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St. George the Pilgrim; Ven. Nazarias, Olympias and Elizabeth (Safta) Brancoveanu of Văratec; Martyr Myron of Cyzicus; Martyrs Straton and Cyprian of Nicomedia

Orthodox Calendar, August 17 St. George the Pilgrim St. George the Pilgrim was born in the village of Șugag, in Alba county, in 1846. He married at the age of 24 and was blessed by God with five children. He led an honest Christian life of work, prayer, fasting, and alms. He went to worship…

Aug 17, 2026basilica.ro

Martyr Conon of Isauria; Martyr Conon the Gardener of Pamphylia; St. Mark the Ascetic of Egypt (Great Canon)

Orthodox Calendar, March 5 Martyr Conon of Isauria The Holy Martyr Conon of Isauria was born in Bethany, a village near the Asia Minor city of Isauria, whose inhabitants had accepted Christianity from the Apostle Paul. From his youth, Saint Conon was accorded the special protection of the “Archistrategos” (“Leader of the Heavenly Hosts”) Michael,…

Mar 5, 2026basilica.ro

Sunday of the Expulsion of Adam from Paradise (Cheesefare Sunday); Uncovering of the relics of the Holy Martyrs at the Gate of Eugenius at Constantinople

Orthodox Calendar February 22 Expulsion of Adam from Paradise Scripture reading (Matthew 6:14-21) “For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses. Moreover, when you fast, do not be like the hypocrites, with a…

Feb 22, 2026basilica.ro

† Translation of the relics of St John Chrysostom the Archbishop of Constantinople; St Marciana the Empress

Orthodox Calendar January 27 † Translation of the relics of St John Chrysostom the Archbishop of Constantinople Saint John Chrysostom, this great ecumenical teacher and hierarch, died in the city of Comana in the year 407 on his way to a place of exile. He had been condemned by the intrigues of the empress Eudoxia…

Jan 27, 2026basilica.ro

Forefeast of the Theophany of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ; St. Sylvester the Pope of Rome; Venerable Seraphim the Wonderworker of Sarov (Fast free)

Orthodox Calendar, January 2 Saint Sylvester, Bishop of Rome (314-335) He was born at Rome of Christian parents named Rufinus and Justa. His father soon died, and the saint remained in the care of his mother. Sylvester’s teacher, the presbyter Quirinus, gave him a fine education and raised him as a true Christian. When he…

Jan 2, 2026basilica.ro

(†) The Circumcision of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ; †) St. Basil the Great, Archbishop of Cæsarea in Cappadocia; St. Emilia, the Mother of St. Basil the Great (New Year. Thanksgiving Service)

Orthodox Calendar, January 1 The Circumcision of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ On the eighth day after His Nativity, our Lord Jesus Christ was circumcised in accordance with the Old Testament Law. All male infants underwent circumcision as a sign of God’s Covenant with the holy Forefather Abraham and his descendants [Genesis 17:10-14, Leviticus…

Jan 1, 2026basilica.ro

World Car-Free Day: What would your city look like without car traffic?

Sunday, September 22, marks World Car Free Day in cities around the world, an older initiative that gained popularity in the 1990s. Car-free days were established in some Western countries during an oil crisis in the 1970s. But it was not until October 1994, at the International Conference on Accessible Cities in Toledo, Spain, that…

Sep 22, 2024Ștefana Totorcea

Patriarch Daniel sends irenic letter to those celebrating the Resurrection of the Lord on March 31, 2024

Patriarch Daniel of Romania sends an irenic letter to the leaders of Christian communities celebrating the Resurrection of the Lord on March 31, 2024. Full text: Bucharest, 31 March 2024 Your Holiness/Eminence, Christ is Risen! The Holy Feast of the Resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ is our assurance that, even in the midst of…

Mar 29, 2024Ștefana Totorcea

President and First Lady of Malta attended the Agape Vespers at the Romanian parish in Valletta

The President and First Lady of Malta, George and Miriam Vella, attended the Agape Vespers celebrated on Resurrection Sunday at the Romanian Orthodox Parish in Valletta. The high officials were welcomed by the children of the parish with bread and salt and sat through the whole service, which was celebrated in Romanian, Maltese and English.…

Apr 27, 2023Ștefana Totorcea

Saint Joseph the Hesychast’s icon will be represented inside Romania’s National Cathedral

During his speech on the Sunday of Orthodoxy, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel announced that the icon of Saint Joseph the Hesychast will be included in the iconographic program of Romania’s National Cathedral. The mosaic icon of St Joseph the Hesychast will be created following the request of Vatopedi Monastery. “Recently, we received the request from…

Mar 7, 2023Aurelian Iftimiu

Tomb of Bethlehem’s midwife Salome to be open to the public

Israeli cultural authorities have recently presented one of the most impressive burial caves discovered in the country, more than two millennia old. The site was identified as the tomb of midwife Salome from Bethlehem and it will be open to the public. According to Tradition, midwife Salome of Bethlehem visited Infant Jesus and His mother,…

Dec 27, 2022Ștefana Totorcea