rural area

His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel on Monday opened a conference on the ‘Socio-economic rural space. National identity and unity’ at the Patriarch Teoctist Aula of the Palace of the Patriarchate in Bucharest. His Beatitude focused his opening remarks on the Romanian village today, recalling that the Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church declared the year…

Nov 15, 2018Aurelian Iftimiu