Cuprins Mitropolia Munteniei ¿i Dobrogei/The Metropolitanate of Muntenia and Dobrogea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Arhiepiscopia Bucure¿tilor/The Archbishoprics of Bucharest Bucure¿ti . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ilfov . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Prahova . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Arhiepiscopia Tomisului/The Archbishoprics of Tomis . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Constan¡a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Tulcea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Arhiepiscopia Târgovi¿tei/The Archbishoprics of Târgovi¿te . . . . . . . . 23 Dâmboi¡a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Episcopia Buzåului/The Bishoprics of Buzåu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Buzãu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Vrancea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Episcopia Arge¿ului ¿i Muscelului/The Bishoprics of Arge¿ and Muscel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Arge¿ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Episcopia Dunårii de Jos/The Bishoprics of Dunårea de Jos . . . . . . . . 37 Brãila . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Gala¡i . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Episcopia Sloboziei ¿i Cålåra¿ilor/The Bishoprics of Slobozia and Cålåra¿i . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Cãlãra¿i . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Ialomi¡a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Episcopia Alexandriei ¿i Teleormanului/The Bishoprics of Alexandria and Teleorman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Teleorman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Episcopia Giurgiului/ The Bishoprics of Giurgiu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Giurgiu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Mitropolia Moldovei ¿i Bucovinei/The Metropolitanate of Moldavia and Bukovina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Arhiepiscopia Ia¿ilor/The Archbishopries of Ia¿i Boto¿ani . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ia¿i . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Neam¡ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Arhiepiscopia Sucevei ¿i Rådåu¡ilor/The Archbishoprics of Suceava and Rådåu¡i . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Suceava . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Episcopia Romanului/The Bishoprics Of Roman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Bacãu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Neam¡ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Episcopia Hu¿ilor/The Bishoprics of Hu¿i . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Vaslui . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 3
Mitropolia Ardealului/The Metropolitanate of Ardeal . . . . . . . . . . 65 Arhiepiscopia Sibiului/The Archbishoprics of Sibiu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Bra¿ov . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Sibiu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Episcopia Covasnei ¿i Harghitei/The Bishoprics of Covasna and Harghita . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Covasna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Harghita . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Mitropolia Clujului, Albei, Cri¿anei ¿i Maramure¿ului/ The Metropolitanate of Cluj, Alba, Cri¿ana and Maramure¿ . . . . 71 Arhiepiscopia Vadului, Feleacului ¿i Clujului/ The Archbishoprics of Vadu, Feleac And Cluj . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Bistri¡a-Nãsãud . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Cluj . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Arhiepiscopia Alba Iulia/The Archbishoprics of Alba Iulia . . . . . . . . . . 74 Alba . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Mure¿ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Episcopia Oradei/The Bishoprics of Oradea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Bihor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Sãlaj . