priest-martyr

St Constantine Sârbu remembered for discreet charity at Bucharest canonisation ceremony

The local proclamation of the canonisation of the Priest-Martyr Saint Constantine Sârbu took place last Friday, 23 October, at Mihai Vodă Monastery in Bucharest. In a message delivered for the occasion, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel highlighted the saint’s discreet philanthropy. The solemn proclamation was preceded by the Divine Liturgy celebrated at the monastery’s outdoor altar…

Oct 28, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

Remembering Priest Aurel Munteanu 85 years after his martyrdom

Eighty-five years ago, on 10 September 1940, Father Aurel Munteanu, the first dean (archpriest) of Huedin, reposed in the Lord after being, in the words of historian Mircea-Gheorghe Abrudan, “brutally killed by a group of chauvinistic Hungarians”, in the context of Northern Transylvania being ceded to Hungary under the Second Vienna Award of 30 August…

Sep 11, 2025Aurelian Iftimiu

Priest-martyr Aurel Munteanu remembered in Huedin on his 140th birth anniversary

On Tuesday, Huedin Orthodox Deanery organised a memorial symposium honouring the priest-martyr Aurel Munteanu, on his 140th birth anniversary. The event was preceded by a memorial service for the Romanian priest killed by Horthy’s troops on September 10, 1940. The symposium entitled “140 years since the birth of the priest-martyr Aurel Munteanu” took place at…

May 5, 2022Aurelian Iftimiu

Priest-martyr Haralambie Balamace prayerfully remembered in Albania on the 108th anniversary of his martyrdom

A commemorative event dedicated to the priest Haralambie Balamace took place on March 23, 2022, at the Church of the Transfiguration in Korçë, Albania, where the Aromanian priest was killed 108 years ago. After a memorial service, the figure of the great hero who died defending the identity, freedom and dignity of Romanians in Albania…

Apr 1, 2022Aurelian Iftimiu