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Saint George Relic Arrives in Romania | Orthodox Times (En)

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“We are blessed with this gift,” Bishop Galaction of Alexandria and Teleorman said on Wednesday as the reliquary containing the honourable skull of Saint George was welcomed at Pantocrator Monastery in southern Romania. The relic was brought from Mount Athos by a delegation from Xenophontos Monastery led by Archimandrite Alexios, the monastery’s abbot. Bishop Galaction stressed the event’s uniqueness. “This is a moment few Christians can experie…

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On 23 April 2026 is marked one of the most important celebrations of the Orthodox calendar, dedicated to St.Gheorghe, a day with a strong spiritual and symbolic load.

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Holy Gheorghe, celebrated annually on 23 April both Orthodox and Catholics of both rites, is one of the greatest saints of Christianity. Over a million Romanians bear the name of this saint. Article Messages and greetings by Holy Gheorghe 2026. Inspired words to transmit to the dear ones who bear the name of this saint appear first on Romania TV.

The great feast is in the Christian world on April 23rd, for on this day Gheorghe was martyred, who became Holy Great Mucenic, following the terrible torments to which he was subjected to to undress his faith in Christ. The Orthodox Church calls him "Forerunner of victory" because Gheorghe won the battle with the Diocletian emperor, a strong anti-Christian, who persecuted them as much as he could. Saint Gheorghe was born in Cappadocia, in a fami…

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The head of Saint George, hidden for centuries in a monastery in Banat A relic of exceptional importance for the Christian world is located, almost unknown to the general public, in a discreet monastery in western Romania. These are fragments of the head of the Holy Great Martyr George, preserved under special conditions in a place of worship near the town of Birda, in Timiș County. Saint George, one of the most revered saints of Christianity, i…

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Habits, traditions and superstitions of the Holy Gheorghe, one of the most venerated saints of the Orthodox calendar The Holy Mucenic Gheorghe. Habits, traditions and superstitions of the Holy Gheorghe The Holy Mucenic Gheorghe is celebrated every year on April 23rd. He is considered one of the most venerated saints of the Christian-Orthodox calendar. In the popular tradition the Holy Gheorghe is known as San-George. He is considered to be a god…

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Stirile Antena 1 Observator broke the news in Romania on Wednesday, April 22, 2026.
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