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Episcopia Ortodoxå Românå a Maramure¿ului ¿i Såtmarului/ The Bishoprics of Maramure¿ And Såtmar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Maramure¿ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Satu Mare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Mitropolia Olteniei/Metropolitanate of Oltenia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Arhiepiscopia Craiovei/The Archbishoprics of Craiova . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Dolj . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Gorj . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 Episcopia Râmnicului/The Bishoprics of Râmnic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Olt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Vâlcea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Episcopia Severinului ¿i Strehaiei/The Bishoprics of Severin and Strehaia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 Mehedin¡i . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Mitropolia Banatului/The Metropolitanate of Banat . . . . . . . . . . . 94 Arhiepiscopia Timi¿oarei/The Archbishoprics of Timi¿oara . . . . . . . . 94 Timi¿ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 Episcopia Aradului, Ienopolei ¿i Hålmagiului/The Bishoprics of Arad, Ienopolei and Hålmagiu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 Arad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 Hunedoara . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Episcopia Caransebe¿ului/The Bishoprics of Caransebe¿ . . . . . . . . . . . 99 Cara¿-Severin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
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Mitropolia Munteniei ¿i Dobrogei/ The Metropolitanate of Muntenia and Dobrogea Arhiepiscopia Bucure¿tilor/ The Archbishoprics of Bucharest Bucure¿ti/BUCHAREST 1. Catedrala Patriarhalå „Sf. Dumitru“/Saint Demeter Cathedral Adresa/Adress: aleea Dealul Mitropoliei nr. 21, sector 5 Acces/Access: b-dul Unirii – b-dul Regina Maria – str. Bibescu Vodå – aleea Mitropoliei Hram/Patron: 21.05. – Sf. Împåra¡i Constantin ¿i Elena/Saint Emperors Constantine and Helen Moa¿te sfinte/Holy relic: moa¿tele Sf. Dimitrie cel Nou Basarabov – ocrotitorul Bucure¿tiului, maxilarul Sf. Ioan Gurå de Aur/relic of Saint Demeter "cel nou Basarabov" – the righter of Bucharest; the cheekbone of Saint John "Gurå de Aur" Fondatå ca bisericå de månåstire în 1656 de domnitorul Constantin ªerban Basarab, a fost sfin¡itå de Patriarhul Macarie al Antiohiei ¿i al întregului Orient în anul 1658. A devenit re¿edin¡å mitropolitanå în anul 1668, iar în 1925, re¿edin¡å patriarhalå. Founded as a church for a monastery in 1656 by Constantin Serban Basarab ruler, the cathedral was sanctified by Macarie of Antiohia and of the whole Orient patriarch in 1658. It became metropolitanate residence in 1668 and in 1925, patriarchal residence.
2. Biserica Albå/White Church Adresa/Adress: intr. Biserica Albå, sector 1 Acces/Access: b-dul Magheru (dinspre Pia¡a Universitå¡ii cåtre Pia¡a Romanå) – str. George Enescu – str. Biserica Albå Ctitor/Founder: Neagu Dârva¿ ¿i so¡ia, Nicolae Tråsnea (sec. XVIII)/Neagu Dârva¿ and his wife and also Nicolae Tråsnea (XVIIIth century) Hram/Patron: 20.07. – Sf. Ilie/Saint Elijah, 06.12. – Sf. Nicolae/Saint Nicolas
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3. Månåstirea Antim/Antim Monastery Adresa/Adress: str. Mitropolit Antim Ivireanul 29, sector 5 Acces/Access: b-dul Unirii – Pia¡a Constitu¡iei – str. Mitropolit Antim Ivireanul Ctitor/Founder: Antim Ivireanul (1713)/ Antim Ivireanul (1713) Obiecte de artå/Art elements: icoane, manuscrise, cår¡i vechi/icons, manuscripts and old books Hram/Patron: Prima Duminicå dupå Rusalii – Duminica Tuturor Sfin¡ilor/First Sunday after Withsunday –All Saints Sunday Moa¿te sfinte/Holy relic: moa¿te ale Sf. 40 de Mucenici, Sf. Acachie ¿i Neofit, Sf. Parascheva/relic of Saint the Forty Martyrs, Saint Acachie and Neofit, Saint Parascheva Construitå între anii 1713–1715, a gåzduit, pe rând, o ¿coalå de preo¡ie, Seminarul Mitropoliei Ungro–Vlahiei, Arhivele Statului ¿i Palatul Sfântului Sinod. Built between 1713 and 1715 it was shelter for a school for clerics, for the Metropolitan Seminary of Ungro-Vlahia, for state archives and for the Palace of the Holy Synod.
