Unmercenary

†) St. Leontius of Rădăuți; Unmercenary Physicians Cosmas and Damian at Rome

Orthodox Calendar, July 1 Saint Leontius of Rădăuți He was born in Rădăuți, Moldavia in the fourteenth century. He was named Laurence when he received the monastic tonsure. In time he was found worthy of ordination to the holy priesthod, and founded a monastery near Rădăuți, which later became known as Saint Laurence’s Monastery. Among…

Jul 1, 2026basilica.ro

Translation of the relics of the Unmercenary Doctor Saints Cyrus and John (Fish permitted); 4th Sunday after Pentecost

Orthodox Calendar, June 28 Translation of the relics of the Unmercenary Wonderworking Doctor Saints Cyrus and John On June 28 we commemorate the translation of the relics of the Unmercenary Wonderworkers Saints Cyrus and John from the city of Konopa, near Alexandria (where they suffered in the year 311) to the nearby village of Manuphin,…

Jun 28, 2026basilica.ro

Profile of a Holy Healer: More is known about the miracles of St. Therapon than about his life

The life of the Cypriot saint celebrated by Orthodox Christians on May 14 is almost unknown, yet his miraculous deeds far exceed the existing biographical records. Many of those who prayed with faith before his relics received healing from God for paralysis, cancer, bleeding, blindness, tuberculosis, and more. Saint Therapon is known as a great…

May 14, 2024Aurelian Iftimiu

Proclamation Act for Romanian Patriarchate’s 2024 Solemn and Commemorative Year: full text

The Romanian Patriarchate designated 2024 as the Commemorative Year of all the holy unmercenary healers and the Solemn Year of the Pastoral Care of the Sick. The Patriarch of Romania presided over the proclamation ceremony at the Patriarchal Cathedral in Bucharest, following the solemn Divine Liturgy of Saint Basil the Great on New Year’s Day.…

Jan 4, 2024Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel begins 2024 expressing gratitude for the gift of the past and hope for the future

His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel of the Romanian Orthodox Church emphasised the importance of gratitude for the gift of the past and hope for the future at a solemn service performed on New Year’s Eve at the Patriarchal Cathedral in Bucharest. At the thanksgiving service officiated Sunday night, Patriarch Daniel stressed the importance of time as…

Jan 3, 2024Aurelian Iftimiu

Romanian Patriarchate: 2024 will be dedicated to the pastoral care of the sick and to all holy healers

The Romanian Patriarchate will proclaim 2024 as a Solemn Year of the pastoral care of the sick and a Commemorative Year of all the holy unmercenary healers. The selection of these themes is motivated by the need to increase concern for those enduring spiritual and physical suffering, according to a message from Patriarch Daniel predating…

Dec 20, 2023Aurelian Iftimiu

Translation of the relics of the Unmercenary Saints Cyrus and John

The Transfer of the Relics of the Holy Martyrs, Unmercenaries and Wonderworkers, Cyrus and John from the city of Konopa, near Alexandria (where they suffered in the year 311) to the nearby village of Manuphin, took place in the year 412. This Egyptian village prompted fear in everyone, since in a former time there was…

Jun 28, 2017Sorin Ioniţe