Bucharest, April 9, 2025
Photo: basilica.ro
The main tower of the Romanian People’s Salvation Cathedral in Bucharest was adorned yesterday with a large cross weighing 7.7 tons being placed atop it.
“In this moment, when the imperfect work of our hands becomes sanctified in the name of the Holy Trinity, it truly acquires dimensions of perfection,” said Fr. Nicolae Crîngaşu, Patriarchal Coordinator Counselor of the Monuments and Church Buildings Sector of the Romanian Patriarchate.
This moment had been planned for a year and a half, reports the Basilica News Agency.
The cross was consecrated by His Grace Bishop Varlaam of Ploiești and Archimandrite Ciprian Grădinaru, Ecclesiarch of the Chapel of the Nation's Salvation Cathedral, before it was hoisted on top of the dome by a special crane.
Photo: basilica.ro
“Before our eyes rises, in the sky of our capital, in the sky of Bucharest, as a sign of hope, of light for our daily Christian life. And the figures associated with this cross, which will be raised shortly, have special significance: it is seven meters tall and weighs seven metric tons, and the number seven, in Christian spirituality, has the significance of perfection, of fullness,” Bp. Varlaam said.
“We wish that this cross be not only the shield of this cathedral, a strong and unconquered covering, but also for each Romanian, from the country and abroad, a sign of victory and a sign of hope that Christ is, in every trial of our life, beside us. And just as His Cross, which He willingly carried for us and for our salvation, brought joy to the whole world, may this cross that will adorn the sky of our capital from the highest tower of the cathedral illuminate and sanctify our daily life,” the hierarch added.
The National Cathedral, the foundation stone of which was laid in 2007, will be consecrated on Sunday, October 26, 2025, by the Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople and His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel of Romania.
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