4. Biserica „Buna Vestire“ (Curtea Veche)/The Annunciation Church (Old Court) Adresa/Adress: str. Francezå nr. 33, sector 3 Acces/Access: b-dul – Pia¡a Unirii – Splaiul Independen¡ei – str. ªelari – str. Francezå Ctitor/Founder: Mircea Ciobanu Voievod (1559)/ Mircea Ciobanu waivode (1559) Obiecte de artå/Art elements: icoana Stejarului din Mamvri (sec. XVIII)/Oak of Mamvri icon (the XVIIIth century) Hram/Patron: 25.03. – Buna Vestire/The Annunciation 17.01. – Sf. Antonie cel Mare/ Saint Anthony the Great Icoanå sfin¡itå/Sanctified icon: icoana Sf. Antonie, fåcåtoare de minuni/Saint Anthony miracle-making icon
5. Biserica Col¡ea/Col¡ea Church Adresa/Adress: b-dul I. C. Bråtianu nr 1, sector 3 Acces/Access: Pia¡a Sf. Gheorghe – b-dul I. C. Bråtianu Ctitor/Founder: Mihail Cantacuzino (1702)/Mihail Cantacuzino (1702) Hram/Patron: 14.10. – Sf. Parascheva/Saint Parascheva 30.01. – Sf. Trei Ierarhi: Vasile, Grigore ¿i Ioan/Saint Three Hierarchs: Basil, Gregory and John Icoanå sfin¡itå/Sanctified icon: icoana Maicii Domnului cu Pruncul, fåcåtoare de minuni/Virgin Mary with the Baby miracle-making icon Întemeiatå în 1702 de boierul Mihail Cantacuzino, biserica este reprezentativå pentru stilul brâncovenesc, cu decora¡iuni sculptate în piatrå, ornamente pe portal ¿i în capåtul coloanelor pe care se sprijinå arcadele. Exteriorul påstreazå decora¡iuni pictate cu flori de inspira¡ie persanå. Col¡ea was founded by the boyar Mihail Cantacuzino in 1702. The church in representative of the Brâncoveanu style, with decorations sculptured in stone, with ornaments on the portal and on the top of the columns that support the arches of the porch. The exterior of the church preserves traces of the decoration painted with flowers of Persian inspiration. 6
6. Schitul Darvari/Darvari little Monastery Adresa/Adress: str. Schitul Darvari 1, sector 2 Acces/Access: b-dul Dacia – str. Vasile Lascår – str. Schitul Darvari Ctitor/Founder: cåminarul Mihalache Darvari (1834)/Mihalache Darvari (1834) Hram/Patron: 21.05. – Sf. Împ. C-tin ¿i Elena/Saint Emperors Contantine and Elena 08.11. – Sf. Arhangheli Mihail ¿i Gavriil/Saint Archangels Michael and Gabriel Sâmbåta de dinaintea Floriilor – Învierea Sf. Lazår/the Saturday before Palm Sunday – Resurrection of Saint Lazarus Moa¿te sfinte/Holy relic: moa¿tele Sfin¡ilor Ioan Gurå de Aur, Haralambie, Ignatie, Teoforul, Elefterie, Candid, Gherasim de la Iordan, Sf. Prov. Tarah ¿i Andronic, Sf. 40 de Mucenici, Sf. Pårin¡i uci¿i în Sinai, Sf. Uci¿i în Månåstirea Sf. Sava/relics of Saint John "Gurå de aur", Haralambie, Ignatius, Theoforus, Elefterius, Candid, Gherasim of Jordan, Saints Tarah and Andronic, the Saint 40 Martyrs, Saint Parents killed in Sinai, the Saints killed in Sf. Sava Monastery.
7. Biserica Doamnei/Doamnei Church Adresa/Adress: Calea Victoriei nr 28, sector 3 Acces/Access: b-dul Regina Elisabeta – Calea Victoriei – str. Doamnei Ctitor/Founder: ªerban Cantacuzino ¿i Maria Doamna (1683)/ªerban Cantacuzino and Maria Doamna (1683) Obiecte de artå/Art elements: Epitaful/The epitaph Hram/Patron: 21.11. – Intrarea în bisericå a Maicii Domnului/Virgin Mary entering the Church 15.12. – Sf. Elefterie/Saint Elefterius Icoanå sfin¡itå/Sanctified icon: icoana Fecioarei Maria fåcåtoare de minuni/the miracle-making icon representing the Virgin Mary.
