Romanian Synod canonizes 16 martyrs, confessors, and ascetics of the 20th-century

Bucharest, July 15, 2024

    

The Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church formally approved the canonization of more than a dozen martyrs, confessors, and ascetics of the 20th century at its session on July 11–12.

The Romanian Church has been preparing since 2021 for the canonization of a number of great elders and theologians who suffered under communism, whose names have gradually been announced over the past few years. The liturgical celebration of their canonizations will be celebrated next year, to mark the 140th anniversary of Romanian Orthodox autocephaly and the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the Romanian Patriarchate.

The 16 new saints are, according to the Basilica News Agency:

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7/15/2024

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