praise God!

[ArmyMatt]

16 new saints added to the calendar of the Church!

glory to Jesus Christ!

Holy Synod approves canonization of 16 modern-day saints

On July 11-12, The Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church held its working sessions at Patriarch Teoctist Aula Magna of the Patriarchal Palace under

basilica.ro

 

[HTacianas]

16 new saints added to the calendar of the Church!

glory to Jesus Christ!

Holy Synod approves canonization of 16 modern-day saints

On July 11-12, The Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church held its working sessions at Patriarch Teoctist Aula Magna of the Patriarchal Palace under

basilica.ro

"They burned me with a red-hot iron, they pulled my beard, they beat me, but I told them: You can torment me all you want, but I do not deny Christ!" - Pr. Constantin Sârbu

 

[ArmyMatt]

amen!

 

[RileyG]

I'm not Orthodox, but glory to God in all things! Amen.

 

[The Liturgist]

Amen!

 

[The Liturgist]

I'm not Orthodox

We still love you! Be sure to visit some of our parishes at any rate.

 

[E.C.]

Finally, St Cleopa of Sihastria!

 

[The Liturgist]

Could someone post for the benefit of those who might be casually reading this thread a brief overview of the 16 saints?

If no one else can do it, later in the week I might have time to do it properly. I’m having a bit of a problem with congestion this morning so it would be Wednesday or Thursday I reckon at the earliest.

 

[E.C.]

From the link:

• Archimandrite Sofian Boghiu, abbot of St Anthimos Monastery in Bucharest, with the title Confessor Saint Sofian of St Anthimos Monastery, commemorated on September 16;
  
  
• Father Dumitru Stăniloae, theology professor in Sibiu and Bucharest, with the title the Holy Confessor Priest Dumitru Stăniloae, commemorated on October 4;
  
  
• Father Constantin Sârbu, with the title the Holy Priest-Martyr Constantine Sârbu, commemorated on October 23;
  
  
• Protosyncellus Arsenie Boca, with the title Confessor Saint Arsenius of Prislop, commemorated on November 28;
  
  
• Father Ilie Lăcătușu, with the title the Holy Confessor Priest Elijah Lăcătușu, commemorated on July 22;
  
  
• Hieroschemamonk Paisie Olaru, confessor of Sihăstria Monastery, with the title Saint Paisius of Sihăstria, commemorated on December 2;
  
  
• Archimandrite Cleopa Ilie, abbot of Sihăstria Monastery, with the title Saint Cleopas of Sihăstria, commemorated on December 2;
  
  
• Archimandrite Dometie Manolache, with the title Saint Dometius the Merciful of Râmeț, commemorated on July 6;
  
  
• Archimandrite Serafim Popescu, abbot of Sâmbăta de Sus Monastery, with the title Saint Seraphim the Enduring of Sâmbăta de Sus, commemorated on December 20;
  
  
• Father Liviu Galaction Munteanu, theology professor in Cluj-Napoca, with the title the Holy Priest-Martyr Liviu Galaction of Cluj, commemorated on March 8;
  
  
• Archimandrite Gherasim Iscu, abbot of Tismana Monastery, with the title Venerable Martyr Gerasimus of Tismana, commemorated on December 26;
  
  
• Archimandrite Visarion Toia, abbot of Lainici Monastery, with the title Venerable Martyr Bessarion of Lainici, commemorated on November 10;
  
  
• Protosyncellus Calistrat Bobu, confessor at Timișeni Monastery and Vasiova Monastery, with the title Saint Callistratus of Timișeni and Vasiova, commemorated on May 10;
  
  
• Father Ilarion Felea, theology professor in Arad, with the title the Holy Priest-Martyr Hilarion Felea, commemorated on September 18;
  
  
• Protosyncellys Iraclie Flocea, exarch of the monasteries of the Archdiocese of Chișinău, with the title Saint Heraclius of Bessarabia, commemorated on August 3;
  
  
• Archpriest Alexandru Baltaga with the title the Holy Priest-Martyr Alexander of Bessarabia, commemorated on August 8;

 

[ArmyMatt]

Could someone post for the benefit of those who might be casually reading this thread a brief overview of the 16 saints?

If no one else can do it, later in the week I might have time to do it properly. I’m having a bit of a problem with congestion this morning so it would be Wednesday or Thursday I reckon at the earliest.

I would say if there are two guys to zero in on, it would be Sts Cleopa of Sihastria and Dumitru Staniloae.

 

[The Liturgist]

From the link:

Thank you so much, that way people who look at this thread get an at a glance view.

I would say if there are two guys to zero in on, it would be Sts Cleopa of Sihastria and Dumitru Staniloae.

Superb, God willing, I will do something concerning them.

The Securitate of the Romanian government is the brutal secret police that everyone forgets. But the Communist regime in Romania was not only particularly unpleasant, but it had an unusual degree of self-determination within the Warsaw Pact, for example, buying Western aircraft for TAROM in addition to Soviet types (and the small number of Czech aircraft) which was normally a taboo for Warsaw Pact countries, and being about as independent as anyone in the Warsaw Pact could be without experiencing an invasion such as happened in Budapest in 1955 or in response to the Prague Spring. I’ve often wondered if it was purely natural resources, or some other aspect of the brutal rule of Nicolae Ceaușescu.

 

[ArmyMatt]

Superb, God willing, I will do something concerning them.

awesome

 

[E.C.]

Thank you so much, that way people who look at this thread get an at a glance view.



Superb, God willing, I will do something concerning them.

The Securitate of the Romanian government is the brutal secret police that everyone forgets. But the Communist regime in Romania was not only particularly unpleasant, but it had an unusual degree of self-determination within the Warsaw Pact, for example, buying Western aircraft for TAROM in addition to Soviet types (and the small number of Czech aircraft) which was normally a taboo for Warsaw Pact countries, and being about as independent as anyone in the Warsaw Pact could be without experiencing an invasion such as happened in Budapest in 1955 or in response to the Prague Spring. I’ve often wondered if it was purely natural resources, or some other aspect of the brutal rule of Nicolae Ceaușescu.

Ceaușescu was able to take advantage of both the West and the Soviets fairly well. Part of it was his ability to exploit Khrushchev's weaknesses and mistakes. He also reassured the Soviets that he would not abandon Communism either; which was part of why Romania wasn't invaded, but Hungary and Czechoslovakia were.

 

[AlexB23]

16 new saints added to the calendar of the Church!

glory to Jesus Christ!

Holy Synod approves canonization of 16 modern-day saints

On July 11-12, The Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church held its working sessions at Patriarch Teoctist Aula Magna of the Patriarchal Palace under

basilica.ro

Amen, brother. I am not an Orthodox, but we are all brothers and sisters in Christ. Were any of these saints born after 1950?

 

[ArmyMatt]

Amen, brother. I am not an Orthodox, but we are all brothers and sisters in Christ. Were any of these saints born after 1950?

I don’t think so

 

[AlexB23]

I don’t think so

That is alright. It would be cool to see a saint that was born in the recent times.

 

[ArmyMatt]

That is alright. It would be cool to see a saint that was born in the recent times.

it’s a pretty awesome and terrifying experience

 

[AlexB23]

it’s a pretty awesome and terrifying experience

What do you mean by terrifying? If you mean dying as a saint, yes, martyrdom is scary.

 

[ArmyMatt]

What do you mean by terrifying? If you mean dying as a saint, yes, martyrdom is scary.

it’s terrifying to meet a saint. wonderful, but also terrifying.

 

[AlexB23]

it’s terrifying to meet a saint. wonderful, but also terrifying.

Have you ever met a saint?