17 March 1917 – ZORICA TEODOSIA LAȚCU, nun, poetess and translator, was born in Mezotur, Hungary. Secondary school studies at Brașov (1928 – 1936) and at the Faculty of Philology (classic languages) of the University of Cluj (1936 – 1940). Preparatory teacher at the Institute of Linguistics of Cluj – Sibiu (since 1941), working for…
Today, 17 March 2013, the Romanian Orthodox Church is on the Sunday of Adam’s banishment from the Garden of Eden. The evangelical pericope of Saint Evangelist Matthew, chapter 6:14-21, was read during the Divine Liturgy. During the sermon delivered in the chapel of the Patriarchal Residence of Saint Gregory the Enlightener, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel…
16 March 1888 – Rev. poet Alexei Mateevici was born in Căinări, county of Tighina. Studies at the Theological Seminary of Chișinău (1910) and at the Spiritual Academy of Kiev (1914). From 1914 – 1915 he was a priest and substitute professor at the Seminary of Chișinău. From 1911, he was a military priest on…
16 March 1865 – Rev. Religion Prof. Nazarie Constantin was born in Vultureni, county of Bacău. Studies at the Low Seminary of Roman, then at “Veniamin” of Iași (1881- 1888) and at the Spiritual Academy of Kiev (1888 – 1893). Director of the Episcopal Office of Roman (1894 – 1896), substitute professor (1894 – 1898)…
16 March 1927 – Priest, poet and translator MORARIU CONSTANTIN passed away in Cernăuți – photo – (born on 5 May 1854, in Mitocu Dragomirnei, county of Suceava). Studies at the Secondary School in Sucevița (1866 – 1874) and at the Faculty of Theology of Cernăuți (1874 – 1878). Priest in Toporăuți (1878 – 1885),…
On 15 March 2013, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel met at the Patriarchal Residence the representatives of the social-philanthropic departments of the eparchies of the Romanian Patriarchate. During the last few days they participated in the regional workshop organised in Bucharest on the Principles of the Philanthropic field – Principles of the social integration from Orthodox…
His Holiness Pope FRANCIS City of Vatican Your Holiness, The Romanian Orthodox Church is sharing in these moments of joy of the Roman Catholic Church, following Your Holiness’ election as Bishop of Rome and Pope. We are convinced that the genuine moral values, based on the bi-millenary Christian faith, will continue to be central in…
Sunday, 10 March 2013, His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church and Metropolitan of Muntenia and Dobrudgea enthroned His Eminence Ciprian as Archbishop of Buzău and Vrancea. After the celebration of the Divine Liturgy in the Archiepiscopal Cathedral of Buzău, assisted by a group of hierarchs, priests and deacons, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel…
Sunday, 10 March 2013, His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romania, celebrated the Divine Liturgy in the Archiepiscopal Cathedral of Buzău. Besides His Beatitude the following hierarchs concelebrated: His Eminence Joseph, Metropolitan of Prikonisou and exarch of All Propontida, His Eminence Ilarion, Metropolitan of Volokolamsk, His Eminence Hrisostom, Metropolitan of Patra, His Eminence Isaia, Metropolitan of…
Monday, 4 March 2013, His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church celebrates 23 years since he was ordained hierarch. His Beatitude was ordained Bishop on 4 March 1990, on the Orthodoxy Sunday, in the Metropolitan Cathedral of Timișoara by His Eminence Nestor, Metropolitan of Oltenia, His Eminence Nicolae, Metropolitan of Banat, and His…
On 3 March 2013, His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church delivered a sermon in the chapel of Saint Gregory the Enlightener of the Patriarchal Residence in which he explained the significance of the evangelical pericope of the 34th Sunday after the Pentecost, of Saint Evangelist Luke 15:11-32, presenting the return of the…
The Message of His Beatitude DANIEL, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church, addressed on the occasion of the enthronement of His Eminence Archbishop MATIAS, Patriarch Elect of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church: His Eminence Archbishop MATIAS, Patriarch Elect of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church Your Eminence, It is with brotherly love in Christ that we…
The Press Office of the Romanian Patriarchate informs us: On 28 February 2013, the working session of the Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church was held at the Patriarchal Residence under the chairmanship of His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel. The hierarchs of the Holy Synod estimated the results of the collect organised in all the…
The Press Office of the Romanian Patriarchate informs us: On 28 February 2013, the working session of the Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church began at the Patriarchal Residence under the chairmanship of His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel. After the session was opened, chaired by His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel, the election of the titular hierarch…
The Press Office of the Romanian Patriarchate b> informs us: On 27 February 2013, the annual working session of the Church National Assembly, the deliberative body of the Romanian Orthodox Church for administrative, social, cultural, economical, and patrimonial issues, was held in Patriarch Teoctist Aula of the Patriarchate Palace, under the chairmanship of His Beatitude…
Today, 26 February 2013, the annual meeting of the Church National Council was held in the Synodal Hall of the Patriarchal Residence, under the chairmanship of His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church. Besides His Beatitude, His Grace Ciprian Câmpineanul, Assistant Bishop to the Patriarch, was also present. To start with the annual…
The Press Office of the Romanian Patriarchate informs us: Tuesday, 26 February 2013, the annual working session of the Church National Council of the Romanian Orthodox Church will be held in the Synodal Hall of the Patriarchal Residence, under the chairmanship of His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel. The Church National Council is the central executive body…
25 February 1811 – Scholar priest Horga-Popovici Nicolae passed away in Seleus, county of Arad. Studies at the Latin College of Oradea, teacher in Șiria (1788 – 1790), hon. judge of the Arad shire (1794 – 1796), priest in Seleuș (1796 – 1811). He had a good command of foreign languages, and he was the…
On the Sunday of the tax collector and of the Pharisee, the Divine Liturgy was celebrated in the Patriarchal Cathedral by His Eminence Nicolae, Romanian Orthodox Archbishop for the Americas. The celebrant group made up priests and deacons also included Rev. Prof. Dr. John Behr, dean of the Faculty of Orthodox Theology of “Saint Vladimir”…