Who is the patron-saint of Romania?

[mihai]

Hello,

Would tell me the answer to that question? :?:
Who is patron-saint of Romania :?:

thank you

[dragos]

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[mihai]

thank you Mr,dragos.

I use Font colour"Default".Now writing this message is strange?

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[dragos]

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I use Font colour\"Default\".Now writing this message is strange?

It looks allright now. But it's not about the font color.

[mihai]

>dragos

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QUOTE I use Font colour\"Default\".Now writing this message is strange? It looks allright now. But it's not about the font color.

:idea: I finded why the strange font do.It cause the encode of my soft.
Thank you!
mihai

[inahurry]

The patron Saint of Romania ? Hmmm, you got me on that. It might be St. Andrei (Andrew - english) but I am not sure if there is a patron saint for the whole country.

Bucharest has St. Dumitru (Demeter - english)

The Army - St. Gheorghe (George - english)

The Navy - St. Maria (Mary - english)

The Airforce - ?

I might be mistaken on this one but I think the paratroopers have one too.

[mihai]

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hellow for all   Would you tell me that question? Who is patron-saint of Romania :?: thank you

[Victor]

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Bucharest has St. Dumitru (Demeter - english)

Sf. Dimitrie cel Nou or Basarabarov (IIRC). It is not the same as Sf. Dimitrie from Salonik.

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The Airforce - ?

Sf. Ilie

[inahurry]

indeed, Dimitrie (cel Nou) not Dumitru, my bad. Both can be translated by Demeter.

Sf. Ilie, right ..... slaps his forehead. The saint responsible for thunders. :oops:

[Geto-Dacul]

inahurry wrote :

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Sf. Ilie, right ..... slaps his forehead. The saint responsible for thunders.

Nearly all were abusively taken from ancient mythology :wink: !

[mabadesc]

Patron saint of romanian artillery: St. Varvara

[Dr_V]

The orthodox nations don't consider one saint as patron of the entire nation.
The most important saint for tha nation's history is considered to be the one that initiated the cult on this teritory. For Romanians this is St. Andrew, but he is not considered the most important saint in the religious celebrations.

St. Mary is its patron saint of the Navy. In Romanian the word for "Navy" is "Marina" and the word resembles "Maria" in pronuntion ("Maria" is the Romanian for "Mary"), so the Navy's "birthday" is celebrated on St. Marys day.

St. George (Sf. Gheorghe) is the patron of the Army because he is known as a holy warior, killing the evil dragon (balaurul), so it's a very apropiate symbol for the Army.

Sf. Ilie (English maybe Julius?) is said to controll both tunder and lightning, he's the perfect symbol for the Air Forces.

I don't know the "story" of St. Varvara, maybe "mabadesc" can help us with this.

Well, religion is not one of my strong points, maybe there are some members here who are better informed in this area, I've only told you what everybody knows. I'd really like to find out the story of St. Demeter the New and St. Varvara.

[Victor]

Romanian military celebrations
13 February: Military Independence Day
1 March: Military Drivers Day
23 April: St. Grand Martyr George, Ground Forces Day
25 April: Military Justice Day
30 April: Romanian Infantry Day
15 May: Military Chemists Day
31 May: Engineers Day
The Rise of Our Lord Jesus to Heaven (40 days after Easter): Romanian Heroes Day
17 June: Air Force Day
18 June: Military Builders Day
1 July: Military Bands Day
15 July: Communication troops Day
20 July: St Ilie the Prophet, AA artillery Day
23 July: Military Press Day
24 July: Frontier-guard Day
25 July: Radar troops Day
1 August: Tankers Day
15 August: St Mary (the death of St. Mary, Her birth is celebrated on 8 September), Navy Day
1 September: Military IT troops Day
25 October: Army Day
3 November: Mountain troops Day
10 November: Artillery Day
12 November: Romanian Scouts Day, Military Cerographists Day
16 November: Railroad and transport troops Day
1 December: National Day
16-22 December: Thanksgiving Week

From my memory:
St Demeter the New lived south of the Danube, in Bulgaria, at Basarabov, hence the name. Since childhood he showed a tremendous faith and kindness. It is said that he accidentally stepped in a nest in the forest, destroying several eggs. He decided not to wear a shoe anymore on the "guilty" foot. This is why one of his feet is swollen. He performed several miracles during his lifetime. His preserved body was bought by Romania in the 19th century. The Bulgarians tried to retrieve him and managed to steal his body, but a sudden fog came upon Bucharest and the thieves got lost and were captured.

Every 28 October, huge crowds gather at the Patriarchy for mass and for a chance to kiss his casket and say a little prayer. Many come way before dawn.

[boonicootza]

This is from an ortodox calendar:
30 of November St. Andrew the protector of Romania

Sf. Apostol Andrei cel Intai chemat, Ocrotitorul Romaniei.

[inahurry]

Boonicootza is right.

From the “Calendar Crestin Ortodox” (al Patriarhiei Romane) :

Sarbatori bisericesti nationale ( Church's national celebrations ) :

- 5 iunie – Inaltarea Domnului – Ziua Eroilor
- 30 noiembrie – Sf. Apostol Andrei cel Intii chemat – Ocrotitorul Romaniei ( November 30 – St. Apostle Andrew the First Called/Chosen – Protector of Romania )