Saint Elizabeth of Pasărea

Bishop Paisie: St Elizabeth of Pasărea shows holiness is possible in today’s world

“The life of St Elizabeth of Pasărea is one of the testimonies close to our own times through which we understand that holiness does not belong only to distant periods of Church history, but can also flourish in the world in which we live,” Patriarchal Auxiliary Bishop Paisie of Sinaia emphasised. The bishop celebrated the…

Oct 28, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel: St Demetrius the New and St Elizabeth of Pasărea call us to holiness through prayer and compassionate love

Patriarch Daniel has urged Christians to strengthen family life through prayer, mutual care and practical support for those in need, saying that the examples of St Demetrius the New and St Elizabeth of Pasărea show that holiness remains possible in every generation. In an address during the Way of the Saints procession in Bucharest on…

Oct 28, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel calls for prayer and practical support for families at Bucharest pilgrimage

“Our encounter here and now with St Demetrius the New and St Elizabeth of Pasărea, through the veneration of their holy relics, shows us that God is at work in every generation and continually calls people to holiness,” His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel told participants in Saturday’s Way of the Saints procession in Bucharest. His Beatitude…

Oct 28, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

Romanian Patriarchate announces programme for St Demetrius the New pilgrimage in Bucharest

This year’s pilgrimage marking the feast of St Demetrius the New, Protector of Bucharest (27 October), organised by the Romanian Patriarchate and the Archdiocese of Bucharest, will be enriched by the presence of the reliquary containing the holy relics of St Elizabeth of Pasărea, which will be brought to Bucharest on Saturday, 24 October 2026.…

Oct 20, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

Pasărea Monastery proclaims canonisation of two Romanian Women Saints: ‘They lived in perfect simplicity’

The local proclamation of the canonisation of Saints Philothea and Elizabeth of Pasărea took place on Friday at Pasărea Monastery. The solemn event was held following the Divine Liturgy celebrated by Archbishop Nifon of Târgoviște, Honorary Metropolitan and Patriarchal Exarch, together with Archbishop Calinic of Argeș and Muscel, Patriarchal Auxiliary Bishops Varlaam of Ploiești and…

Jun 9, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

Hon metropolitan Nifon: Canonisation of Holy Women shows that holiness begins in the family

His Eminence Hon Metropolitan Nifon, Archbishop of Târgoviște and patriarchal exarch, said on Friday at Pasărea Monastery that the canonisation of sixteen Romanian holy women demonstrates that holiness begins within the family. The hierarch celebrated the Divine Liturgy at Pasărea Monastery on the occasion of the local proclamation of the canonisation of St Philothea of…

Jun 8, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

Pasărea Monastery to host local canonisation of two Romanian nuns

The local proclamation of the canonisation of St Philothea of Pasărea and St Elizabeth of Pasărea will take place on 5 June 2026. To mark the occasion, an extensive liturgical programme will be held at Pasărea Monastery on 4–5 June 2026, as follows: Thursday, 4 June 2026 5:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. – Vigil service…

Jun 3, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

New day centre for elderly to be built in Câmpulung Moldovenesc under Saint Elizabeth of Pasărea’s patronage

A new social day centre for elderly and vulnerable persons will be built in Câmpulung Moldovenesc, Suceava County, Romania, under the patronage of Saint Elizabeth of Pasărea. The works were blessed on 22 April by the Archdiocese’s Assistant Bishop Damaschin of Dorna, through the blessing of the site and foundation for the project entitled “Day…

Apr 30, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

Romanian nun urges simplicity and prayer, recalls life of her sister who became Saint Elizabeth of Pasărea

“Let us seek simplicity and strive to acquire prayer, so that in times of trial we may be able to fight,” says Nun Nectaria Lazăr of Pasărea Monastery in Ilfov County, the biological sister of Saint Elizabeth of Pasărea, in a feature report for the newspaper of the Romanian Patriarchate. The nun recalled her childhood…

Feb 16, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

Relics of St Elizabeth exhumed at Pasărea Monastery, bishop praises her example

“The face of Schema-nun Elisabeta (Lazăr) shines like the example and life of the hermits of old. She urges each of us to value time and dedicate as much of it as possible to the Lord,” said Assistant Bishop Timotei of Prahova from the Archdiocese of Bucharest, on Friday, January 16, at Pasărea Monastery in…

Jan 21, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu