This afternoon, at 17.00 hours, the proceedings of the International Theological Congress on the theme of “Saints Emperors Constantine and Helen – promoters of the religious freedom and supporters of the Church” were resumed. In the first part of the day, the second session of communications was held at the Romanian Academy.
The presentations at the Patriarchate Palace were held within several sessions held in parallel, in different locations of the Patriarchate Palace.
The following persons delivered lectures: Dr. Sergey Torbatov, Associated Professor, National Institute of Archaeology and Museums – Bulgarian Academy of Sciences: Emperor Constantine I and decay of paganism in Thracia Diocese: archaeological evidences; Rev. Lecturer Dr. Ionuț Holubeanu, Faculty of History, University of Bucharest – Roman presence in the North of the River Danube in the 4th century; Rev. Prof. Dr. Emanoil Băbuș, Faculty of Orthodox Theology of Patriarch Justinian, University of Bucharest – Poli-semantics of the Constantinopolitan public space (324 – 337); Rev. Prof. Dr. Constantin Pătuleanu, Faculty of Orthodox Theology of Patriarch Justinian, University of Bucharest, Religious freedom in a changing world – from martyrdom to tolerance and religious freedom; Virgil Lungu and Constantin Chera, Museum of National History and Archaeology – Constanța: Christianity in Scythia Minor before Constantine the Great (3rd century) in the light of the archaeological discoveries; Rev. Prof. Dr. Ioan Vasile Leb, Faculty of Orthodox Theology, University of Babeș-Bolyai of Cluj-Napoca – Contemporary or later sources on the personality and religious, political, and town work of Emperor Constantine the Great; Scholar Ștefan Vasiliță, Faculty of History, University of Bucharest – Christian symbols on the coins of Constantine the Great.
The Congress dedicated to the Saints Emperors continues till 24 May 2013.
Photograph: Lumina newspaper
