New frescoes of Elder Cleopa and other modern elders adorn Sihăstria Monastery

Strada Mănăstirilor, Romania, November 4, 2021

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Thanks to a team of iconographers from throughout Romania, images of the great Elder Cleopa and other 20th-century elders now adorn the famous Sihăstria Monastery in Neamț County in northeastern Romania.

Led by iconographer Daniel Codrescu, a team of six frescoed the monastery’s recently remodeled entrance tower, painting, among others, images of four great clergymen of the monastery: Elder Cleopa (Ilie), Elder Paisie (Olaru), Fr. Ioanichie (Bălan), and Fr. Ioanichie (Moroi), reports the Basilica News Agency.

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They are among the most beloved 20th-century Romanian spiritual fathers, who helped lead the faithful through the long years of communist persecution.

Elders Cleopa and Paisie are among those whom the Romanian Church intends to canonize in 2025 to mark the 140th anniversary of autocephaly and the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the Patriarchate.

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The middle of the entryway arch is also adorned with a beautiful fresco of the Theotokos, “showing that Sihăstria Monastery is under the direct care of the Mother of God,” Codrescu said.

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There are also icons of the angel appearing to Sts. Joachim and Anna, and local saints of Romania and Neamț, including St. John Jacob the Chozebite, St. Paisus (Velichkovsky), and St. Theodore of Sihla.

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11/4/2021

See also
Last confessor of Elder Cleopa of Sihăstria, Hieromonk Jacob, reposes in the Lord Last confessor of Elder Cleopa of Sihăstria, Hieromonk Jacob, reposes in the Lord Last confessor of Elder Cleopa of Sihăstria, Hieromonk Jacob, reposes in the Lord Last confessor of Elder Cleopa of Sihăstria, Hieromonk Jacob, reposes in the Lord
Fr. Jacob is renowned as a wise hieromonk who served as the last confessor of the great Elder Cleopa (Ilie) who is venerated throughout the Orthodox world. On the Types of Tears On the Types of Tears
Archimandrite Cleopa (Ilie) On the Types of Tears On the Types of Tears
Archimandrite Cleopa (Ilie)
The elder Archimandrite Cleopa (Ilie, April 10, 1912-December 2, 1998) is widely known as a great spiritual father of Romanian monasticism and a guide for many laymen, thousands of whom went to him for spiritual aid. We offer here a fragment from the Russian publication of his book The Soul’s Worth, published by the Sretensky Monastery Publishing House. An Interview with Elder Joel of Sihastria (1908–1986) An Interview with Elder Joel of Sihastria (1908–1986)
Archimandrite Ioanichie (Balan) An Interview with Elder Joel of Sihastria (1908–1986) An Interview with Elder Joel of Sihastria (1908–1986)
Archimandrite Ioanichie (Balan)
Тhe fathers from Sihastria Monastery and the faithful from the region remember with great reverence the name of Protosinghel Joel (Gheorghiu). He was a skilled spiritual father, meek and merciful, with a heart pure before God and man. He was also a father of absolute obedience, humility, and prayer. Few from the community loved the services of the Church, the good order [of the monastic life] and silence as much as Fr. Joel did. However, in order to attain this spiritual measure, one needs over fifty years of ascetic labor, obedience, patience, and renunciation of all that is transitory. Otherwise, one is unable to acquire a peaceful conscience and the hope of salvation.
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