Saint Stephen the Great

Romfilatelia includes saintly ruler princes in new stamp issue entitled “Romanian rulers in painting”

Romfilatelia introduced in circulation on Friday, October 11, the postage stamps issue entitled “Romanian rulers in painting”, illustrating portraits of the Romanian rulers on canvas, including the portraits of Saints Constantine Brâncoveanu and Stephen the Great. The first postage stamps of the issue shows the portrait of St Constantine Brancoveanu, made by an anonymous painter…

Oct 11, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

St Stephen transfigured the world through prayer, faith, love of nation: Metropolitan Iosif at Putna

Metropolitan Iosif ow Western and Southern Europe on Tuesday said that ‘Saint Stephen transfigured this world through prayer, faith, humility, love of his family and nation, which became his family’. ‘In everything he did, he searched for Christ the Lord,’ the Romanian Orthodox Metropolitan of Western and Southern Europe said during the patronal feast of…

Jul 2, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

St Stephen the Great’s crown replica arrives at Putna Monastery

The replica of St Stephen the Great’s crown was brought Tuesday evening at Putna Monastery. The crown was previously blessed by Patriarch Daniel during a special service officiated at the St George Chapel of the Patriarchal Residence in Bucharest. The crown replica was brought by train on the occasion of the re-opening of the Putna…

Aug 15, 2018Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch of Romania blesses St Stephen the Great’s crown replica

His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel of Romania blessed Monday, August 13, a replica of the crown of Ruler Prince Saint Stephen the Great, whom His Beatitude called ‘a symbol of the faith, unity, and dignity of the Romanian people’. In his speech, the Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church pointed to the extraordinary contribution Saint Stephen…

Aug 15, 2018Aurelian Iftimiu

UK Ambassador to Romania lays flowers to tomb of St Stephen the Great

Visiting the Putna Monastery together with his family was the Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Romania Paul Brummell who paid his respects to Prince Saint Stephen the Great. Ambassador Brummell on Wednesday laid flowers to the tomb of Saint Stephen the Great (d. 1504), ruler prince of Moldavia who is renowned in Europe for…

Apr 7, 2018Aurelian Iftimiu

Patronal Feast of Putna Monastery | ‘St Stephen is like the angels, whom he amazed by his bravery’, HE Archbishop Pimen says

Thousands of believers from all across Romania celebrated Sunday the feast of the founder and spiritual protector of Putna Monastery: Ruler Prince Saint Stephen the Great, on the 25th anniversary of his glorification by the Romanian Orthodox Church. The feast day of St Stephen the Great was established as the second patronal feast of Putna…

Jul 3, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel: Human dignity is more significant than one’s rank or function

During his homily delivered on the fourth Sunday after Pentecost, His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romania, urged the faithful to manifest merciful love, deep humility, and strong faith, resembling the centurion to whom the daily gospel reading refers. His Beatitude also offered the example of faith of Ruler Prince Saint Stephen the Great, whom he…

Jul 2, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu

Glorification of the Putna Saints | Arrival at Putna Monastery of His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel of Romania

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May 16, 2017Andrei Pau