Dioceses

SAINT HIERARCH ANDREI ŞAGUNA, METROPOLITAN OF TRANSYLVANIA

Saint Hierarch Andrei was born to parents obedient to God, whose ancestors were “Wallachians” or “Aromanians”, living in the Balkans, who took refuge, in the 18th century, to a few Christian countries of the Austrian Empire, because of the Turkish occupation. When Anastasios, the future hierarch of Transylvania, was born, Şaguna family was in the…

Nov 30, 2016basilica.ro

HE Archbishop Casian: Prayer in communion transformed Princely Ave into a great Cathedral

The relics of Virginmartyr Saint Philotheia were brought Sunday, 27 November 2016, from Curtea de Argeş to Galaţi by a delegation of the Archdiocese of Argeş and Muscel, led by His Eminence Archbishop Calinic. His Eminence Casian, Archbishop of Lower Danube, welcomed the relics of the Virginmartyr at the University of Lower Danube, together with…

Nov 29, 2016Aurelian Iftimiu

Thousands of believers present at Bistriţa Monastery on the Feast of Pious Saint Gregory the Decapolite

Thousands of believers participated Sunday, 20 November 2016, in the Divine Liturgy celebrated at Bistrița Monastery, Vâlcea County, on the Feast of Pious Saint Gregory the Decapolite, Radio Trinitas reports. His Eminence Irineu, Metropolitan of Oltenia, presided over the Divine Liturgy. The following Romanian hierarchs concelebrated: His Eminence Teodosie, Archbishop of Tomis; His Eminence Varsanufie,…

Nov 25, 2016Aurelian Iftimiu

HE Metropolitan Hierotheos Vlachos visits Diaconeşti Monastery

His Eminence Hierotheos Vlachos, Metropolitan of Nafpaktos and Hagios Vlasios, visited Wednesday, 16 November 2016, the Dormition of the Theotokos Monastery in Diaconeşti, Bacău County. The Greek Hierarch was welcomed by His Eminence Ioachim, Archbishop of Roman and Bacău, doxologia.ro reports. Archbishop Ioachim thanked his guest for accepting the invitation to visit the monastic community…

Nov 22, 2016Aurelian Iftimiu

Saint Paisius Velichkovsky celebrated at Neamţ Monastery

Neamţ Monastery celebrated Tuesday, 15 November 2016, one of its protector saints: Venerable Paisius (Velichkovsky) of Neamţ. On the feast day, at the Divine Liturgy held in the katholikon church Their Eminences Teofan, Metropolitan of Moldova and Bukovina, Ierotheos, Metropolitan of Nafpaktos and Hagios Vlasios, and Serafim, Romanian Orthodox Metropolitan of Germany, Central and Northern…

Nov 22, 2016Aurelian Iftimiu

The Holy Martyrs and Confessors of Năsăud celebrated at Holy Trinity Monastery in Bichigiu

His Eminence Andrei, Metropolitan of Cluj, Maramureş and Sălaj, celebrated the Divine Liturgy at Holy Trinity Monastery in Bichigiu, on the feast of the four Holy Martyrs and Confessors of Năsăud, 12 November 2016, Radio Renasterea reports. Pilgrims, priests, monastics from all across the country, and representatives of local authorities participated in the Divine Liturgy.…

Nov 15, 2016Aurelian Iftimiu

Divine Liturgy and Funeral Service for HE Archbishop Justinian Chira

An impressive assembly of hierarchs, hundreds of priests and thousands of believers came Thursday, 3 November 2016, at the Cathedral in Baia Mare, to bid farewell to Archbishop Justinian Chira. A hierarchal Divine Liturgy preceded the Funeral Service. His Eminence Teofan, Metropolitan of Moldova and Bukovina, read out the funeral message of His Beatitude Patriarch…

Nov 9, 2016Aurelian Iftimiu

10 Famous Quotes from His Eminence Archbishop Justinian Chira

1. Prayer has the grace to make the eternal fountain of joy sprinkle our soul. The soul from which springs no voice of prayer unto Heaven is like a deserted house, full of cobweb, inhabited by the birds of darkness alone. A soul that does not know how to pray will never know what happiness…

Nov 1, 2016Aurelian Iftimiu

15,000 believers present at Divine Liturgy on the Feast of Pious Saint Paraskeva of Iași

Thousands of faithful from all across Romania participated Friday, 14 October 2016, in the Divine Liturgy, officiated in Iași on the Feast of Pious Saint Paraskeva the New. Representatives of state and local authorities also took part in the event. Other several thousands of believers stood in a three-kilometre line to get to bow down…

Oct 19, 2016Aurelian Iftimiu

Distinguished guests on a pilgrimage to the Monasteries in Vâlcea County

His Beatitude John X, Patriarch of Antioch and all East, and His Eminence John, Metropolitan of Rustavi, representative of Georgian Catholicos Ilia II, visited Friday, 29 September 2016, Hurezi and Bistrița Monasteries, in Vâlcea County. They were accompanied by several Antiochian, Romanian and Georgian hierarchs, the official website of the Archdiocese of Râmnic informs. His…

Oct 6, 2016Aurelian Iftimiu

750 school bags and supplies offered by the Archdiocese of Roman and Bacău at the beginning of the school year

At the beginning of the school year, 15 September 2016, the Archdiocese of Roman and Bacău offered 5,300 packages of school supplies and sweets, and 750 school bags and supplies to several students coming from financially fragile families, but also to students with good school results from Bacău, Roman, Moineşti, Oneşti, Sascut and Buhuşi. The…

Sep 26, 2016Aurelian Iftimiu