Saint George relics

Saint George’s presence at feast of Myrrh-bearing women is no coincidence, Veria Metropolitan says

“The presence of the Holy Great Martyr George at this feast of the Holy Myrrh-Bearing Women is no coincidence,” Metropolitan Panteleimon of Veria, Naousa and Kampania said on Sunday at the patronal feast of Pantocrator Monastery in Romania. Both the Myrrh-Bearing Women and the Holy Great Martyr George followed the Saviour Jesus Christ at any…

Apr 28, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

Miracles unfold daily during visit, Xenophontos abbot says at Pantocrator Monastery

“I have been living amid miracles continuously during these five days among you,” Archimandrite Alexios, Abbot of Xenophontos Monastery, said on Sunday. The elder took part in the Divine Liturgy on the Sunday of the Myrrh-Bearing Women, saying the days spent at Pantocrator Monastery, where he brought the Honourable Skull of Saint George, had been…

Apr 28, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

Saint George relic arrives in Romania as bishop hails ‘blessing’ for faithful

“We are blessed with this gift,” Bishop Galaction of Alexandria and Teleorman said on Wednesday as the reliquary containing the honourable skull of Saint George was welcomed at Pantocrator Monastery in southern Romania. The relic was brought from Mount Athos by a delegation from Xenophontos Monastery led by Archimandrite Alexios, the monastery’s abbot. Spiritual consolation…

Apr 22, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

Saint George relics to arrive in Romania, martyr hailed as model for youth

The Very Rev. Archimandrite Serafim Baciu, administrative vicar of the Diocese of Alexandria and Teleorman, on Monday called on believers to prepare spiritually for the arrival of the relics of Saint George, describing the martyr as “a model of faith and witness for young people.” The honourable skull of Saint George the Trophy-Bearer will be…

Apr 21, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

Mount Athos abbot invites faithful to venerate relics of Saint George during Romania pilgrimage

“You will receive joy so long as you turn to Saint George with love,” said Archimandrite Alexios, Abbot of Xenophontos Monastery on Mount Athos. The Athonite abbot highlighted the significance of the forthcoming bringing of the honourable skull of the Holy Great Martyr George the Trophy-bearer to Pantocrator Monastery in Teleorman County, southern Romania, between…

Apr 6, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu