Saint Demetrius the New

On the steps of Saint Demetrius the New 2022: Photo gallery

The “Way of the Saints” procession resumed on Monday, October 24, 2022, following a two-year hiatus due to the Covid-19 outbreak, as part of the celebrations of Saint Demetrius the New, Protector of Bucharest. Photography courtesy of Basilica.ro / Mircea Florescu Follow us on Twitter: @BasilicaPhotos

Oct 25, 2022Aurelian Iftimiu

St Gregory Palamas relics arrive in Bucharest: We are called to be co-workers with God, says Patriarch Daniel

The relics of St. Gregory Palamas arrived on Monday on the Patriarchate’s Hill for the festivities of St. Demetrius the New, the patron saint of Bucharest. St Gregory’s relics were placed for veneration in an outdoor baldachin next to the other relics usually kept in the Patriarchal Cathedral. “All these saints are calling us to…

Oct 24, 2022Aurelian Iftimiu

St Gregory Palamas’ relics are arriving to Bucharest for St Demetrius the New 2022 festivities

The relics of the prominent Hesychast Saint Gregory Palamas, Archbishop of Thessaloniki, will be brought to Bucharest for this year’s festivities of St Demetrius the New. The honourable relics of Saint Gregory Palamas will be brought from Greece by a delegation arriving on Monday, October 24, for the ‘Way of the Saints’ procession. The delegation…

Oct 20, 2022Aurelian Iftimiu

New feast added to church calendar: Translation of relics of Saint Demetrius the New to Bucharest

The Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church resolved to establish a new feast dedicated to Saint Demetrius the New. The Translation of the relics of St. Demetrius the New to Bucharest will thus be officially celebrated on July 13, beginning in 2024. Saint Demetrius the New joins the saints who have a second feast…

Jul 8, 2022Aurelian Iftimiu

Nobody asks us to walk barefoot like Saint Demetrius, but let us stop trampling on souls, Abp Casian says

“I would like to meditate together tonight, dear brothers and sisters, on a shocking event in the life of Saint Demetrius,” the Archbishop of the Lower Danube wrote on Facebook on Tuesday evening. St. Demetrius, when he was a shepherd, accidentally trampled a baby bird. And he repented so much that all his life he…

Oct 28, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel urges responsible freedom during pandemic: The greatest gifts are health and salvation

“Everyone must be aware, free and responsible when their health is in danger because we do not know if we are prepared enough to go beyond. That is why the Desert Fathers asked God for an extra moment of life to repent,” the Patriarch of Romania cautioned on Wednesday, speaking about the healing works of…

Oct 27, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu

Photo gallery: Eve of the feast of Saint Demetrius the New at the Patriarchal Cathedral 2021

His Grace the Assistant Bishop to the Bucharest Archdiocese Timotei of Prahova officiated the All-night Vigil in honour of the patron saint of Bucharest, Saint Demetrius the New, at the Patriarchal Cathedral, on Monday, October 25, 2021. Photography courtesy of Basilica.ro / Raluca Ene Follow us on Instagram: @basilica.ro

Oct 27, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu

In pictures: Relics of Saint Demetrius the New, placed for veneration on the porch of Patriarchal Cathedral

The reliquaries containing the holy relics of St. Demetrius the New, St. John Jacob of Neamț, the Holy Emperors Constantin and Helen, and St. Nectarius were placed on the porch of the Patriarchal Cathedral to be venerated by pilgrims on Thursday morning, October 21, 2021. Photography courtesy of Basilica.ro / Raluca Ene Follow us on…

Oct 22, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu

Celebrations of Saint Demetrius the New begin in Bucharest: VIDEO

The celebrations of Saint Demetrius the New, the Protector of Bucharest, have begun in Bucharest. The holy relics of St. Demetrius the New, St. John Jacob of Neamț, the protector of the Romanian diaspora, the Holy Emperors Constantine and Helen and St. Nectarios were placed on the porch of the Patriarchal Cathedral to be venerated…

Oct 21, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu

Seven-day celebrations dedicated to the Saint who helped Bucharest during plague epidemic begin on Thursday

In a challenging context for Bucharest, severely affected by the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, the pilgrimage dedicated to Saint Demetrius the New begins on Thursday, October 21, under exceptional conditions. Being called the Protector of Bucharest, Saint Demetrius helped the Romanian Capital during the bubonic plague epidemic of 1813-1814 and the cholera epidemic of…

Oct 20, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu

The relics of Saint Demetrius the New have been protecting Bucharest for 247 years

July 13, 2021, marks 247 years since the holy relics of St. Demetrius the New, the most valuable treasure of the Patriarchal Cathedral, were brought to Bucharest. How did the relics of St. Demetrius arrive in Bucharest? The historical context in which the honourable relics arrived in the Romanian Capital was the Russo-Turkish War of…

Jul 13, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu