It is known that St. Menas was born in the year 285 A.D. in Egypt in a pious family, his parents were Eudixius and Euphemia. His parents had long been awaiting to have children. During a feast dedicated to the Virgin Mary, Euphemia was praying with tears to an icon of the Most Holy Mother …
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Saint Nektarius, the great wonderworker of modern times, was born Anastasius Kephalas in Selebria, Thrace on October 1, 1846. Since his family was poor, Anastasius went to Constantinople when he was fourteen in order to find work. Although he had no money, he asked the captain of a boat to take him. The captain told …
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Among the best-known and most revered saints of the Balkans are three who share the same name: Dimitrie. Although they lived in different eras, devotion to them within the Orthodox world has continued to grow. Beyond the folk customs and traditions that have developed over the centuries in the Balkan region at the local or …
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Saint Demetrius the Pious was brought to Bucharest on July 13, 1774, and from that time on he became the protector of all the people of Bucharest; all those who believed and hoped to receive healing and help from him in a miraculous way came to his holy relics to worship him. The healing grace …
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The devout voivode Neagoe Basarab was born in the last quarter of the 15th century, probably in 1481 or 1482, under circumstances shrouded in mystery that historians have not fully clarified. Upon his accession to the throne in 1512, he claimed descent from the ruler of Wallachia, Basarab the Younger, nicknamed Ţepeluş (November 1477–September 1481, …
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Ivan the Terrible, the bloodiest character of Russian history, plagiarism teachings of Neagoe to get to Constantinople bazileu title. Porte did not notice the fake. Plagiarism was discovered 400 years. Neagoe, ruler of Romanian between 1512 and 1521, is the author of the famous work “The teachings of Neagoe Basarab to his son Theodosius.” Writing …
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Considered the most prominent bishop of the Romanian Country throughout its history, Saint Antim Iberian remains in the memory of our Church as a man of rare complexity. Typographer, architect of churches, calligrapher, sculptor, preacher unparalleled knowledge of foreign languages, Metropolitan of Georgian proved while being a good organizer of the Church, the spirit philanthropic …
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On 26 September, the Romanian Christian Orthodox calendar is commemorated Holy Prince Neagoe. In the working session of the Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church, meeting at the Patriarchal Residence in Bucharest on 8-9 July 2008 decided canonization of St. Hyacinth Hierarch of Vicina, the first metropolitan of the Romanian Country, the Saint Pious …
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The town of Curtea de Arges lies 38 km northwest of Pitesti, at the foot of the Fagaras mountains, in the Arges river valley. Written documents give evidence of the fortified town of Arges since 1330, whereas during the Middle Ages, it was the second capital of Wallachia after Câmpulung and before Târgoviste. The Court …
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