“Converting” the Orthodox in Transilvania to Greek Catholic Church In the late seventeenth century Habsburg Empire “converted” Orthodox Romanians in Transylvania to Greek Catholicism. The situation of Transylvanian Romanians was very heavy, according to “diploma” issued in Vienna by Leopold I, in 1691, which stipulated that only Hungarians, Saxons and Szeklers were the three “nations” …
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367 years since the relics of Saint Paraskeva are located in Iasi, the Feast of October 14 has an extraordinary significance for the Romanian, hundreds of thousands of believers came to worship at the shrine they know “more useful”. Those who come to “Pious” – as her friends call her – ask her to solve …
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Saint Parascheva of Iasi, Thrace (Saint Petka) or Saint Parascheva the New, as it is known, lived in the tenth century. It is important to know and note that there are two more holy slaves with this name: St. Parascheva of Rome (2nd century) and Saint Paraschevi of Iconium. Daughter of wealthy parents who owned …
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The community of St. John the Evangelist Church, founded in December 1999, has cared for several generations over the years, providing education to young people, material assistance to the needy, ongoing support to the elderly, and special assistance to people with disabilities. All of this has been made possible through community donations, with the church, …
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The Birth of the Virgin, celebrated on September 8, is not narrated in the Holy Scriptures. The lack of information about the birth and life of the Virgin reveals the discretion and humility of the Virgin Mary. It is the first Red Cross holiday in the new church year, which begins on September 1. The …
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September 1 marks the beginning of the new church year in the Orthodox Church. According to the Jewish tradition, it is now considered that God began the work of creating the world, and at that time the Savior Jesus Christ entered the synagogue, where he read the text of Isaiah’s prophecy, chapter 61, 1-2, sealing …
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Constantin Brâncoveanu was born in 1654 from the parents of Papa Postelnicul and Stanca Cantacuzino. Constantine grew up without a father because he died when he was only a year old. She is raised by her mother, grandmother from father Păuna Greceanu and his uncle, Stolnic Constantin Cantacuzino, whom he gets to love like a …
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