8. Biserica Domni¡a Båla¿a/Domni¡a Båla¿a Church Adresa/Adress: str. Sfin¡ii Apostoli nr. 60, sector 4 Acces/Access: Pia¡a Na¡iunile Unite – Splaiul Independen¡ei – str. Sfin¡ii Apostoli Ctitor/Founder: Domni¡a Båla¿a, fiica lui Constantin Brâncoveanu (1744)/ Princess Båla¿a, daughter of Constantin Brâncoveanu (1744) Hram/Patron: La 40 de zile dupå Pa¿te – Înål¡area Domnului/40 days after Easter – The Ascension of God 16.08. – Sfin¡ii Martiri Brâncoveni/Saints Martyrs Brâncoveanu Moa¿te sfinte/Holy relic: moa¿tele Sf. Grigorie de Nyssa/the relic of Saint Gregory from Nyssa. 7
9. Biserica Icoanei/Icoanei Church Adresa/Adress: str. Icoanei nr. 12, sector 2 Acces/Access: Pia¡a Universitå¡ii – b-dul Bålcescu – b-dul Magheru – str. Pictor Verona – str. Icoanei Hram/Patron: 15.08. – Adormirea Maicii Domnului/The Assumption 06.12. – Sf. Nicolae/Saint Nicholas Icoanå sfin¡itå/Sanctified icon: icoana Maicii Domnului, fåcåtoare de minuni/the miracle-making icon representing the Virgin Mary.
10. Biserica Mavrogheni/Mavrogheni Church Adresa/Adress: str. Monetåriei nr 4, sector 1 Acces/Access: ¿os. Kiseleff (dinspre Pia¡a Arcul de Triumf cåtre Pia¡a Victoriei) – str. Monetåriei Ctitor/Founder: Voievodul Nicolae Petre Mavrogheni (1785)/Nicolae Petre Mavrogheni woievod (1785) Obiecte de artå/Art elements: catapeteasma/iconostasis Hram/Patron: Prima vineri dupå Pa¿te – Izvorul Tåmåduirii/The first Friday after Easter – Life-giving fount Izvor sfin¡it/Holy spring: Izvorul Tåmåduirii/Life-giving fount.
11. Biserica Mihai Vodå/Mihai Vodå Church Adresa/Adress: str. Sapien¡ei nr 4, sector 3 Acces/Access: Splaiul Independen¡ei – Pia¡a Na¡iunile Unite – str. Sapien¡ei Ctitor/Founder: Mihai Viteazul (1592)/Mihai Viteazul (1592) Hram/Patron: 06.12. – Sf. Nicolae/Saint Nicholas Icoanå sfin¡itå/Sanctified icon: icoana Maicii Domnului, „Hodighitria“/"Hodighitria" Virgin Mary Icon A fost ridicatå în 1591 de Mihai Viteazul, pe un deal în apropiere de râul Dâmbovi¡a. La început a fost o bisericå înconjuratå de ziduri de apårare; a ars în 1761, fiind reparatå în 1827-1837 ¿i repictatå în 1838, recondi¡ionatå complet în 1935. În jurul bisericii, Mihai Viteazul a construit case princiare care au servit ca ¿coalå, spital ¿i au gåzduit ¿i arhivele de stat. It was raised in 1591 by Mihai Viteazul, on a hill near Dâmbovi¡a River, strating with a church surrounded by defensive walls; it burnt in 1761, being repaired in 1827-1837, as well as fully refurbished in 1935. Around the church Mihai Viteazul had built princely houses which served at times as school, hospital and host for the estate archives.
12. Biserica Olari/Olari Church Adresa/Adress: str. Olari nr 2, sector 2 Acces/Access: b-dul Carol I – Pia¡a Pache – str. Olari Ctitor/Founder: Dimitra¿cu Racovi¡å (1758)/Dimitra¿cu Racovi¡å (1758) Hram/Patron: 15.08. – Adormirea Maicii Domnului/ The Assumption 06.12. – Sf. Nicolae/Saint Nicholas Icoanå sfin¡itå/Sanctified icon: icoana Maicii Domnului, fåcåtoare de minuni/the miracle-making icon representing the Virgin Mary. 8