Patriarch of Constantinople

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew marks 35 years since enthronement

Monday marks the 35th anniversary of the enthronement of His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I. The 270th Patriarch of Constantinople was born on 29 February 1940 on the island of Imbros (Gökçeada, in present-day Turkey) and was given the name Demetrios at baptism. Education and academic activity He studied at the Gregorian University in Rome,…

Nov 2, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

Martyr Hyacinth of Caesarea; St. Anatolius the Patriarch of Constantinople

Orthodox Calendar, July 3 Martyr Hyacinth of Caesarea, in Cappadocia Saint Hyacinth, a native of Caesarea in Cappadocia, was raised in a Christian family. The emperor Trajan made the boy his “cubicularius” (chamberlain), unaware that he was a secret Christian. One day, while the emperor and his entourage were offering sacrifice to idols, the young…

Jul 3, 2026basilica.ro

Saint Athanasius III Patelarios, Patriarch of Constantinople; St. Athanasius the Great, Patriarch of Alexandria; St. Matrona of Moscow

Orthodox Calendar, May 2 Hierarch Athanasius III Patelarios, Patriarch of Constantinople He was born in 1560 on the island of Crete, into the pious Greek family Patelarios, with the name of Alexis. Despite his education and position in society, Alexis was attracted by the life of Christian ascetics. After his father’s death, he became a…

May 2, 2026basilica.ro

Romanians celebrate St Athanasius Patellarios, the Patriarch of Constantinople who lived in Galați for 11 years

Saint Athanasius III Patellarios, the Patriarch of Constantinople who lived in Galati for 11 years between 1642-1653, was celebrated Wednesday by Romanians. Two churches in Galati dedicated to St Athanasius had the joy of receiving the visit of Archbishop Casian of Lower Danube on the feast day of the holy Patriarch of Constantinople, May 2,…

May 4, 2018Aurelian Iftimiu