St. Stephen the Great

Church from time of St. Stephen the Great becomes monastery

500 years after it was consecrated, a stone church near Suceava was turned into a monastery.  Meeting on Wednesday, the Suceava Diocesan Council approved the establishment of the Sunday of All Saints Monastery in the village of Părhăuți in Suceava County. The community will be built around a church built and consecrated during the reign…

Jan 28, 2022Ștefana Totorcea

Bill proposes St. Stephen the Great as Romanian national hero and cultural patron

A bill submitted to the Romanian Senate last month proposes to declare the 15th-16th century leader St. Stephen the Great as a national hero and patron of Romanian culture. The 2nd of July would become a national commemoration day dedicated to the saint. “Romanians have laws to celebrate Tudor Vladimirescu, Avram Iancu and other national…

Oct 14, 2021Ștefana Totorcea

Popăuți Monastery founded by St. Stephen the Great featured on new commemorative stamp

A new stamp was introduced into circulation yesterday, January 21, featuring the St. Nicholas Church of Popăuți Monastery, built by St. Stephen the Great in 1496. The stamp is part of a series dedicated to various Romanian cities, with the latest stamps honoring the northern city of Botosani. The stamp was issued by Romfilatelia, which, “For…

Jan 23, 2020Gheorghe Anghel

Bas-relief of St. Stephen the Great vandalized in Suceava just months after restoration

A bas-relief sculpture of one of Romania’s most beloved saints was vandalized recently in Suceava, Romania. The image of St. Stephen the Great, the 15th-century ruler of Moldova who defended the state against Ottoman invasion, was vandalized just months after being restored to its spot in Şipote Park. The unknown perpetrators somehow managed to rip the…

Apr 17, 2019Gheorghe Anghel