sacred art

Peter Peterson, benefactor and promoter of Romanian Orthodox sacred art, laid to rest in Bucharest

Peter Peterson, a generous promoter of Orthodox sacred art and supporter of churches, was laid to rest on Saturday by a large assembly of clergy led by Patriarchal Auxiliary Bishop Varlaam of Ploiești at Saint Anthony Church – Curtea Veche in Bucharest. The bishop was joined in prayer by clergy from the Patriarchal Administration, the…

May 11, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

Great-grandniece of Romanian Confessor Saint creates icon for National Cathedral

The mosaic portrait of Saint Elijah Lăcătușu, a newly canonised Romanian Confessor Priest of the 20th century, that will be placed inside Romania’s National Cathedral, was created by the Saint’s great-grandniece, Andreea Daria Guran. “This gesture is at once a gift from today’s generation to that of yesterday, and a testimony that holiness is not…

Aug 27, 2025Aurelian Iftimiu

Religious art exhibition in Iași highlights sacred bond between Moldavia and Ukraine

An exhibition entitled “Portraits, icons and books for the soul: Moldovans in Ukraine, Ukrainians in Moldavia. Sacred art testimonies – 16th-19th centuries” was opened last week at the Metropolitan Museum in Iași. At the event, Metropolitan Teofan of Moldavia and Bukovina stressed that there is “a kind of perichoresis, an intertwining of holiness” between the…

Apr 18, 2022Aurelian Iftimiu